Essays about: "forest for sustainable livelihood"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words forest for sustainable livelihood.

1. 1. Dynamics of Hydro-power Development in Nepal: Water-Energy-Food Security Prospect

   University essay from

   Author : Jaya Lal Neupane; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Sustainable Hydropower; WEF Security; Benefit-sharing; Trade-offs; Benefits;

   Abstract : This thesis concerns with water, energy, and food (WEF) security in Nepal in relation to hydropower development. Hydropower is challenging to WEF security in three ways: First, the focus is only on energy generation which overlooks the impacts on land, forest, water and biodiversity. READ MORE

3. 2. Struggling to make a life in the Peruvian Amazon: A case study on the livelihood activities in the indigenous community Naranjal

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Célina Marie Scülfort; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; SDGs 2; 3; 15; agriculture and forestry; rural livelihoods; indigenous communities; Peruvian Amazon; forest landscapes; smallholder farming; access to food; local knowledge;

   Abstract : International climate mitigation agendas increasingly focus on the conservation of tropical forests such as the Amazon due to their high potential of sequestering large amounts of carbon. At the same time, Peru’s Amazonian frontier is increasingly subject to market pressures and other factors contributing to deforestation and the expansion of the agricultural frontier. READ MORE

4. 3. The Untold Story of Baba Island : Sustainable Livelihood: The Revival of Fishing Community andEcology of Baba Island, Karachi

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Mahum Ahmad; [2022]
   Keywords : Ecology; Community Building; Urban Design; Architecture; Rising Sea Levels;

   Abstract : Once covered by dense mangrove forest, Baba Island was inclusive of a group of Islands protecting the Kolachi settlement from storms and invasion.  Kolachi Jo Goth (fisherman’s village) transformed into the present-day megacity of Karachi when the British conquered and established it as a harbour for trade. READ MORE

5. 4. REDD+ Projects Providing Sustainable Livelihoods for Rural Communities?  An Assessment of Voluntary Carbon Offsetting Projects in Peru and Tanzania

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Laura Tapping; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; carbon offsetting; REDD ; Sustainable Livelihoods; project communities; voluntary carbon market;

   Abstract : The voluntary carbon market, the area of focus for this thesis, developed alongside the compliance carbon market when individuals and organisations elected to compensate for their CO2 emissions. The steep growth in demand for voluntary carbon offset credits stemmed from the 2015 Paris Agreement. READ MORE

6. 5. Women’s fuelwood collection and deforestation : Effects on women’s everyday lives and environments in Kabadio, Casamance and Diagane Barka, Sine-Saloum.

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Globala studier

   Author : Sofia Tiainen; [2019]
   Keywords : Women; fuelwood collection; forest degradation; livelihoods; feminist political ecology; West Africa; Senegal;

   Abstract : Previous research and literature commonly agree to the fact that women, especially rural women, is the most vulnerable group in society. Many of them tend to be found in the poorest sections of society. READ MORE