Search for dissertations about: "tropical agriculture"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 28 swedish dissertations containing the words tropical agriculture.
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21. Forest restoration on degraded lands in Laos
Abstract : Deforestation and land-use change have been, and still are, major threats to biodiversity and ecosystem services in the tropics, and forest areas are being lost at high rates in many countries in Southeast Asia, including Laos. Progress in the development and application of forest policies and programs, coupled with increasing trends to end damaging practices associated with swidden cultivation have created opportunities to restore forests. READ MORE
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22. Chemical composition and machinability of selected wood species from Mozambique
Abstract : The objectives of the current work were to carry out a survey on timber sector in Mozambique and to determine chemical, calorific and machinability features of selected species. Mozambican timber sector was described as dominated by selective harvesting practices on a few hardwood species out of 118 species growing in the forest with potential for industrial timber. READ MORE
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23. Anatomy, drying behaviour and mechanical properties of lesser used wood species from Mozambique
Abstract : The study provides an overview of Mozambique timber sector, descriptive and comparative wood anatomy, drying experiments and interrelationships between mechanics, density and anatomical features of lesser used species from Mozambique. Exhaustive literature review described the timber sector as dominated by few hardwood species selectively harvested from a forest containing 118 potential wood species. READ MORE
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24. Small-Scale Fisheries Governance : Broadening Perspectives on Markets, Relationships and Benefits in Seafood Trade
Abstract : This licentiate adresses the relative ambiguity surounding benefit flows from small-scale fisheries seafood trade with a specific focus on how they may be impacted by market and social stuctures. Small-scale fishery governenace has previously taken a narrowly approach to sustainability. READ MORE
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25. Sea cages, seaweeds and seascapes : Causes and consequences of spatial links between aquaculture and ecosystems
Abstract : Aquaculture is of growing importance in the global seafood production. The environmental impact of aquaculture will largely depend on the type of environment in which the aquaculture system is placed. READ MORE