Sökning: "conservation science"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 214 avhandlingar innehållade orden conservation science.
1. Flexible Science : An Anthropology of Scientists, Society and Nature in Vietnam
Sammanfattning : Eren Zink explores the conditions of doing science in Vietnam. The scientists included in this study were engaged in local and international efforts to conserve nature, establish the fact of climate change, and carry out scientific research in Vietnam. LÄS MER
2. To do or not to do : dealing with the dilemma of intervention in Swedish nature conservation
Sammanfattning : Nature conservation is often seen as being primarily about shielding parts of nature from human intervention, e.g. by protecting areas. Over the last decades, however, intervention is increasingly being seen as necessary for nature to regain or retain its values, through ecological restoration and active management. LÄS MER
3. Nature, culture, rights : exploring space for indigenous agency in protected area discourses
Sammanfattning : There is considerable geographical overlap between areas set aside for nature conservation or protection and Indigenous peoples’ lands, and the social, economic, and political consequences of protected areas have often been extensive for Indigenous peoples. Discourses of conservation converge with discourses of Indigenous peoples, and both carry a legacy of colonial constructs and relationships. LÄS MER
4. Sperm maturation and conservation in felids
Sammanfattning : Many of the world's wild feline species are threatened by extinction. Gene banks are created with the aim of preserving their genetic materials. In case of unexpected death of the animals, epididymal sperm preservation can be used to avoid loss of genetic material. LÄS MER
5. Governing forests in a changing climate : exploring patterns of thought at the climate change-forest policy intersection
Sammanfattning : This thesis explores how the climate change-forest policy intersection is constituted in different contexts. Bringing together discourse analysis, feminist political theory and Governmentality studies, the thesis employs a critical governance approach and thus sheds light on indirect and subtle forms of governing. LÄS MER