Essays about: "the problems of deforestation"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 38 essays containing the words the problems of deforestation.

  1. 6. För- och nackdelar med köttkonsumtion : en sammanställning av de möjliga konsekvenserna med kött i människans diet, ur ett västerländskt perspektiv

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Moa Rönnhagen; [2020]
    Keywords : kött; näring; hälsa; klimat; miljö och kultur;

    Abstract : Att livsmedel tar upp en stor del av människans liv är grundläggande och förståelsen för att det även har så stor betydelse på vår hälsa, miljö och klimatet, är en förutsättning för att framtida generationer ska kunna leva utan hunger och fattigdom. Köttkonsumtionen i västvärlden bygger framförallt på rekommendationer som tagits fram av världshälsoorganisationen samt respektive lands motsvarighet till Livsmedelsverket. READ MORE

  3. 7. “Planting Trees is Always Good” : a WPR-analysis of Swedish carbon offsetting initiatives through tree planting projects in the Global South

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

    Author : Emil Planting Mollaoglu; [2020]
    Keywords : carbon offsetting; climate change; sustainable development; Global South; Sweden; WPR; policy analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how two Swedish companies and a sample of Swedish consumers describe the role of private actors in climate change mitigation. Carbon offsetting by planting trees in the Global South has become a common approach for Swedish food and beverage companies (among other companies) that seek to reduce their climate impact. READ MORE

  4. 8. Remote sensing methods for detecting deforestation and illegal logging in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Ana Gebert; [2019]
    Keywords : Bosnia and Herzegovina BiH ; Canton Sarajevo; illegal logging; remote sensing; deforestation; Global Forest Change GFC ; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : With the rapid and alarming rate at which forests are disappearing around the world, it is of great importance to effectively estimate loss of forest cover due to different causes. Among those causes illegal logging is a particularly enigmatic and dangerous one made well-known by the destruction of the tropical rainforests of South America and Southeast Asia. READ MORE

  5. 9. Synergies and trade-offs between REDD+ pilot project and communities’ livelihoods : case study in Nepal

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Priscilla Cubo; [2018]
    Keywords : carbon trading; community forestry; Nepal; NTFPs; REDD ; rural livelihood;

    Abstract : Carbon trading through Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, forest conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of carbon stocks (REDD+) payment scheme has been initiated to reduce greenhouse gas emission from deforestation and forest degradation. However, there are several critics about the implementation of REDD+ in developing countries. READ MORE

  6. 10. Development of Tempeh on Swedish Legumes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)

    Author : Nils Åström; [2018]
    Keywords : Product development; Process optimization; Food technology; Fermentation; Tempeh; Meat substitute; Vegan product; Swedish legumes; Livsmedelsteknologi; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The emerging market for meat substitutes has largely been filled with different types of soy products. Although soy usually has a lower environmental impact than meat, soy is not entirely unproblematic. Deforestation and global transportations are two negative effects of the increasing production of soybeans. READ MORE