Essays about: "thesis about indigenous knowledge"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 essays containing the words thesis about indigenous knowledge.

  1. 11. Förutsättningar för naturhänsyn i bestånd med contortatall (Pinus contorta)

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

    Author : Elisabet Ekblad; [2015]
    Keywords : Pinus contorta; naturhänsyn; naturvärde; biologisk mångfald; Forest Stewardship Council; svensk skogsvårdslagstiftning; environmental consideration; high conservation value; biodiversity; the Swedish Forestry Act;

    Abstract : Det främmande trädslaget P. contorta (Pinus contorta) infördes storskaligt till Sverige på 1970-talet i syfte att motverka en befarad virkessvacka under 2000-talet. Idag finns uppskattningsvis 600 000 ha contortaskogar i Sverige och delar av dessa arealer närmar sig gallrings- och avvecklingsläge. READ MORE

  3. 12. Adaptation, Resilience, and Transformability: A Historical Ecology of Traditional Furrow Irrigation System on the Slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

    Author : Sabbath Sunday; [2015]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis is about the Chagga traditional furrow irrigation system locally known as mfongo, practiced on the southern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. This is one of the Africa’s pre-colonial islands of intensive agricultural practicing areas. READ MORE

  4. 13. Evaluation of local knowledge applied by farmers towards management of crop pests and diseases in the Masaka region, Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Johanna Unger; [2014]
    Keywords : pest and disease management; participatory; extension; farmer groups; local knowledge; Uganda;

    Abstract : Agriculture is the most important economic sector of Uganda and it employs roughly 80 % of the work force. Ninety per cent of the country’s farmers are smallholders. The Masaka district is the country’s agricultural hub for coffee (Coffea spp. L. READ MORE

  5. 14. Evaluation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) adoption in potato production using the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach : a qualitative study from central Ecuador

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Fernando Pellegrini; [2013]
    Keywords : IPM; Sustainable Livelihoods Approach; potato; pesticides; farmer groups; participation; poverty; livelihood assets; Ecuador;

    Abstract : Potato production and consumption play a big role in the central highlands of Ecuador. Two main biotic constraints hinder the development of potato crops on the field: the Late Blight (Phytophtora infestans) and the Andean potato Weevil (Premnotrypes vorax). READ MORE

  6. 15. The Saami and Sápmiland as an example of the application of Indigenous Rights within the European Union

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : David Lewis; [2003]
    Keywords : European Affairs; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the relationship of the EU and the Saami indigenous people of Northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula. The thesis highlights the positive and negative features of Sweden and Finland's accession to the European Union in 1995 and Norway's subsequent signing of the European Economic Area agreement. READ MORE