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Possibilities of three Swedish wild grown macroalgae by Andersson, Lisa

“…Due to the good gelling properties of macroalgae, algae derived products such as alginates can be used as additives commonly used as stabilizers in several food items. With a changing climate, the interest in algae has increased, both because algae can easily be grown without any major impacts on the climate, as well as their versatile applicability in the food industry. …”
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Blockchain and certification for more sustainable coffee Production by Gashema, Christian

“…Thereafter a theory of change and the Multi-level perspective frameworks were employed to illustrate an intervention matrix, describing how blockchain technology can complement the shortfalls of applied sustainability certifications in coffee production. …”
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A case study of the CSR communication strategies in the Nordic coffee industry by Katter, Sofie-Marie

“…The global coffee industry faces many sustainability challenges of which serious adaptation and transformation techniques is required in order to get it back on the right path. The climate changes have already and will continue to affect the current coffee cultivation areas so much that some of the geographical location used for coffee cultivation today cannot be used for coffee cultivation in the future. …”
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Digging for Common Ground by Rogge, Finn

“…The research agrees with studies in the current de-growth and embeddedness literature that have recognised the potential transformative power of a more holistic approach in addressing climate change and the various initiatives and grass-root movements that are guided by alternative approaches to sustainability. …”
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Hur mår minigrisen? by Salestam, Melinda

“…The fact that miniature pet pigs live without a conspecific, are weaned too early from the sow, show aggression and anxiety, have problems with their claws and change home often can lead to negative welfare. Therefore, these topics need to be further examined to gain more knowledge that could potentially increase the welfare for miniature pet pigs.…”
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Antropogena effekter på sötvattenlevande tiofotade kräftdjur by Lidell, Viktoria

“…However, further research and education is probably one of the main solutions for a long-term change, together with individual responsibility and restraint.…”
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Challenges to commercial urban agriculture by Pettersson, Sandra

“…Climate change has led to a number of implications for humans. …”
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Instagram and sustainability by Budiwarman, Caroline

“…Despite criticisms that influencers might push unnecessary consumption, the findings of this research empower the idea that Instagram is capable – and from some users’ perspective, even powerful – to change someone’s perspective about sustainability. …”
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Mapping the market of unrefined forest industry by-products in northern Sweden by Persson, Léon

“…The need to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases is emergent, from a global perspective they are the driving force behind climate change. To reduce emissions, by-products from the forest industry can substitute fossil-based products. …”
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Copy number variations as potential biomarkers for disease development in Breast Cancer by Kancherla, Reddy Prakash

“…Illumina SNPs genotyping of blood and cells surrounding tumor indicated the occurrence of changes in the region connected to IFNAR1 gene loci. …”
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Uppförandekoder inom livsmedelsindustrin : en fallstudie by Jansson, Elin

“…The world has changed its understanding of environmental issues dramatically and more people are showing awareness of social and environmental problems. …”

Effects of forest plantations on soil carbon sequestration and farmers’ livelihoods by Poultouchidou, Anatoli

“…Due to the establishment of plantations, farmers’ livelihoods have changed in different aspects. The impact of the plantations was stronger in households situated closer to the plantations than for those people who lived further away from the plantation area. …”
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Ersättningsmodeller för ballasttransporter : vid anläggning och underhåll av skogsbilvägar by Grönlund, Örjan

“…This study will focus on the methods and consequences associated with a change of Holmen Skog’s payment model from per hour to per metric ton for ballast hauling. …”

Native forest conservation within the framework of forest promotion policy in Uruguay by Normey, Andrés

“…Environmental changes due to anthropogenic causes have brought a negative effect on Uruguayan native forest. …”
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Varbergs goda jord by Kjeller, Agnar

“…Arable land has become more important as a natural resource from a global point of view and in concerns of higher demands of food supply, as a result of population growth, higher consumption worldwide and climate change. But the arable land in Sweden is being exploited an increasingly rapid pace and the arable land in Varberg is not an exception of this development. …”
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Swedish dairy farmers’ interest in using price risk management tools by Andersson, Julia, Hilmerby, Ankie, Sundin Lundberg, Anna

“…The dairy market will change importantly in the coming years. The quota system, which has regulated the European dairy production, will disappear in 2015 and the European dairy market will then be importantly affected by the volatility characterizing the dynamic of world prices. …”
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Isolation of antibiotic producing microorganisms by screening for antibiotic resistance by Nordenfjäll, Emma

“…New isolation and screening methods applied on samples from under-explored ecological niches like marine environments and plant endophytes are examined to increase the change of finding new useful antimicrobial metabolites. …”
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Introducing lean production process model for the horse business sector in Sweden by Öwall, Johanna

“…The value stream mapping exercise needs interested and enthusiastic participants to be successful. Changes must be considered as an opportunity, not a threat in order to improve businesses and their profitability.…”
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Social acceptability of marine protected areas by Sjölander, Frans

“…NFZs are ultimately implemented in order to change human behaviour, and acceptability among stakeholders can affect the possibility of their implementation as well as their ecological success. …”
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Nutritional value of pastures in enclosure systems in semi-arid rangelands of Chepareria, West Pokot, Kenya by Löfqvist, Ditte

“…West Pokot is situated in the North Western part of Kenya where 45% of the farmers are pastoralist, 29% are agro-pastoralists and 26% have mixed-farming. There is an ongoing change in the way of farming where pastoralist are settling down and starting to cultivate, so-called agro-pastoralists. …”
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