Search for dissertations about: "Amazon"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 40 swedish dissertations containing the word Amazon.
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11. Vegetalismo : shamanism among the Mestizo population of the Peruvian Amazon
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12. The role of the hydrological cycle in forest ecosystems : flow path, nutrient cycling and water-carbon interaction
Abstract : Forest ecosystems, covering over a third of land on the Earth, play a significant role in the global hydrological cycle, and influence soil erosion and climate change. However, the distribution, movements, quality of water, and hydrological processes in forested ecosystems are not well understood yet. READ MORE
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13. Buying Conservation : Financial Incentives for Tropical Forest Conservation in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Abstract : Market-based instruments have become a widely used approach to motivate landowners to conserve forests instead of clearing them. However, such market-based instruments are increasingly criticized for their simplistic view on complex environmental, social and economic issues; for their ethical stance; and for creating exchange value for essential ecosystems services, which potentially perpetuates a flawed economic system. READ MORE
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14. Personhood and human-spirit relations among the Yuracaré of the Bolivian Amazon
Abstract : This anthropological dissertation is based on fieldwork carried out among Yuracaré people in the Bolivian Amazon. The study explores local conceptions of personhood and human-spirit relations by looking into Yuracaré life cycle practices and associated ideas, particularly in connection with birth, girls’ initiation (menarche), illness and death. READ MORE
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15. Negotiating Reproduction: Family Size and Fertility Regulation among Shuar People of the Ecuadorian Amazon
Abstract : The focus of this dissertation is situated in the realm of the global reproductive health discourse and its interplay with national politics in Ecuador. It addresses how high fertility rates are perceived as an issue that hinders development and modernisation. READ MORE