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1. Increased carbon sequestration of actively restored tropical forests in Sabah, Malaysia : a comparison of natural regeneration and active restoration
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : As restoration with assisted natural regeneration and enrichment planting becomes a more important and popular method to restore ecosystem services and mitigate negative climate effects, these treatments and their effectiveness is heavily debated. There are three main groups of opinions regarding restoration, one is that humans actively need to help nature recover and the second is that nature itself does a better job without our help and the third is somewhere in between. READ MORE
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2. Tillväxt hos inhemska trädslag i Borneo : en jämförelse av 34 arter inom ett återbeskogningsförsök
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Degradation of tropical forests have had a major negative impact on biodiversity in these speciesrich systems, as well as lowering carbon sequestration. This results in these systems losing their potential to bind parts of the carbon dioxide that is causing the ongoing climate change. READ MORE
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3. FOREIGN AID AND ECONOMIC GROWTH : Evidence from three Southeast Asian developing countries
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : Previous studies show ambiguous results on how aid affect growth. In order to find out if aid has a positive effect on growth in Southeast Asia, I study Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines during 1990-2019. By using the Mankiw-Romer-Weil version of Solow model, I find aid has a negative long-term effect and no short-term effect on growth. . READ MORE
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4. INVESTIGATION INTO THE POTENTIAL OF ENERGY PRODUCTION FROM VEHICULAR MOTION INDUCED AIR FLOW IN MALAYSIA
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : With the rise in energy consumption and usage by an exploding human population and higher quality of life, it is time to switch to renewable energy sources that have lower impacts on the natural world. Commercial scale wind power has seen tremendous growth in the last two decades and is expected to continue growing. READ MORE
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5. Economic Growth and Well-being in Singapore and Malaysia: A Comparative Case Study
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Despite a common colonial past under the British empire, Singapore and Malaysia have experienced vastly different development paths since independence. While Singapore has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world today, Malaysia’s economy remains a mere third of that of Singapore’s. READ MORE