Soils contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals through carbon sequestration. By enhancing soil health and fertility, soils can play a crucial role in climate action, land degradation neutrality, and alleviating hunger. The present study provides a spatially explicit report on the state of grassland soils and can be used as a baseline for future work to explore the impacts of livestock management on soil carbon at regional, country and farm levels. Assessing the current state of grassland systems and their potential to sequester carbon in the soil is of key importance to understanding the trade-offs between grassland services on food security, biodiversity conservation and climate mitigation.
Year of publication: 2023Organization: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO), Auteurs individuels
Topic: Changement climatique, Services environnementaux, Régime foncier
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Global
The goal of this technical paper is to draw attention to the lessons pastoral systems offer in the face of climate change, in particular with regard to the challenge of achieving global resilience to climate variability without depending on unsustainable energy inputs.
Year of publication: 2023Organization: Auteurs individuels
Topic: Changement climatique, Sécurité alimentaire
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Global
Despite awareness of the critical roles of rangelands in sustaining livelihoods of pastoralists and ecological safeguarding, rangelands have felt the pressure of habitat fragmentation, land use change, industrialization, enclosure, privatization, militarization, and ecosystem devastation. This international blind peer-review journal, ‘Pastures & Pastoralism’, will contribute to the science, policy and practice across the world by providing a novel platform to seasoned, budding and young scientists, experts and practitioners, including the pastoral community members.
Year of publication: 2023Organization: Auteurs individuels
Topic: Changement climatique, Économie, Services environnementaux, Sécurité alimentaire, Les savoirs autochtones, Peuples autochtones, Régime foncier, Résilience
Language: English
Type of document: Technique, Scientifique, Bases de données
Geographical coverage: Global
We all know that industrial livestock farming is destroying our ecosystems and damaging the climate. But does that mean going vegan is the only way to save the planet? Not all meat and milk is created equal, and traditional communities around the world raise animals in very different ways, with hugely different environmental impacts.
Year of publication: 2022Organization: Auteurs individuels
Topic: Changement climatique, Services environnementaux
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Global
“Grazing with Trees” is a timely report which draws evidence from research, shares experiences from various case studies, and collates valuable knowledge from people on the ground. The report constitutes a solid foundation based on which we can analyse the current situation, discuss the main challenges and threats and, above all, build a roadmap to enhance the benefits provided by dryland silvopastoralism.
Year of publication: 2022Organization: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO)
Topic: Changement climatique, Services environnementaux, Résilience
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Global
This participatory grassland and rangeland assessment (PRAGA) methodology was developed for the assessment of rangelands and grasslands in selected project countries. The methodology was piloted in five countries – Burkina Faso, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Niger and Uruguay – to test its effectiveness and value. Necessary revisions were made to the methodology, based on lessons learned from its application. This document contains background information on global grasslands and rangelands and describes the need and the guiding principle for rangeland health assessments and practical guidance on how to conduct cost-effective assessment.
Year of publication: 2022Organization: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO), Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (IUCN)
Topic: Services environnementaux, Innovation, Régime foncier, Participation
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Amérique Latine, Afrique occidentale, Afrique orientale, Asie centrale
This report documents the good practices of rangeland management as a way to inform decisions on rangeland management; and raise awareness about the importance of locally identified management practices. It highlights the fact that these rangeland management practices do not necessarily align with practices as defined by scientists/ecologists. The target audience of this working paper includes decision-makers, land managers, other land users, and scientists.
Year of publication: 2022Organization: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO), Auteurs individuels
Topic: Innovation, Régime foncier
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Amérique Latine, Afrique occidentale, Afrique orientale, Asie centrale
This report explores some of the critical challenges that converge at the intersection of climate change and land governance. Some of these challenges are droughts, desertification, disaster risk, land and water management, land degradation and restoration, soil erosion and conservation, biodiversity, and food security.
Year of publication: 2022Organization: Auteurs individuels
Topic: Changement climatique, Services environnementaux, Régime foncier
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Proche-Orient