Essays about: "landscape conservation approach"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 42 essays containing the words landscape conservation approach.

  1. 11. Struggling to make a life in the Peruvian Amazon: A case study on the livelihood activities in the indigenous community Naranjal

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Célina Marie Scülfort; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; SDGs 2; 3; 15; agriculture and forestry; rural livelihoods; indigenous communities; Peruvian Amazon; forest landscapes; smallholder farming; access to food; local knowledge;

    Abstract : International climate mitigation agendas increasingly focus on the conservation of tropical forests such as the Amazon due to their high potential of sequestering large amounts of carbon. At the same time, Peru’s Amazonian frontier is increasingly subject to market pressures and other factors contributing to deforestation and the expansion of the agricultural frontier. READ MORE

  3. 12. Food systems of the Andean Quechua: Countering industrial agriculture through harmonious living, food sovereignty, and traditional knowledge

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Vera Kozak; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Potato Park is an Andean Quechua biocultural heritage territory where six communities restored a rich biodiversity of native potatoes and other crops. Their food system has gained global recognition over the past two decades for the communities’ cultural and agricultural conservation efforts. READ MORE

  4. 13. Industriminnet i framtiden : timmerrännans potential

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Björn Sundberg; [2021]
    Keywords : timmerränna; flottning; kulturarv; bevarande; vattenanknutna kulturmiljöer; ny användning; log flume; log driving; cultural heritage; conservation; cultural water environments; new use;

    Abstract : Flottningen i Sverige formade om landskap och vattendrag, och var en grundsten i den svenska ekonomien under lång tid. Idag är flottningen utdöd men monumenten som berättar historien finns kvar, däribland timmerrännan. READ MORE

  5. 14. The forest planning process among medium-sized forest owners : description of the group and how they adapt the traditional planning hierarchy

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Resource Management

    Author : Martin Persson; [2021]
    Keywords : Forest planning; medium-sized forest owners; strategical planning; tactical planning; operational planning; planning hierarchy; decision support system;

    Abstract : Forest planning has traditionally been divided into strategical, tactical, and operational planning all integrated into a hierarchy. Forest planning has been a crucial success factor for the Swedish forest industry, and the planning processes among corporations and small private forest owners have been frequently examined. READ MORE

  6. 15. Mulmholkar som livsutrymmen i en fragmenterad värld : en studie kring hur landskapsarkitekter kan arbeta med habitatfläckar i ett urbant landskap

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

    Author : Molly Owen; [2020]
    Keywords : mulmholkar; urbanekologi; landskapsekologi; landskapsarkitektur;

    Abstract : Vedlevande organismer hotas idag av den habitatfragmentering som skett till följd av förändrad markanvändning. Landskapsarkitekter spelar en viktig roll när det gäller att återskapa habitat. Ett sätt att på artificiell väg skapa habitat för vedlevande organismer kan vara med hjälp av mulmholkar. READ MORE