Essays about: "indigenous people"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 257 essays containing the words indigenous people.

  1. 26. Resilience in Action: An Exploration of the Motivations of Wayúu Indigenous Women Human Rights Defenders in their Endeavor to Safeguard their Rights in La Guajira, Colombia.

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

    Author : Evelina Karlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Human right defender; Indigenous Peoples; Women human right defenders; Intersectionality; Resistance; Resilience.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Objectives: Colombia is proving to be a notable epicentre of risk for individuals actively engaged in human rights advocacy. Notwithstanding this pervasive risk, individuals continue to champion their cause on a daily basis. A trend is emerging of more and more Indigenous women taking prominent leadership roles to catalyse social change. READ MORE

  3. 27. “The forest is gone bit by bit" - Deforestation and its impacts on indigenous communities in Prey Lang, Cambodia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Marie Theresa Jürgensen; [2022]
    Keywords : Kuy indigenous people; resource frontiers; frontiers of existence; Prey Lang; Cambodia; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Globally, deforestation is occurring at staggering rates and causing tremendous impacts on the planet. Indigenous people, in particular, have long depended on the forest, and their beliefs and ways of life are highly affected by the changes occurring around them. READ MORE

  4. 28. Odling av växter för naturvård i Sverige : behovsanalys och processbeskrivning

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Sofia Dahlgren; [2022]
    Keywords : Inhemska växter; naturvård; odling; kärlväxter; ängsväxter; ekologi; bevarandebiologi; biologisk mångfald; ekosystemtjänster; restaurering;

    Abstract : Förlusten av biologisk mångfald är numera ett erkänt problem över hela världen. Många forskare och organisationer har gått ut med att vi måste restaurera stora naturområden med utarmade ekosystem för att bromsa och helst vända denna trend (Balvanera et al. 2019; IUCN 2019). READ MORE

  5. 29. Indigeneity and Industry at Bovanenkovo- Cooperation? Confrontation? Justice?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Evan Goss; [2022]
    Keywords : Nenets; Bovanenkovo; energy justice; Russian gas industry; indigenous peoples; reindeer pastoralism; Yamal.;

    Abstract : The Nenets, an indigenous peoples in the North of Russia, are increasingly being affected by the gas industry. The increasing prioritisation of extractive industries, the status of the Arctic as a bellwether and the threatened situation of indigenous people in Russia has drawn greater attention to this field of study. READ MORE

  6. 30. There is nothing wrong with the Rights of Nature: They just need a supervisor : The impact of the implementation of Rights of Nature in Ecuador and the small-town Esperie.

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Marie Meshe; [2022]
    Keywords : Ecuador; Rights of Nature; La Esperie; Buen vivir; Sumak Kawsay; La Hesperia; Indigenous peoples; Political Ecology; Ecuador Constitution 2008; A social- ecological system; Sustainability; 2030 Agenda; Global goals; Naturens rättigheter; Hållbarhet; Globala målen; Agenda 2030;

    Abstract : The Rights of Nature is a relatively new approach to sustainable development, promoting that current environmental legislation is insufficient to protect Nature from human harm. The Rights of Nature movements emphases the importance of recognizing other living entities in our legal system. READ MORE