Essays about: "forest policy"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 201 essays containing the words forest policy.

  1. 21. Towards recognition in governance: an exploratory study of biodiversity protection in Swedish forestry.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Anna Berg Grimstad; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; biodiversity protection; recognition; environmental governance; feminist political ecology; private forest owners;

    Abstract : Loss of biodiversity and interest in the promises of the bioeconomy creates pressure on forests and implications for their governance. In Sweden, forest policy for the protection of biodiversity is known as “freedom with responsibility”, which puts an onus on the many private forest owners in the country to reverse the critical loss of biodiversity. READ MORE

  3. 22. Usability of Sentinel-1 C-band VV and VH SAR data for the detection of flooded oil palm

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Sarah Lee Sienaert; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Sentinel-1; SAR; C-band; VV; VH; Oil Palm; Flood; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Flooding in oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia is a common problem. The oil palm’s habitable range is restricted to lowland equatorial areas, and the high rainfall and degraded landscapes associated with oil palm cultivation leaves oil palm prone to flooding. READ MORE

  4. 23. “The Convention, the implementation, and the renegotiation” : - Analysis of actor and interest positioning on the Aarhus Convention

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Christoffer Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Aarhus Convention; Implementation; Ownership; Forestry; Forests; Values; ENGO; Industry; Willingness; Ability; Understanding;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the implementation of the Aarhus Convention in the Swedish forest sector, with the purpose to understand why the ratification has become so controversial and what the further implications may be for international environmental conventions. Employing a mixed-methods approach a three-part data collection of policy documents, media articles, and interviews with involved actors was done and later analysed through thematic analysis and an implementation-theory framework. READ MORE

  5. 24. Is the EU barking up the wrong tree? - A study on Swedish stakeholders' perspectives on the means and conditions for establishing a more coordinated European agenda on forests

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Isak Johansson; [2022-06-23]
    Keywords : forest policy; EU; Green Deal; Sweden; interest groups;

    Abstract : Forests are becoming an increasingly important tool for the EU in its fight against climate change following the introduction of the Union’s Green Deal and the recent Forest Strategy for 2030. However, since forest policy in itself is not an EU competence, but instead a national competence decided and managed by the individual Member States, this makes any attempts from Brussels to shape forest policies in a certain direction a sensitive matter, not least for forest-rich Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 25. Passing down the forest problem: A case of collaborative governance in Swedish forest policy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alexia Fridén; [2022]
    Keywords : forest policy; collaborative governance; sustainability conflicts; IAD framework; discourse; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In transitioning to a sustainable society and ensuring a growing bioeconomy, a National Forest Programme (NFP) has been adopted in Sweden. In order to meet the goals set out in the NFP, forest programs have been decentralized to regional authorities in which collaborative governance should be the guiding instrument. READ MORE