Essays about: "harvest management"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 282 essays containing the words harvest management.

  1. 21. The Rattlin' Bog: The role of cultural values in discourse around peatland use in Ireland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Niamh Mulville; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainability science; turf-cutting; cultural practice; just transition; peatland conservation.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Ireland is reducing its reliance on turf (peat fuel), as draining peatlands for fuel-harvest impacts biodiversity and global warming. Turf-cutting is a historically important practice in Ireland, with many relying on it for fuel and employment. READ MORE

  3. 22. A predator´s diet : prey composition analysis of Atlantic bluefin tuna in Skagerrak and Kattegat

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : William Jaktén Langert; [2022]
    Keywords : Atlantic bluefin tuna; stomach content analysis; fisheries;

    Abstract : Atlantic bluefin tuna is an efficient predator and was a common pelagic species in the north-east Atlantic, including the North Sea and the areas of Skagerrak and Kattegat, in the first half of the 20th century. Following a population collapse in the 1960s, the tuna disappeared from Skagerrak and Kattegatt, however in recent years the tuna has returned to these waters following successful management. READ MORE

  4. 23. Planning future forests for energy, environment and wildlife : Evaluation of forest management scenarios using a forest landscape model in Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Sigvard Bast; [2022]
    Keywords : Forest landscape model; Biomass succession simulation; Carbon stock change; Habitat indicators; Scenario analysis; Integrated sustainability assessment;

    Abstract : Comparing the future state of natural capital and ecosystem services with quantitative scenarios  is essential in the decision-making process for a sustainable management of forest landscapes. In Sweden, an intensified forest management will likely be necessary to meet future demands of woody biomass as a source of bioenergy and building materials. READ MORE

  5. 24. Implementering av EU:s Taxonomiförordning för svenska skogsägare- EU:s rapporteringskrav för hållbara verksamheter

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Resource Management

    Author : Fredrik Hammarlund; [2022]
    Keywords : Taxonomi; Klimatnyttoanalys; Hållbara investeringar;

    Abstract : Växthusgaser i atmosfären har ökat stadigt sedan 1800-talet och mängden koldioxid är den växthusgas som har ökat mest. Höga halter av växthusgaser har en negativ inverkan på jorden och dess klimat. READ MORE

  6. 25. Sustainable Use: A Contentious Promise - A Case Study on International Funding of Consumptive Sustainable Wildlife Use in South Africa's Biodiversity Economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Mara Glas; [2022]
    Keywords : biodiversity economy; sustainable use; international conservation finance; community-based conservation; economic development; wildlife economics; South Africa; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In South Africa, sustainable use of wildlife is widely recognized as providing economic incentives and actively engaging rural communities in conservation management. Aiming to combat rampant poverty and wildlife crime in communities around protected areas (PAs), the country’s biodiversity economy envisions to scale (non-)consumptive activities in the pursuit of creating economically and environmentally viable wildlife businesses. READ MORE