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Book (stand-alone)Nutrient flows and associated environmental impacts in livestock supply chains. Guidelines for assessment
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2018Also available in:
No results found.The aim of the methodology developed in these guidelines is to introduce a harmonized international approach assessing nutrient flows and impact assessment for eutrophication and acidification for livestock supply chains taking the specificity of the various production systems involved into consideration. The methodology strives to increase understanding of nutrient use efficiency and associated environmental impacts and to facilitate the improvement of livestock systems’ environmental performance. The guidelines are a product of the Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership, a multi-stakeholder initiative whose goal is to improve the environmental sustainability of livestock sector through better metrics and data. Nutrient use in livestock production systems increased over the last decades due to the increased demand for livestock production. This demand is mainly driven by the increase in the population growth, population income, and urbanization. Consequently, in livestock supply chains, nutrient losses into the environment have contributed to environmental burdens such as climate change, air and water pollution, degradation of soil quality, loss of biodiversity and human health issues. Therefore, there is strong interest in measuring nutrient flows to improve the environmental performance of the livestock sector. The objectives of these guidelines are: • To develop a harmonized, science-based approach resting on a consensus among the sector’s stakeholders; • To recommend a scientific, but at the same time practical, an approach that builds on existing or developing methodologies; • To promote a harmonised approach to assess nutrient flows and impact assessment, relevant for global livestock supply chains; • To identify the principal areas where ambiguity or differing views exist concerning the methodological framework. During the development process, these guidelines were submitted for technical review and public review. The purpose is to strengthen the advice provided and ensure it meets the needs of those seeking to improve nutrient use efficiency and environmental performance through sound assessment practice. This document is not intended to remain static. It will be updated and improved as the sector evolves and more stakeholders become involved in the LEAP, and as new methodological frameworks and data become available. The guidelines developed by the LEAP Partnership gain strength because they represent a multi-actor coordinated cross-sectoral and international effort to harmonize assessment approaches. Ideally, the harmonization leads to greater understanding, transparent application and communication of metrics, and, not least, real and measurable improvement in environmental performance. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBiodiversity and the livestock sector
Summary of the guidelines for assessment
2020Also available in:
No results found.Greenhouse gas emissions can be expressed as CO2 equivalence and water use in terms of litres consumed, but there is no single common unit to measure biodiversity because of its multivariate nature, context-specificity and because conservation priorities are subject to a societal value judgment. The intrinsic complexity of biodiversity may explain why it has been left out of many environmental assessments of the livestock sector. Yet, the impact of livestock on biodiversity needs to be measured to support policy development and sustainable management decisions. The Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership has tackled the challenge and published the guidelines on biodiversity with the objective to provide step-by-step recommendations for the quantitative assessment of the effects of livestock production on wild biodiversity, based on existing indicators and methods. The guidelines are relevant to a range of assessment objectives, users, scales, geographical regions, livestock species, and production systems. -
Book (stand-alone)Final Report of the Regional Meeting on Agroecology in sub-Saharan Africa 2016
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The Multistakeholder Consultation on agroecology for sub-Saharan Africa was held in Dakar, Senegal on 5-6 November 2015. Agroecology was presented as a solution to harness Africa’s social, natural and economic assets as it enhances local biodiversity and the conservation of natural resources. It also represents a paradigm shift in the way agriculture has been practised and analysed by proponent of mainstream science for over a century with an essentially reductionist approach and an increasing d ependence on external inputs. A significant part of conversations around food security and climate change has focused on production and productivity to meet present and future needs. While this can make important contributions to solving these problems, a further observation points out that public goods like social development and innovation are strong—and perhaps the strongest—levers for increasing food security. It was recognized that this requires a dramatic shift, starting with understanding the current conditions and incentivizing the systems that employ the best solutions: building the soil as a living organism; managing pests through natural practices and with increased biodiversity; and focusing on knowledge development and community empowerment at the local level. It was highlighted that food producers were the backbone of these local innovation systems, integrating local and scientific knowledge.Read the reports and other materials from other Meetings on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition :
- Indigenous Food Systems, Agroecology and the Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure. A Meeting between Indigenous Peoples and FAO. 2-3 February 2015 - FAO, Rome Headquarters
- Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition Proceedings of the FAO International Symposium. 18-19 September 2014, Rome, Italy
- Abstracts for the Final Report for the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition. Scientific Knowledge Session, 18 September 2014
- Agroecology to reverse soil degradation and achieve food security
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