Essays about: "marine Protected Areas"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 29 essays containing the words marine Protected Areas.
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16. The Po Delta Biosphere Reserve: Management challenges and priorities deriving from anthropogenic pressure and sea level rise
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : The Po Delta Biosphere Reserve is located in Northern Italy and has attained recognition by UNESCO in 2015 due to its unique natural and cultural value. The reserve covers an area of approximately 140 000 hectares, supporting a human population of 118 000, as well as a complex mosaic of ecosystems, which are found in this transitional waters landscape. READ MORE
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17. Användning av åtelkameror för att uppskatta antalet sälar i fjordarna innanför Orust : en metodutvärdering
University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic ResourcesAbstract : I slutet av 1980-talet blev många fiskbestånd på svenska västkusten överfiskade vilket bl.a. resulterade i en minskning av kustnära bestånd av olika torskfiskarter. READ MORE
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18. ”Human uses carefully managed” : A critical discourse analysis of the Chagos Marine Protected Area
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för temaAbstract : The large marine protected area (MPA) declared in 2010 around the Chagos Archipelago, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), has led to a conflict in the thick of environmental protection, colonialism, sovereignty claims, and the human rights dispute of the Chagossian people that once were exiled from the islands in the 1970s. By applying a Foucauldian inspired critical discourse analysis, this study interprets and examines how the nature/human relationship was portrayed during and after the creation of the Chagos MPA. READ MORE
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19. Post-disaster recovery trajectories and community-based management: A case of community-based marine protected areas and their recovery from an earthquake in Bohol, Philippines
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience CentreAbstract : In a time when natural disasters are increasing, and much of the population that are impacted are from the most vulnerable populations, it has become increasingly important to understand how these populations recover. Vulnerable communities often rely on their natural resources as a source of livelihood, and use forms of community-based management (CBM) to govern resource use. READ MORE
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20. The Journey of Plastic trough Oceans : A study on quantifying micro plastic particles in ocean outside Costa Rican west coast
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskapAbstract : Since 1950, the plastic production has increased radically from 1.5 to 280 million tons in 2012. The increased production of plastic has led to oceans becoming more polluted than ever. Micro plastic particles originate from large floating plastic debris by undergoing degradation caused by UV-radiation. READ MORE
