Essays about: "conserving of ecosystem"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words conserving of ecosystem.

  1. 1. From dust to a must: Investigating the social barriers to farmers’ adoption of soil conservation practices in Hungary, with recommendations for an effective information-based soil governance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Orsolya Nyárai; [2021]
    Keywords : Soil Protection; Sustainable Soil Management; Conservation Agriculture; Arable Farming; Hungary; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Soil as a fundamental, conditionally renewable natural resource is increasingly under threat from unsustainable farming practices in a changing environment. In Hungary, expansive areas of land are susceptible to soil degradation, while only a small percentage of farmers currently applies soil conservation practices (SCPs). READ MORE

  3. 2. The Grass is Always Bluer. An investigation into the applicability of Market-based Governance for Seagrass in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : David Boyd; [2019]
    Keywords : Blue carbon; Seagrass; Sweden; Payment for ecosystem services; Loss and Damage; coastal management; market based environmental governance; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In recent years the concept of “Blue carbon” has brought attention to the importance of Mangroves, Seagrass and Saltmarsh ecosystems in carbon cycles. Concerns over climate change has had countries commit to decreasing CO2 emissions, often using natural processes to sequester CO2. READ MORE

  4. 3. Pest or Pleasure? An Evaluation of Urban Insect Conservation Governance – Cases from Hamburg & Malmö

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Robin Memelink; [2019]
    Keywords : Insect Conservation; Urbanisation; Governance; Policy Instruments; Applied Research; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Insects play vital roles in almost every ecosystem and have high ecological, social as well as economic value. Human activity -most critical in urban environments- profoundly stress insect populations and habitats, regardless of their known benefits to society. READ MORE

  5. 4. Addressing the Knowledge – Practice Gap of Ecosystem Service Valuations: Understanding the Barriers to Building Social-Ecological Resilience in Kalimantan, Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Wolfgang Haider; [2018]
    Keywords : Ecosystem Service Valuation; Land-use decision-making; Knowledge-practice gap Resilience; Social-Ecological Systems; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Knowledge acquired through ecosystem service valuations can provide valuable information to stakeholders making land-use decisions. Effective use of ecosystem service valuation knowledge with a cost-benefit analysis can create resilient social-ecological systems. READ MORE

  6. 5. Hur kan man arbeta för att främja biologisk mångfald på kyrkogårdar? : fallstudier av två kyrkogårdsmiljöer

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Anette Larsson; [2017]
    Keywords : biologisk mångfald; biotop; livsmiljö; kyrkogård; kyrkogårdsförvaltning;

    Abstract : Biologisk mångfald är avgörande för att ekosystem ska fungera och kunna leverera de ekosystemtjänster som efterfrågas i vårt samhälle och som gör nytta för oss människor. Sverige har genom FN:s Konvention för biologisk mångfald åtagit sig att bevara och nyttja den biologiska mångfalden på ett hållbart sätt och ”Ett rikt växt- och djurliv” är sedan 2005 ett av Riksdagens 16 nationella miljökvalitetsmål. READ MORE