Essays about: "rainforest"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 72 essays containing the word rainforest.

  1. 16. The challenges of the ecotourism concept in Manaus - A contrasted on site perspective

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Pavel Strandh; Sebastian Carling; [2019]
    Keywords : ecotourism; implementation barriers; Manaus; Cuzco; stakeholder theory;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to identify and describe what implementation barriers companies face when implementing the ecotourism concept in Manaus, Brazil. To accomplish this, we have traveled to Manaus, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, and conducted one quantitative and one qualitative study. READ MORE

  3. 17. Agroforestry the Silver Bullet for Sustainable Agriculture? A multi-stakeholder analysis of Peru's Agroforestry Policy in fostering sustainable smallholder agriculture in the Amazon.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Josefine Sjöberg; Sara Mantilla Jativa; [2019]
    Keywords : Key words: Agroforestry; Peru; Smallholders; Sustainable Agriculture.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Over three-quarters of the world’s poor live in rural areas and many of them depend on agriculture to earn a living. In a context of climate change, Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) is addressed as one of the main sources of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. READ MORE

  4. 18. Above- and belowground carbon stocks and effects of enrichment planting in a tropical secondary lowland dipterocarp rainforest

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Joel Jensen; [2019]
    Keywords : Restoration; tree diversity; biodiversity; soil edaphic factors; functional species groups; liberation; forest degradation;

    Abstract : The intact tropical rainforests are rapidly being degraded and subsequently converted to other land uses, with associated greenhouse gas emissions and loss of biodiversity. It is imperative that the effects of such conversions and large-scale restoration efforts on forest structure and ecosystem services are understood to effectively be able to counteract the negative consequences of deforestation and forest degradation. READ MORE

  5. 19. Bevarande av orangutangen : en studie av de största hoten mot arternas överlevnad

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Johanna Dahl; [2018]
    Keywords : orangutang; bevarande; regnskogsskövling; palmolja; tjuvjakt;

    Abstract : Orangutanger är endemiskt förekommande på öarna Borneo och Sumatra i Malaysia och Indonesien. Det finns tre arter: Sumatraorangutangen (Pongo abelii), Borneoorangutangen (Pongo pygmaeus) och den nyupptäckta Tapanuliorangutangen (Pongo tapanuliensis). READ MORE

  6. 20. Utvärdering av berikning till röd vari (Varecia rubra)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Madeleine Hansell; [2018]
    Keywords : röd vari; Varecia rubra; berikning; aktivitetsnivå;

    Abstract : The red ruffed lemur is endemic to Madagascar and classifies as a critically endangered species. It naturally lives in the canopy of the rainforest and is the most frugivorous lemur of Madagascar. Suspensory feeding postures are common to enable harvesting from small branches. READ MORE