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Traditional ecological knowledge in the Peruvian Andes : practice, synergies, and sustainability
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis presents a theoretical discussion on the role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in livelihood activities and resilience strategies of the Indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Andes and the possibility of ... -
Transcending challenges of attaining distributive justice in pro-poor activities of Redd-Plus (Redd+) : justice in Brazil, Vietnam and Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2014-02-13)Climate change is a phenomenon whose data has set a base for discussion, debates and research, all influential to policy and action restructuring at all levels of natural resource use and governance. Often issues of ... -
Transforming livelihood through innovative agricultural reform : an insight into the adoption of system of rice intensification (SRI) in Nepal
(Master thesis, 2015-12-07)This study explains the ability of ground-breaking rice cultivation practice known as System of Rice Intensification (SRI). SRI is allowing Nepalese farmers to double not only the rice production but also to prove that the ... -
Transforming Owambo transhumant pastoralism in Northern Namibia : a social-environmental history, ca. 1900s – 2006
(Master thesis, 2009)Transhumant pastoralism in north-central Namibia, the former Owambo, was explored from a historical perspective, using the theory of socio-environmental history as a framework. The study used secondary data, informal ... -
Transition from slash-and-burn (Khoriya) farming to permanent agroforestry in the middle hills of Nepal; An analysis of costs ,benefits and farmers' adoption
(Master thesis, 2010-11-24)Slash-and-burn farming, locally known as Khoriya farming, has been one of the farming systems prevailing in the middle hills of Nepal. Reduced fallow period in this kind of agriculture is considered as the major economic ... -
Transitions to sustainability : a photographic exploration into the motivations, impacts, and expectations of community renewable energy production on the Isle of Eigg
(Master thesis, 2018)Island communities around the world have long had to deal with issues that many mainland communities are beginning to face. European small islands face many of the same challenges as islands in the Asia-Pacific or Caribbean ... -
Trends in Intellectual Property Rights to Genetically Modified Agricultural Products (exemplified by legislation of Ukraine)
(Master thesis, 2015-08-04)Genetically modified agricultural products (hereinafter-GMAPs) are produced based on genetic resources (hereinafter - GRs), which could be treated as valuable ecological (for functioning of the ecosystem) and economic (for ... -
Tribalism in Kuwait : impacts on the Parliament
(Master thesis, 2016-08-22)The State of Kuwait is composed of different tribes from variant origins. This thesis explores the very foundation of this cultural phenomenon and analyses its socio-political developments in the country’s parliament. Also, ... -
Turkish Diaspora in Norway or Has the Norwegian Politics ever tasted Turkish delight?
(Master thesis, 2014-08-12)This qualitative study suggests that the Turkish people established their diasporic group soon after their first arrival to Norway. In the beginning, there was a small number of Turks in Norway, so they could come together ... -
Ukraine at war : symbolic politics in Donbas insurgency
(Master thesis, 2017)The events of the Euromaidan triggered an insurgent movements’ emergence in the East of Ukraine to mobilise against the newly-organised authorities in Kiev. These insurgent movements shook the country in as much as Ukraine ... -
Uncertainty and Inaction : a study on forces of concern in the Cerrado of Mato Grosso, Brazil
(Master thesis, 2020)This study is an analysis of uncertainty and inaction among actors of the agricultural industry in the Cerrado region of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The Cerrado is a vast savannah biome neighboring the Amazon and is fraught with ... -
Understanding attitudes towards restrictive car policies among residents of the city of Oslo
(Master thesis, 2020)As a means to e.g. reduce GHG emissions, air pollution, and noise, The City Council of Oslo, in line with national-level climate goals, has introduced restrictive car policies through their Climate and Energy Strategy. ... -
Understanding conditions for cooperation when regulating common resources: Why is climate change so difficult to govern?
(Master thesis, 2015-03-31)International community has had little success in solving the problem of governing shared natural resources, of which the changing climate is the most prominent example. I wanted to know why. To answer this question I ... -
Understanding drivers of consumption practices : a study of motivations among young consumers in Norway
(Master thesis, 2015-07-27)Mass-consumption of clothing is an important contributor to climate change and other environmental problems. This study aims to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the complexities of consumption by looking at ... -
Understanding socio-economic challenges facing smallholder farmers in Gondokoro, Central Equatoria State (South Sudan)
(Master thesis, 2017)Smallholder farmers in Gondokoro of Central Equatoria state (now Jubek state) have failed to increase food production due to socio-economic challenges. This study was designed to identify critical factors that hinder ... -
Understanding the factors that affect the uptake of subsidised mineral fertilisers in Northern Ghana : a case study of the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo district
(Master thesis, 2019)The mineral fertiliser subsidy programme in Ghana that kicked-off in 2008 went through peaks and valleys in ensuing years. But in 2017/8, it was apparently hauled up on the banner of ‘planting for food and jobs’. This study ... -
Understanding the impact of El Niño and La Niña on Bangladesh’s crop production and disaster management plan
(Master thesis, 2018)ENSO is a natural phenomenon which creates climate anomalies around the world. And this has linked with extreme disaster in some part of the world. This climatic anomalies and extreme disaster events have an impact on ... -
Underwater noise pollution : an evaluation of the voluntary guidelines on reduction of underwater noise from commercial shipping in the United States
(Master thesis, 2017)The threat of underwater noise pollution was recognized by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) which adopted the voluntary guidelines for the reduction of underwater noise from commercial shipping to address ... -
Unidade Policial Pacificadora in Morro da Providência : a study of the security development Nexus
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The United States Climate Alliance : a communicative action perspective
(Master thesis, 2020)On June 1, 2017, US President Trump announced the United States decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. This announcement sprouted a lot of debates and criticisms, locally and internationally. Later that same day, ...