Essays about: "local varieties"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 essays containing the words local varieties.
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1. Traditional Knowledge and Practices for Resilience to Climate Change in Nepal’s Mid-Hills: Perspectives from Darma and Madi Rural Municipalities
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : With climate change impacting countries around the world, rural communities in Nepal are among those most affected. As acknowledged by global climate discourses, traditional knowledge plays a vital role in understanding and adapting to climate change. READ MORE
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2. Democratizing Democracy Indices: Towards a More Inclusive Measure
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Several large, international institutes and think tanks, like Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem), International IDEA, and Freedom House, among others, focus on measuring and tracking government regime types and political environments, primarily through measuring democracies. Yet for all of their sophistication and massive datasets, there are misalignments between democracy scores and human rights for groups that are marginalized in many countries. READ MORE
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3. Odling av växter för naturvård i Sverige : behovsanalys och processbeskrivning
University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and SocietyAbstract : 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
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4. Who’s in and who’s out? : en studie om hur utsädeshanteringen av kulturspannmål organiseras och regleras formellt och informellt
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Människors möjlighet att hantera och dela med sig av sitt eget utsäde eroderas av politiska och teknologiska processer. Trots framväxten av formella utsädessystem och lagstiftning som i stor utsträckning hindrar handel och odling av kulturspannmål så fortsätter spannmålsodlare att odla och organisera sig i ett informellt utsädessystem kring kulturspannmål. READ MORE
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5. Service dominant logic for actor-to-actor co-creation of value and sustainability outcomes : case studies of five actors in the Swedishlegume industry
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest EconomicsAbstract : Shifts to less energy intensive diets based on plant protein are necessary to meet the food demands of 2050. High protein crops such as legumes are a solution that confers farm-level and societal benefits. However, Sweden lacks the physical, societal, and political infrastructure needed for improved production and consumption. READ MORE
