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Ecosystem restoration as a social movement : a case study of Camp Altiplano
(Master thesis, 2022)Ecosystem restoration as a social movement is a promising approach to restoration that addresses flaws and gaps in the dominant institutional approach to restoration. By drawing on the framing approach to social movement ... -
Ecosystem Services and Cultural Values as Building Blocks for ‘The Good life’. A Case Study in the Community of Røst, Lofoten Islands, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)We examined the contribution of natural capital and social capital through the notion of cultural ecosystem services to shaping human well-being in the fishing community of Røst in the Lofoten Islands in Northern Norway. ... -
Ecosystems and Ordering: Exploring the Extent and Diversity of Ecosystem Governance
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article argues that, to grasp how global ordering will be impacted by planetary-level changes, we need to systematically attend to the question of the extent to which and how ecosystems are being governed. Our inquiry ... -
Ecotourism development in national parks as mean to support local population : case of the National Park "Onezhskoe Pomorie", Russia
(Master thesis, 2016-08-11)The National Park “Onezhkoe Pomorie” is situated in the remote and inaccessible area of Russian North (Arkhangelsk region), where limited development opportunities for local population. Lack of jobs and degradation of ... -
Ecotourism development in Shangri-La, Yunnan province, China : the case of Tiger Leaping Gorge
(Master thesis, 2020)Ecotourism was conceptualized initially in the West as an alternative to mass tourism and with an ecologically benign approach intended to benefit the host community but also to give higher quality experiences to tourists. ... -
Ecotourism impacts on local social-ecological system in Jiuzhai Valley National Park, China
(Master thesis, 2012-10-15)Ecotourism, which is widely and rapidly developed all over the world, is nowadays regarded as an alternative to mass tourism. Jiuzhai Valley National Park is the native place for more than 1,000 Tibetan people, and has a ... -
Ecotoxic potential of road-associated microplastic particles (RAMP)
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Ecotoxicological effects of highway and tunnel wash water runoff
(PhD Thesis;2010:25, Doctoral thesis, 2010)In Norway, the traffic loadings have shown a substantial increase during the last decades. From 1948 to 2008 the transportation load has increased from 2.5 to 60.6 million passenger km. Hence, the ever increasing traffic ... -
EcsAB ATP-binding kassett (ABC) transporter sin funksjon i stressrespons hos Staphylococcus haemolyticus
(Master thesis, 2023)Staphylococcus haemolyticus er et økende problem innen humanmedisin hvor den ofte forårsaker hudinfeksjoner i mennesker med svekket immunforsvar. Samtidig gjør dens virulensegenskaper, som biofilmdannelse og antibiotikaresistens, ... -
Ectoparasite (Ceratophyllus vagabundus vagabundus) infestations reduce hatching success in precocial birds (Branta leucopsis) nesting in the High Arctic
(Master thesis, 2016-08-11)Arctic terrestrial ecosystems are ideal systems to study host-parasite interactions because they are sensitive and have fewer confounding interactions than lower latitudes. Since the Arctic is experiencing rapid climate ... -
Ectopic epithelial cell clusters in salmonid intestine are associated with inflammation
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Eczema distribution in girls and boys during infancy: A cohort study on atopic dermatitis
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Educating a Girl Child: Community Perceptions on Educating Girl Children in Rural Uganda
(Master thesis, 2023)There is paucity of information regarding perceptions of the importance of girl child education in the rural communities of Uganda. And yet the country has programs that foster girl child education such as the Universal ... -
Educating for democracy in Haiti : a teachers’ and students’ perspective
(Master thesis, 2018)Haiti has a long history of political instability contributing to its precarious economic situation. Thus, education for democracy is particularly relevant for enabling students to participate in a political system that ... -
Education for sustainable development in Norway : calling for a whole institution approach
(Master thesis, 2019)Sustainable Development is appointed as one of three interdisciplinary topics currently guiding Norway’s national curricula renewal, thus establishing a need for research concerning Education for Sustainable Development ... -
Education in agroforestry : developing an educative program by integrating local experiences in the Dominican Republic and international knowledge about agroforestry of cocoa
(Master thesis, 2022)Durante décadas el desarrollo del currículo educativo para las instituciones superiores (universidades) ha sido realizado por unas pocas personas especializadas en el tema, sin embargo esta forma de desarrollar el currículo ... -
Education in focus: impacts of school feeding program on school participation : a case study in Dara Woreda of Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2011-09-28)It has been claimed that School Feeding Programs increase school participation among poor and food insecure group of people. This study investigates if the program has significant positive impact on school enrollment, class ... -
Education provision in a postcolonial world : a case study of Norwegian NGOs in South Sudan
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis uses postcolonial theory and the concept of decolonising education to examine the education practices of four Norwegian NGOs in South Sudan. Over the last few years, there has been an upsurge in debates about ... -
Education, capabilities and development - youth in rural Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2010-10-27)This thesis is exploring the relationship between education and development with focus on formal schools ability to enhance capabilities among youth in rural Tanzania. Tanzania has had a focus on education since the ...