Essays about: "organic export"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 37 essays containing the words organic export.

  1. 16. Logging impacts on catchment biogeochemistry: A review : with emphasis on northern boreal ecosystems

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Daniel Karlsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Boreal forest; clear-cutting; nutrients; lake ecosystems; physical parameters;

    Abstract : The impacts of current forest management methods on surface water quality, especially in northern parts of Sweden, are largely unexplored. In this review reports linked to logging impacts on catchment biogeochemistry, (with special emphasis on boreal ecosystems) has been assessed. READ MORE

  3. 17. Possibilities for Nicaraguan Mangoes : A Value Chain Analysis of Dried Mango

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Aisha Hassan; [2014]
    Keywords : Dried Mango; Value Chain; Nicaragua; Income Diversification;

    Abstract : Two months of fieldwork was conducted during the summer of 2014 in Nicaragua, through qualitative interviews the aims was to investigate the Value Chain of dried mango and its potential as an alternative income source for livelihood improvements for households in Manzano Uno, Nicaragua. The idea to investigate dried mango in particular originates from a conversation in the spring of 2012 with Ben Orton, co- founder of local NGO Waves of Hope, who considered the idea after witnessing the huge amounts of ripe mango falling to the ground and rutting away during the peak season in Manzano Uno. READ MORE

  4. 18. Effects of forestry on emission of CO2 from boreal lakes

    University essay from Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Cecilia Larsson; [2013]
    Keywords : carbon dioxide; boreal lakes; forestry; dissolved organic carbon; global carbon cycling;

    Abstract : Inland waters have long been neglected in the global carbon cycle. They represent only 2,8% of the land area, but it has come clear that inland waters play a key role in the transformation of terrestrial fixed carbon to the atmosphere. READ MORE

  5. 19. Organic carbon fluxes in a boreal catchment : spatial study of bioavailability and importance of the riparian zone

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

    Author : Sonja Maehder; [2012]
    Keywords : Total organic carbon TOC; Dissolved organic carbon DOC; absorbance ratio; SUVA; riparian zone RZ; boreal catchment; RIM; Krycklan; bioavailability;

    Abstract : Organic carbon as an important water quality factor was investigated in 13 riparian zones (RZs) and 14 stream sites in the 67 km2 boreal Krycklan catchment in Northern Sweden during 2008 to 2009. For comparisons of up- and downslope locations, also three sites with different distances to the stream were analysed. READ MORE

  6. 20. Livelihood and transition to certified cacao production in the Peruvian Amazonas : gendered responsibilities in Irazola

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

    Author : Carin Emenius; [2012]
    Keywords : cacao; livelihoods; Amazonas; Peru; gendered responsibilities; transition organic certification;

    Abstract : Peru is recorded as the second largest organic cacao producer and the second largest coca producerin the world. Consequently, the demand has made cacao an important alternative crop for coca.Cacao can just be grown around the equator and is therefore an attractive cash-crop for export tocountries in Europe and North America. READ MORE