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
Category Archives: Livestock Systems
ILRI recognized for contributing to Ethiopia’s livestock sector growth
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) was recognized for its work in the Ethiopia livestock sector analysis, and the development of the Ethiopian livestock master plan. Continue reading
Cooperating with the future: Towards multiplying the multiple benefits of sustainable livestock
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
Why an Indian environmentalist does not advocate vegetarianism, or condemn meat eating, for her country
As an Indian (I underline Indian) environmentalist I would not advocate vegetarianism for the following reasons. Continue reading
Leveraging cross-sector partnerships to deliver animal health services in extensive livestock systems
ILRI and TechnoServe jointly convened a stakeholders’ workshop to deliberate on how best to achieve sustainable livestock services in extensive production systems in Africa. Continue reading
New paper reveals nexus between scientific assessment methods and social accountability
A newly published study analysed socioecological assessment technologies to establish how scientific socio-ecological assessments promote science-policy-practice and how scientific choices can simplify complex sociological relationships with implications for science-policy-practice Continue reading
No mean feat: Putting reindeer and goat (and parts thereof) on holiday tables in the Arctic and Africa
No mean feat: Putting reindeer and goat and chicken (and parts thereof) on Christmas tables in the Arctic and Africa. Continue reading