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1. 1. Food for transformation – food for thought : The development of transformative capacity of niche initiatives in the Greater Cape Town area and the Stockholm city-region

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Märta Jacobson; [2021]
   Keywords : food systems; transformation; transformative capacity; scaling; seeds;

   Abstract : As the global food system causes environmental degradation and contributes to detrimental health effects, a transformation is vital for a sustainable and fair future for all. Research on food system transformation and the role of food initiatives have increased. READ MORE

3. 2. Food for transformation – food for thought : The development of transformative capacity of niche initiatives in the Greater Cape Town area and the Stockholm city-region

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Jacobson Märta; [2021]
   Keywords : food systems; Cape Town; transformative capacity;

   Abstract : As the global food system causes environmental degradation and contributes to detrimental health effects, a transformation is vital for a sustainable and fair future for all. Research on food system transformation and the role of food initiatives have increased. READ MORE

4. 3. Search for Preserved Methanogenic Organisms in Ophiolitic Rocks through Lipid Biomarker Analysis – Implications for Astrobiological Explorations

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Alexandra Zetterlind; [2020]
   Keywords : ophiolite; deep biosphere; archaea; methanogenesis; chemosynthesis; serpentinite-hosted ecosystems; lipid biomarkers; astrobiology; ofiolit; djupbiosfär; arkeér; metanogener; kemosyntes; serpentinit-drivna ekosystem; lipidbiomarkörer; astrobiologi;

   Abstract : Serpentinization is a metamorphic low-temperature geological process, involving a series of chemical reactions that hydrate ultramafic rocks into serpentines and other minerals such as magnetite and brucite. Moreover, the process produces heavily reducing and highly alkaline fluids together with molecular hydrogen (H2) and methane (CH4), which have the capacity to support chemosynthetic microbial life. READ MORE

5. 4. The Rights of Nature through the eyes of indigenous peoples : A power analysis in Ecuador

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Märta Sternäng; [2018]
   Keywords : Rights of Nature; governance; indigenous; worldviews; power;

   Abstract : Governance approaches that foster more nurturing nature-human relationships are needed to reconnect humanity and societal development to the limits of the biosphere. Ecuador has been portrayed as a source of inspiration in its move to grant constitutional rights to nature. READ MORE

6. 5. BREAD AND BEER FOR A BETTER BIOSPHERE : THE TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL OF THE ECO-GASTRONOMIC NICHE IN THE GREATER CAPE TOWN AREA

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Elke Markey; [2017]
   Keywords : Cape Town; eco-gastronomy; sustainable food consumption;

   Abstract : Modern food systems are characterized by unsustainable models of mono-production and industrialization. These dominant practices lead to social and environmental negative externalities such as poor health outcomes, environmental degradation and biodiversity loss. READ MORE