Essays about: "forestry products"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 170 essays containing the words forestry products.

  1. 36. Skogsvårdsstöd : växande eller igenväxande skogar?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Per Wictorin; [2019]
    Keywords : preferenser; skogspolitik; skogsvård; styrmedel; instruments; forest politics; preferences; silviculture;

    Abstract : Svensk skog täcker cirka 70 % av landytan och utgör en viktig del av landets sysselsättning, produktionsvärde och kompensation för global uppvärmning. Skogen erbjuder en mångfald av värden såsom klimatsmarta råvaror och produkter. Ett röjningsbehov råder primärt hos landets privata enskilda skogsägare. READ MORE

  3. 37. EVALUATION OF IKEA AS A SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY ACTOR IN THE CONTEXT OF INDIA

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emma Åberg; [2019]
    Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; IKEA; sustainability forestry; legitimacy; external stakeholders; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The ubiquity of the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) allows for it to be carried across all spectrums of society and moulded to fit a variety of different norms and understandings. Despite the lack of a universal definition, the modern-day understanding of CSR is heavily based upon corporation’s environmental and sustainable development practices. READ MORE

  4. 38. Fields of Dreams: Scenarios to Produce Selected Biomass and Renewable Jet Fuels that Fulfill European Union Sustainability Criteria

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Torry van Slyke; [2019]
    Keywords : aviation biofuel; Camelina sativa; forestry residues; land use change; Renewable Energy Directive; sustainable development;

    Abstract : Aviation greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have risen faster than any other transport sector to double between 1990 and 2005. Such emissions from aviation could increase another 700 percent globally, and at least 150 percent in the European Union (EU), by 2050 due to continuously increasing consumer demand. READ MORE

  5. 39. Quantifying the relationship between the waste footprint and environmental impact of products

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Deniz Demirer Demir; [2019]
    Keywords : Product waste footprint; life cycle assessment; circular economy; environmental decision making; environmental sustainability;

    Abstract : Despite the increasing public awareness about the waste that is created while consuming and disposing of products, the waste created by the raw material extraction and production phases is usually invisible to the consumers. In this respect, a product waste footprint indicator based on the life cycle perspective was recently proposed to address this knowledge gap, offering a better understanding of the environmental consequences of human consumption behaviour. READ MORE

  6. 40. Exploring the repurposing of cross laminated timber spillage

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Caspar Reuterswärd; [2019]
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    Abstract : Forestry is one of Sweden’s largest natural resources and a largeand important foundation for the country’s economic stability.There is a significant opportunity to evaluate material efficiencyand values in the supply chain of industrialised wood-basedproducts. READ MORE