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Environmental and health impacts of pesticide use practice in vegetable production in Karatu and Arumeru districts, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2016-08-11)Vegetable production is an important part of local economic growth and export earnings in Tanzania. The government of Tanzania is encouraging vegetable products due to favorable condition and increasing demands. Vegetables ... -
The environmental and social consequences of palm oil production in Colombia
(Master thesis, 2021)Palm oil production has been steadily growing worldwide since the end of the 20th century and has increased 15-fold between 1980 and 2014 (IUCN, 2021). Besides the main production countries Indonesia and Malaysia, Latin ... -
Environmental and socio-economic vulnerability to water-borne diseases in peri-urban Zanzibar, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2017)Cities around the world are growing rapidly, giving rise to sprawling peri-urban areas in their surroundings. In coastal East Africa, residents of peri-urban areas find themselves frequently exposed to water-borne infectious ... -
Environmental anxiety’s role in ecofriendly behaviour
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)This thesis is a literature review seeking to analyse the effects of environmental anxiety on eco-friendly behaviour. Considering the alarming last few reports of the IPCC on climate change and its consequences as well as ... -
Environmental Benefits of Novel Nonhuman Food Inputs to Salmon Feeds
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Environmental communication in Oslo's water management strategies and initiatives : the status quo
(Master thesis, 2022)This Master's thesis investigates environmental communication of initiatives and strategies related to climate change in water-related themes in Oslo. Environmental communication is premised on the assumption that more ... -
Environmental Communication on Social Media: Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and The Public. A Comparison between South Korea and Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)Along with the emphasis on environmental communication, this thesis examines how environmental groups and the public communicate through social media in Norway and South Korea. Environmental communication plays a key role ... -
Environmental conditions alter successional trajectories on an ephemeral resource: a field experiment with beetles in dead wood
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Successional processes can be observed for many organisms and resources, but most studies of succession have focused on plants. A general framework has been proposed, advocating that successional patterns in species turnover ... -
Environmental conditions determine the course and outcome of phytoplankton chytridiomycosis
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Environmental conservation and restoration : an assessement of the impact of bio-intensive agriculture in enhancing capacity of small holders farmers in Meru, Kenya to improve food security
(Master thesis, 2016)Bio- Intensive Agriculture (BIA) is a type of organic agriculture which aims at obtaining highest yields from small pieces of land and ensures increased biodiversity. For BIA to achieve its objectives, that is maintaining ... -
Environmental crimes and illegal waste trade : a study of the perception of the seriousness of crimes related to slow violence and ecomafie in the province of Brescia, Italy
(Master thesis, 2021)This Master Thesis project in International Environmental Studies, Noragric, NMBU, focuses on environmental crimes related to the illegal waste cycle in Northern Italy. The research aims to study the perceptions of the ... -
Environmental damage cost of renewable electricity production : hydroelectricity
(Master thesis, 2017)Environmental damage and its costs have been given priority in modern production pattern in the rapid global climate change circumstances. As a key input factor, electricity (energy) and its increasing demand boost up its ... -
Environmental effectiveness, economic effectiveness and equity : a case study of Payments for Environmental Services (PES) in Hojancha, Costa Rica
(Master thesis, 2012-08-06)Payments for Environmental services (PES) has been considered a cost-effective instrument to deal with negative externalities such as CO2 emissions and loss of biodiversity, in addition to providing co-benefits such as ... -
Environmental effects of agricultural change and development in the Northern province Zambia
(Report, 1989-12)This report was commissioned by the Provincial Planning Unit (PPU) of the Northern Province, Government of the Republic of Zambia and the Norwegian Agency for International Development (NORAD). The major objective of the ... -
Environmental factors associated with glutenin polymer assembly during grain maturation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This study aims to understand the environmental factors, focusing on rain and fungal infection, affecting the assembly of glutenin polymers during grain maturation. Spring wheat was grown in the field and grains were sampled ... -
Environmental Governance ? From Public to Private?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This paper analyzes the expanded role of private actors and markets in environmental governance. The public goods dimension of environmental services renders privatization and trading challenging. To illustrate the key ... -
Environmental governance and legitimacy of hydropower development in Turkey
(Master thesis, 2021)Mainly after the liberalization of the energy market, the development of hydropower in Turkey had rapidly grown. The so-called hydropower boom has been subject to many years of debate and controversies. While the earliest ... -
The environmental governance system around the implementation of sustainable aviation fuels in Norway : a case study on e-fuels and carbon capture and utilization value chain
(Master thesis, 2021)Over the last years Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs) have gained attention as a solution to lower CO2 emissions from aviation, a sector difficult to electrify that contributes to a large extent to global CO2 emissions, ... -
Environmental impact assessment of commercial forestry in forest reserves in Chobe District, Northern Botswana
(Professional article, 1992-03)This report summarizes the conclusions of a four week consultancy undertaken to assess the ecological sustainability of forestry practices in five forest reserves in Chobe district in NE Botswana. The terms of reference ... -
Environmental impact of radionuclides and trace elements in the thorium rich Fen area in Norway
(PhD Thesis;2014:26, Doctoral thesis, 2014)The Fen Complex which is situated in the south of Norway, represents a magmatic bedrock area enriched in thorium (Th), iron (Fe), niobium (Nb) and rare earth elements (REE), and is well known for the elevated levels of ...