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Dissertation
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Market-driven harvesting of non-timber forest products and the governance of communal forests in the south-east lowveld of Zimbabwe.
(2023-07)
Despite forests providing a wide range of important products and services for much of Zimbabwe’s population, natural forests are threatened by deforestation. The highest rates of deforestation occur in communal forests. Communal forest resources in Zimbabwe show evidence of increased degradation and signs of a breakdown of local institutions for resources management. These signs of a breakdown of local institutions are coupled with evidence of a lack of any emerging alternative institutions for conservation of forest ...
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Participatory Governance, Determinants and Networks towards Diffusion and Adoption of Climate Smart Agricultural Technologies in Bangladesh
(2024)
Bangladesch gilt als eines der klimatisch vulnerabelsten Länder der Welt und steht aufgrund des Klimawandels vor großen Herausforderungen in der Landwirtschaft. Sowohl technologische als auch institutionelle Innovationen sind für die Bewältigung dieser Herausforderungen von entscheidender Bedeutung. Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) zielt darauf ab, die landwirtschaftliche Produktivität zu steigern, sich an den Klimawandel anzupassen und die Treibhausgasemissionen zu verringern. Trotz der großen Aufmerksamkeit für ...
Dissertation
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Changing lake governance in areas under urban transformation: Cases from the Greater Bengaluru Metropolitan Region, India
(2024)
We live in an era of urbanisation, where urban centres are the major drivers of economic development. This is more so the case in the Global South, where the cities are growing exponentially while the governance and infrastructure systems are unable to adapt. Urban transformation has far-reaching implications on ecosystems, especially common pool resources (lakes, forests, grazing lands…) not just within the boundaries but surrounding areas as well. A great deal of attention has been given to study commons in both ...