Essays about: "tropical timber"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words tropical timber.

  1. 1. Implementation of native tree species in Rwandan forest plantations : recommendations for a sustainable sector

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

    Author : Roberto Enrico Stelstra; [2021]
    Keywords : silviculture; tropical; mixed plantations; indigenous species;

    Abstract : The forest plantations in Rwanda have been dominated by monocultures of exotic species, primarily Eucalyptus and Pinus, for the last 100 years. This type of monoculture leaves the forests vulnerable to disturbances like pests and droughts, and has a negative impact on the species biodiversity in the Rwandan forests. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Business models for sustainable investments in the context of tropical forest restoration

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Anna Borgersen; [2017]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; business innovation; forest landscape restoration; sustainable business model; sustainable business; triple bottom line;

    Abstract : The Tropics continue to provide the most biologically diverse and carbon rich forest in the world, but they are being lost at alarming rates. To meet the global climate change targets and the UN sustainable development goals, financing is urgently needed to speed up and increase tropical forest restoration. READ MORE

  6. 5. The History and Di scourse of Kachung Forest

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Ghide Ghide Habtetsion Gebremichael; [2016]
    Keywords : The History and Discourse of Kachung Forest;

    Abstract : This study examined the history of the Kachung forest plantation in northern Uganda and associated environmental discourses. The forest, a project aimed at environmental protection and carbon offsetting, was designated a forest reserve in 1939 by the colonial government, as part of wider efforts to promote Ugandan timber for export and ensure their regeneration as a renewable resource. READ MORE