Essays about: "conservation of resources"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 216 essays containing the words conservation of resources.

1. 1. Prosperity with a purpose

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Ebba Bengtsson; Lilian Landström; [2023-08-22]
   Keywords : Panel data; SDG index; Environmental impact; Economic growth;

   Abstract : In the current landscape, policymakers are confronted with a formidable task: striking the delicate equilibrium between ongoing economic growth and a sustainable transition. This dilemma forces a difficult trade-off in various sectors, where the pursuit of sustainability often entails sacrifices and compromises with regard to economic growth. READ MORE

3. 2. The Valeriana officinalis aggregate in Sweden. A preliminary study.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

   Author : Daniel Bäck; [2023-06-30]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Common valerian (Valeriana officinalis L.) is a species of flowering plants native to Europe, the roots of which have been used in folk medicine for centuries. But due to high diversity in morphology and chromosome numbers, different populations in V. READ MORE

4. 3. Economic development in a biodiversity hotspot: what is the jungle worth? : A case study of local understandings of forest use in North Sumatra

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sydney Laewen; [2023]
   Keywords : Minor Field Study; Sustainable development; Economic development; Natural resource use; Biodiversity; Conservation; Discourse analysis;

   Abstract : Sustainable development as our joint global goal is consensus in the mainstream international arena, in the name of long-term well-being for all living creatures. However economic constraints often limit the choices available to local communities, forcing them to make trade-offs between immediate socioeconomic gains and the long-term sustainability of natural resources. READ MORE

5. 4. Effectiveness of the Costa Rican Payments for Ecosystem Services program in mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions: Trends in carbon stocks 2012-2020

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Noelia Solano Guindon; [2023]
   Keywords : Payments for ecosystem services; ecosystem services; carbon stocks; greenhouse gas emissions; mitigation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Payments for ecosystem services (PES), a mechanism of incentives or compensation to landowners for provision of ecosystem services, have grown as a tool for meeting conservation goals. The Costa Rican payments for ecosystem services (PSA) program is one of the best-known examples because of being one of the most established. READ MORE

6. 5. From Plant Genetic Resource Conservation to Digital Biorepositories: A Coming Paradigm Shift in Ex-Situ Conservation?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Christopher Keegan; [2023]
   Keywords : Bioinformatics; Genebanks; Genetic Engineering; Mixed-Methods; Multi-Disciplinary; Patent Analysis; Plant Genetic Resources; Synthetic Biology; Technological Trajectories; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Plant Genetic Resource Conservation has been a staple of agricultural development for the past century. Recently, several prominent papers have raised alarm surrounding the development of synthetic biology techniques and their potential to render modern practices and methods of conservation in the global genebank network obsolete. READ MORE