Essays about: "ecosystem-based management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words ecosystem-based management.

1. 1. Potential and Limitations of the Sketch Map Tool in the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Kimon Letzner; [2024]
   Keywords : Disaster risk reduction; Participatory action research; Community risk mapping; International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement; Colombia; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : In disaster risk management, participatory mapping (PM) closes spatial data gaps in communities by integrating local risk knowledge. The thesis examined the potential and limitations of the Sketch Map Tool (SMT) as a PM tool for community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) through an International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement case study. READ MORE

3. 2. Hydraulic Modelling of Eurasian Beaver Structural Modifications: Implications for Evaluating their Contributions to Natural Flood Management in Scotland

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Maja Christina Pitcairn; [2023]
   Keywords : Beaver reintroduction; Scotland; Flood risk; Natural flood management; Hydraulic modelling.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The concurrent climate and biodiversity crises in Scotland necessitate the exploration of ecosystem-based adaptation to simultaneously address increased flood risk and the loss of native species. This research investigated the contributions of Eurasian beaver reintroductions to natural flood management in Scotland. READ MORE

4. 3. Analysis of simulated functional diversity in tropical forests: Differences between cultivated and naturally grown secondary forests in Cambodia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Clarissa Graf; [2023]
   Keywords : physical geography; ecosystem analysis; functional diversity; plant functional traits; ecosystem modelling; secondary forest ecosystems; sustainable forest management; LPJ-GUESS; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Accelerated deforestation represents a major global environmental concern. Over the last decades Cambodia has experienced a drastic decrease in forest cover and measures to halt deforestation have not been as effective as planned. READ MORE

5. 4. Clearcut tourism : a framework for a forest regeneration initiative based on sustainable forestry and public participation involvement

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

   Author : Tamara Hadházi; [2023]
   Keywords : sustainable forestry; landscape architecture; clearcutting; sustainable tourism; ecosystem-based forestry; single-tree selection; clearcut-tourism; sustainable business model; environmental psychology; environmental education; ecosystem services; detached tourism;

   Abstract : Swedish forestry (and forestry in general) is a long-term investment that should last through generations. Some generations are only putting in the money to take care of it and not seeing much profit. Sometimes there is a point, where an individual landowner decides, it is time to get at least some income by clearcutting the forest. READ MORE

6. 5. Sealing the fate of arctic marine mammals : challenges and opportunities of non-legislative international organisations

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Anastasiia Suslina; [2021]
   Keywords : Arctic; marine mammals; Arctic Council; Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna; ecosystem-based management; North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission;

   Abstract : The Arctic is changing rapidly as a result of climate change, putting endemic marine mammal species in greater danger than ever. In such circumstances, the management process in international organizations becomes more urgent. READ MORE