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  1. 21. Women in the Seascape : Gender, Livelihoods and Management of Coastal and Marine Resources in Zanzibar, East Africa

    Författare :Sara Fröcklin; Maricela de la Torre-Castro; Lars Lindström; Nils Kautsky; Meryl J. Williams; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Gender; fisheries; invertebrate harvesting; seaweed farming; coastal and marine management; marin ekotoxikologi; Marine Ecotoxicology;

    Sammanfattning : All over the world, coastal populations depend on, and influence, the environment in pursue of their livelihoods. Managing the environment, while meeting the growing demand for marine resources, is a challenge. It further requires knowledge about all actors. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Brazilian public protection regulations and the preservation of ecosystem services and biodiversity

    Författare :Flavio L. M. Freitas; Ulla Mörtberg; Jan Börner; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Brazil; Native vegetation; forest conservation; Brazilian Forest Act; Protected areas; Ecosystem services; Biodiversity; Land and Water Resources Engineering; Mark- och vattenteknik;

    Sammanfattning : Brazil is significant for sustaining ecosystems services and biodiversity of global importance. However, the expansion of forestry and agriculture to supply national and international markets often results in loss of ecosystem services and biodiversity. Public protection regulations play a crucial role in setting limits for agricultural expansion. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Food security in a changing climate : The role of cropland intensification and land acquisitions across Africa

    Författare :Altaaf Mechiche-Alami; Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Agriculture; land grabbing; sustainability science; Network Analysis; Earth observation; Crop model;

    Sammanfattning : Food security is one of the world’s greatest challenges. The current food system shows an entanglement across the globe which means that local farmers reliant on subsistence agriculture no longer operate in isolation of larger-scale processes within the global economy or the changing biophysical system of the planet. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Production in a State of Abundance : Valuation and Practice in the Swedish Meat Supply Chain

    Författare :Jonas Bååth; Patrik Aspers; Tora Holmberg; Turo-Kimmo Lehtonen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; abundance; production; valuation; Swedish meat industry; supply chain; post-scarcity society; economic sociology; food studies; agriculture; grocery retail; pragmatism; practice theory; ethnography; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is a sociological contribution to the study of abundance. It discusses the case of Swedish meat producers and how they persist in producing pork and beef despite a lack of demand and competitive disadvantages compared with foreign suppliers. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Farmer Field Schools as a transformative learning space in the rural African setting

    Författare :Deborah Duveskog; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : The aims of this research was to understand how education in the rural African faming setting can contribute to development and well-being in a way that is empowering for the poor. The Farmer Field School (FFS) approach, provided an empirical frame for the research. LÄS MER