Search for dissertations about: "desertification"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the word desertification.
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1. The negotiable desert : Expert knowledge in the negotiations of the Convention to Combat Desertification
Abstract : As the awareness of environmental problems increases, so too do the number of international rules and regulations to prevent them. To set up new rules, decision-makers need knowledge about the environmental issues addressed and therefore often consult experts. READ MORE
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2. An Integrated Study of Desertification
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3. An evaluation of solar powered irrigation as carbon offset projects
Abstract : Carbon offsets have been developed as one tool to incentivise investments by developed nations in climate change mitigation activities in developing countries. The carbon offsets can be used towards the countries’ own mitigation targets but are also meant to benefit developing countries by providing a pathway to clean development. READ MORE
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4. Land degradation and mitigation in northern China. Evaluated from the biological production
Abstract : Land degradation is commonly perceived to be severe in many parts of semi arid China. The transition towards market economy since the 1978 reforms, have set marginal dry lands under added pressure in the form of increased livestock numbers and expanding cultivation on erosive soils. READ MORE
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5. Mapping Primary Production for the West African Sahel with Satellite Data
Abstract : A light Use Efficiency (LUE) model is developed that allows the mapping of total growing season Gross Primary Production (GPP) for the West African Sahel, using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) together with other data. Image quality may be poor in monthly NDVI maximum value composites as shown by an improved geostatistical noise estimation technique. READ MORE