Essays about: "illegal logging"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words illegal logging.

  1. 1. Dissecting the Media and Communication Processes of Sustainable Development Initiatives on Indigenous Peoples in the Global South : A Study of the FLEGT VPA, a Forestry and Climate Partnership in Guyana

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Tanika Jones; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; Indigenous Peoples; Amerindians; Guyana-European Union FLEGT VPA; participatory communication; C4D; post-colonialism;

    Abstract : This research delves into the complex nexus between sustainable development and the participation of Indigenous Peoples (IPs), with a specific emphasis on Amerindians in Guyana. While sustainable development increasingly integrates into global policy, IPs have historically faced marginalisation, often finding their rights overlooked in discussions on climate change and sustainability. READ MORE

  2. 2. Livelihoods count: when inclusive approach meets exclusion : a case study of community based forest management approach in Tanzania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Xinyue Chen; [2020]
    Keywords : CBFM; exclusion; livelihood improvement; forest protection; forest-dependent poor households; government; Tanzania; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : By realizing the imbalanced focuses of Community Based Forest Management (CBFM) on livelihood improvement at community and household levels, this thesis specifically explores the impacts of CBFM on the livelihoods of forest-dependent poor households. By adopting the lens of exclusion, an analytical framework was established to connect three main concepts consisting of CBFM, exclusion and livelihoods. READ MORE

  3. 3. Remote sensing methods for detecting deforestation and illegal logging in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Ana Gebert; [2019]
    Keywords : Bosnia and Herzegovina BiH ; Canton Sarajevo; illegal logging; remote sensing; deforestation; Global Forest Change GFC ; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : With the rapid and alarming rate at which forests are disappearing around the world, it is of great importance to effectively estimate loss of forest cover due to different causes. Among those causes illegal logging is a particularly enigmatic and dangerous one made well-known by the destruction of the tropical rainforests of South America and Southeast Asia. READ MORE

  4. 4. Analyse of the early effects on the Ukrainian forestry sector as a result of the Log Export ban : an interview study with economic analyses, including theories about trade and export

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Products

    Author : Magdalena Olsson; [2017]
    Keywords : corruption; economy; forestry; LEB; Log Export Ban; timber; Ukraine; ekonomi; korruption; skogsbruk; timmer; Ukraina;

    Abstract : Illegal logging and illegal export of roundwood has been of great concern within the forestry sector around the whole world for a long time. One of the most common tools used in hopes to resolve this issue is a law called The Log Export Ban (LEB). READ MORE

  5. 5. Den asiatiska elefanten (Elephas maximus) i turismen : vilka blir konsekvenserna av utnyttjandet av asiatiska elefanter inom turismen?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Lotta Svensson; [2017]
    Keywords : asiatisk elefant; turism; fångenskap; beteende; välfärd;

    Abstract : The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) has played an important role in the cultural, economic and social life of Asia for millennia, and today elephant trekking and similar activities are a central image of the tourism marketing campaign. Though in most countries it has been illegal for years, elephants are harvested from the wild to be used for this type of work. READ MORE