Essays about: "deforestation"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 235 essays containing the word deforestation.

  1. 26. “The forest is gone bit by bit" - Deforestation and its impacts on indigenous communities in Prey Lang, Cambodia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Marie Theresa Jürgensen; [2022]
    Keywords : Kuy indigenous people; resource frontiers; frontiers of existence; Prey Lang; Cambodia; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Globally, deforestation is occurring at staggering rates and causing tremendous impacts on the planet. Indigenous people, in particular, have long depended on the forest, and their beliefs and ways of life are highly affected by the changes occurring around them. READ MORE

  3. 27. "In this shift, the forest is a goldmine” : The alignment of sustainability and economic rationales in the Swedish forest industry

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Asra Bakar; Nina Kaiser; [2022]
    Keywords : bioeconomy; clusters; green economy; sustainability; Swedish forest industry;

    Abstract : Despite the high rate of deforestation and directed critique toward its industrial practices, the Swedish forest industry is declaring itself to be an accelerator of a green transition in the race toward carbon-zero. Seemingly, there is a discrepancy between the general perception of forest management and the actor's presentation. READ MORE

  4. 28. Trade-offs between land conservation and agricultural production: Case study of the Spanish Lookout area and the Belize Maya Forest Reserve

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Tomas Castro Rojas; [2022]
    Keywords : LULUCF; agriculture; deforestation frontiers; remote sensing; biodiversity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Habitat destruction (evidenced in land use change) represents one of the biggest threats to environmental resources and biodiversity. In the tropics, this threat is maximized as deforestation frontiers have expanded into natural ecosystems at increasing rates over the last decades for agricultural cropping and livestock husbandry. READ MORE

  5. 29. Agricultural-induced deforestation emissions and drivers of agricultural land use change in Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Alida Johannsen; [2022]
    Keywords : Deforestation; Agricultural Trade; Land use; Structural Decomposition Analysis; Multi regional Input-Output; Indonesia; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Tropical deforestation, primarily driven by the expansion of agricultural land use, is responsible for significant global CO2 emissions, threatening current climate goals. Indonesia experiences one of the highest deforestation rates, endangering its rich biodiversity and human health. READ MORE

  6. 30. "Tire la piedra a la luna" - Parity of participation in the establishment of the national REDD+ strategy of Costa Rica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Marina Mayer; [2022]
    Keywords : REDD ; environmental justice; environmental governance; parity of participation; Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities IPLCs ; Costa Rica; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In light of remaining high levels of deforestation, the importance of effective collaboration with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities increasingly receives international attention. This qualitative case study aims to understand how the foundation for a just collaboration can look like by taking the example of one of the most widely discussed financing mechanisms, REDD+. READ MORE