Category Archives: Environment

Mobile pastoralism—A 10,000-year-old practice still robust, if threatened, in the Mediterranean today
Biodiversity / Cattle / Climate Change / Environment / Europe / Goats / Pastoralism / Policy / Rangelands / Sheep / Small Ruminants

Mobile pastoralism—A 10,000-year-old practice still robust, if threatened, in the Mediterranean today

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Mobile Pastoralism in the Mediterranean: Arguments and evidence for policy reform and its role in combating climate change presents over 100 arguments detailing the benefits of mobile pastoralism to biodiversity, carbon storage, wildfire prevention, climate change, food security and quality, traditional ecological knowledge, rural economies, tourism—to name a few. Continue reading →

Cleaning up assessments of livestock-environment systems in developing countries with CLEANED
Climate Change / Crop-Livestock / East Africa / Environment / Kenya / Livestock Systems / LIVESTOCKCRP / LIVESTOCKFISH / News clipping / NRM / Pro-Poor Livestock / SLS / Value Chains

Cleaning up assessments of livestock-environment systems in developing countries with CLEANED

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CLEANED provides a rapid assessment that quantifies potential environmental impacts of planned livestock development interventions at multiple spatial scales. With a particular focus on developing countries, it requires participatory discussions with local communities to make sure that assessments are relevant to local agro-ecological landscapes and production systems. Continue reading →

Beef cattle grazing on American rangelands—not feedlots—could be net carbon sink
Animal Production / Cattle / Climate Change / Environment / North America / Rangelands / Science paper / Soils / USA

Beef cattle grazing on American rangelands—not feedlots—could be net carbon sink

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A new research paper by Michigan State University scientists analyses the impacts of soil carbon sequestration on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions in Midwestern USA beef finishing systems and finds that eEmissions from the multi-paddock grazing system were offset completely by soil carbon sequestration and that soil carbon sequestration from well-managed grazing may help to mitigate climate change. Continue reading →

Thinking ‘beyond the farm’—On Germany’s longstanding commitment to agricultural research for development
Agriculture / CCAFS / CGIAR / Climate Change / Environment / Event report / Film and video / Food Security / Germany / ILRI / Mazingira / Policy / Presentation / Research / SLS

Thinking ‘beyond the farm’—On Germany’s longstanding commitment to agricultural research for development

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Watch and listen to Stefan Schmitz, head of Food, Agriculture & Rural Development at Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), as he delivers a short (6-minute) filmed presentation at one of several linked collaborative events led by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and held on the sidelines of the 23rd Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 7 Nov 2017 in Bonn, Germany. Continue reading →

Livestock-based solutions for sustainable development in Africa
Animal Feeding / Animal Health / Animal Production / Animal Products / Directorate / Environment / Ethiopia / Event report / Food Security / ILRI / ILRIComms / News clipping / Nutrition / Policy / Poverty / Pro-Poor Livestock

Livestock-based solutions for sustainable development in Africa

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In 2016, the United Nations issued a report highlighting the centrality of the livestock sector to the food sector and the promotion of sustainable development. Driven by population and economic growth, particularly in Africa, demand for livestock products is expected to increase by about 70% in the coming 30 years. No longer constrained by weak domestic demand on the continent, the sector in Africa today still faces many challenges which require long-term planning, coordination and investment. The development and implementation of roadmaps for livestock sector in Africa have the capacity to drive sustained economic growth, inclusive social and human development, and an efficient use of natural resources. Continue reading →

The many benefits of livestock are the focus of an international meeting in Addis Ababa
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The many benefits of livestock are the focus of an international meeting in Addis Ababa

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The 7th multi-stakeholder partnership meeting of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock kicked off on Monday in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. The four-day meeting, which attracted more than 250 livestock specialists from 50 countries, aims to strengthen the role of livestock in supporting livelihoods, producing safe food and protecting the environment. It focuses on demonstrating the positive contribution of livestock to the lives of hundreds of millions of people across the world, and fostering the sustainable development of the rapidly growing sector. Continue reading →

Cooperating with the future: Towards multiplying the multiple benefits of sustainable livestock
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Cooperating with the future: Towards multiplying the multiple benefits of sustainable livestock

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Yesterday, 8 May 2017, Henning Steinfeld delivered a keynote presentation—Multiple Benefits from Sustainable Livestock—to some 300 participants on the first of a five-day 7th Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Meeting of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock. Continue reading →