Essays about: "land stewardship"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words land stewardship.

  1. 1. Assessing Textile Raw Materials and Exploring Sustainable Sources for Future Renewable Textile Materials for IKEA of Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Susan Lan; [2023]
    Keywords : drought; water scarcity; land degradation; cotton Gossypium sp. ; synthetic textiles; viscose; lyocell; IKEA; agro-waste; poplar Populus sp. ; bamboo Bambusoideae ; sustainability;

    Abstract : This degree project at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has been conducted in collaboration with IKEA of Sweden. The textile industry contributes to significant environmental challenges, including pollution and global water scarcity. READ MORE

  3. 2. Asessing Liberia´s spatial data infrastructure from a data and standards perspective

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Samhällsbyggnad

    Author : Erik Lindgren; [2022]
    Keywords : Integrated Geospatial Information Framework; Liberia; spatial data infrastructure; sustainable development; Integrated Geospatial Information Framework; Liberia; Infrastruktur för geografiska data; Hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : Nationell infrastruktur för geografiska data (NSDI) har blivit en viktig pusselbit för varje nation när det gäller socio-ekonomisk utveckling och miljöförvaltning. Den nyligen antagna lagen The Lands Rights Act (2018) och inrättandet av Liberia Land Authority (LLA) visar att Liberia står på randen till en seriös utveckling och visar vägen genom att inrätta ett välfungerande system för markförvaltning och en pålitlig markförvaltning. READ MORE

  4. 3. Alteration of the forest structure in historically impacted Nothofagus spp. forests on the Brunswick peninsula : recommendations for their protection and management

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Leon Hauenschild; [2022]
    Keywords : Nothofagus spp. forests; Brunswick peninsula; Forest history; Indigenous land use; Holistic conservation;

    Abstract : Despite exhibiting a seemingly low degree of human alteration when compared to other types of landscapes, most forest ecosystems in the world have a long history of human use and are prod-uct thereof. The southern Brunswick peninsula is no exception to this and has an extensive history of anthropogenic activity, both pre-colonial and modern. READ MORE

  5. 4. Urbanisation as a Mechanism for Efficient and Sustainable Use of Land

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Cecilia Lindholm; [2021]
    Keywords : land use; sustainable urbanisation; environmental sustainability; spatial planning;

    Abstract : Urbanisation in developing countries can contribute to various benefits and challenges. The growing areas of informal settlements on the peripheries of greater cities are a product of rapid urbanisation and uncontrolled population growth of the city. READ MORE

  6. 5. Indigenous rights in changing forest landscapes in South-East Asia : How narratives in science and practice frame indigenous environmental justice and stewardship

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Minda Holm; [2021]
    Keywords : Environmental justice; Environmental stewardship; Indigenous rights; Southeast Asia;

    Abstract : Indigenous environmental justice and rights to land are often compromised in favour of state and corporate land control. Narratives that oppose indigenous peoples to development and conservation, and portray communities as either “backwards” or “environmentally destructive”, have been used since the colonial period to justify dispossession of indigenous lands and displacements of indigenous peoples. READ MORE