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1. 1. Headfirst into shallow water - Wetland restoration and its contribution to the Habitats Directive

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Växtekologi och evolution; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Elin Brandt Korall; [2024]
   Keywords : Wetlands; GIS; Restoration; Rewetting; Ecology; LONA; Habitats Directive; Natura 2000; Nature conservation; Våtmarker; GIS; Geografiska informationssystem; Restaurering; Återvätning; LONA; Art- och Habitatsdirektivet; Natura 2000; Naturvård;

   Abstract : Located in the borderland between aquatic and terrestrial environments, the wetlands cover a wide spectrum of habitats and enable living standards for a great variety of organisms. Although important habitats, a great extent of the original wetlands have disappeared in Europe and Sweden due to anthropogenic disturbances. READ MORE

3. 2. Socio-technical imaginaries of the energy transition in Iceland, potential consequences for future conservation efforts

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Sigurlaug Guðmundsdóttir; [2023]
   Keywords : energy transition; conservation; socio-technical imaginaries; discourse analysis; political ecology; Iceland; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In 2021, the Icelandic government stated that Iceland will implement an energy transition plan with the goal of becoming a 100% carbon neutral and fossil free nation by 2040, furthermore, that a doubling in renewable energy production was needed to reach that goal. This led to an upsurge of a discourse among stakeholders and concerned citizens about the future of Iceland. READ MORE

4. 3. Blicka ut och blicka in : ett gestaltningsförslag för Torsburgens nya naturstig

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Susanna Palmqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : naturstråk; gestaltning i naturmiljö; inkluderande friluftsliv; Gotland; Torsburgens naturreservat;

   Abstract : Sveriges naturvårdslag säger att vi har en skyldighet att skydda natur och att göra den tillgänglig för alla. Naturområden skyddas av flera anledningar, dels för bevarandet av biologisk mångfald, dels för att ge människor plats för friluftsliv. READ MORE

5. 4. Ecosystems Services in swidden agriculture in the Peruvian tropical Andes : the Kechwa-Lamas farm-forestry system

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Geannine Gisset Chabaneix Portocarrero; [2023]
   Keywords : swidden agriculture; ecosystem services; Peru; Amazon;

   Abstract : In the Amazon, life supporting services are importantly associated to forest areas. Nevertheless, the connection of ecosystem services to agricultural systems it is also of great importance, because agriculture is one of the most important causes of degradation and loss of these areas. READ MORE

6. 5. Identification of restoration hotspots in landscape-scale green infrastructure planning based on model-predicted connectivity forest

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Xiaoming Wang; [2023]
   Keywords : boreal forest; conservation; restoration; connectivity; green infrastructure; GIS; Sweden; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Boreal forest landscapes have undergone severe anthropogenic fragmentation and their enormous values concerning, e.g., ecosystem service, biodiversity and culture are hazarded. READ MORE