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1. 1. Examining Conservation Narratives : An Environmental Discourse Analysis of WWF Madagascar

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Félice Rubin; [2024]
   Keywords : Conservation; Discourse; Deforestation; Community management; Biodiversity; Ecosystem services; Hegemony; Baselines; Environmental History; Miljövård; diskurs; avskogning; samhällsförvaltning; biodiversitet; ekosystemtjänster; hegemoni; miljöhistoria;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the conservation narratives of Madagascar the ambiguity of forest cover and deforestation estimates, and the difficulty in deconstructing the narratives linked to the idea of a once fully forested island. In particular, shifts in the conservation debate are related to the discursive power of a large-scale international NGO, the WWF. READ MORE

3. 2. Can precommercial thinning be used to create more diversity after planting spruce?

   University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

   Author : Astrid Bygge; [2024]
   Keywords : Forestry; pre-commercial; stand structure; heterogeneity; silviculture; mixed forests; monoculture; Picea abies; Betula spp.;

   Abstract : Mixed forests will harbour other ecosystem services than a planted coniferous monoculture. This study used early results from a long-term experiment to examine if different precommercial thinning treatments can be used to increase diversity in planted stands of Norway spruce (Picea abies) mixed with high densities of natural regeneration of birch (Betula spp. READ MORE

4. 3. Bivänliga växter i urban miljö : en granskning av växtutbudet från landskapsarkitektprogrammet

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

   Author : Emma Asker Kling; Katarina Enskog Gripenvik; [2023]
   Keywords : Bin; humlor; vildbin; pollinatörer; pollinering; urban miljö; växtkännedom; ekosystemtjänst;

   Abstract : Pollinatörerna är hotade globalt och i det svenska landskapet, och behöver hjälp för att överleva (Naturvårdsverket u.å.b). Den främsta orsaken till den negativa utvecklingen är förlusten och fragmenteringen av pollinatörernas livsmiljöer (Naturvårdsverket u. READ MORE

5. 4. The intention to continue with tract logging within Swedish forestry

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för byggnadsteknik, energisystem och miljövetenskap

   Author : Matilda Ek; Josefin Zaar; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The forest contributes to many ecosystem services and Sweden places great hope in the forest for the green transition, which has created a debate in society concerning how the forest should be used. Based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour, attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control were investigated amongst the Swedish foresters to evaluate their intention to continue with tract logging in favour of introducing alternative methods. READ MORE

6. 5. Can urban tree re-inventories inform future species selection? : diameter at breast height as an indicator for tree performance in Malmö municipality’s tree database

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

   Author : Hannah Kit Kraynick Braegelmann; [2023]
   Keywords : DBH; ; diameter at breast height; tree inventories; tree re-inventories; urban forestry; species selection; tree management;

   Abstract : Using the inventory database of trees for Malmö municipality, Sweden, this study explored the potential of using the diameter at breast height (DBH) measurement in re-inventories, as a decision-making tool for species selection and management in urban forests. With the escalating pressures of urbanization and unpredictable climate change effects, there is an urgent need for urban forest managers to possess reliable tools that can facilitate the selection of resilient tree species capable of thriving in diverse and changing urban contexts. READ MORE