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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 33 avhandlingar innehållade orden wildlife conservation.
16. Monitoring and management of the Swedish brown bear (Ursus arctos) population
Sammanfattning : For society, there is a constant need for scientifically based information to successfully manage bear populations. In Sweden, the brown bear (Ursus arctos) population is increasing and expanding after that successful conservation measures was employed during the 20th century. LÄS MER
17. Wolverine ecology and conservation in the Western United States
Sammanfattning : Successful conservation of rare species requires an understanding of the niche, knowledge of the scale over which a viable population exists, and a system that provides adequate funding to take the necessary actions. I radio-marked wolverines in the Yellowstone Ecosystem and examined spatial ecology and reproductive chronology from an evolutionary perspective to better define the wolverine niche. LÄS MER
18. What logics drive the choices of public decision-makers?
Sammanfattning : This thesis explores what logics drive the decisions of public decision-makers. More specifically, and drawing on new institutional theory, this topic is investigated from the perspective of how institutions, i.e. the formal and informal patterns of rules and practices, influence public decision-makers. LÄS MER
19. Local baseline knowledge for conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems in Ecuador
Sammanfattning : Deforestation and land-use changes are a major threats to native ecosystem in many tropical countries, including Ecuador– one of the biodiversity hotspots in the world. In tropical Andean countries, natural ecosystems change over small spatial scales. LÄS MER
20. Parks with people? : action research in bridging conservation and livelihoods in Limpopo National Park, Mozambique
Sammanfattning : Reconciling conservation and people’s livelihoods has faced multiple dilemmas, particularly prominent in human-inhabited protected areas with high levels of poverty and vulnerability to climate adversities. This thesis examines the relationship between wildlife conservation and people’s livelihoods in a human-inhabited protected area and analyses the challenges and opportunities for reconciling the two. LÄS MER
