Livestock & the environment: Finding a balance
Cees de Haan
Henning Steinfeld
Harvey Blackburn
Report of Study by the
Commission of the European Communities, the World Bank
and the governments of Denmark, France, Germany, The Netherlands,
United Kingdom and The United States of America.
The Study was coordinated by the
Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations, the United States Agency for International
Development and the World Bank.
The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the donors and institutions involved in this study concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. |
European Commission Directorate-General for Development
Development Policy Sustainable Development and Natural Resources
The publication of this study was achieved with the financial contribution of the European Union Environment and Development Budget Line (B7-6200). The authors are solely responsible for all opinions expressed in this document, which do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union.
Study Sponsors |
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Commission of the European Communities Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations World Bank and the governments of: | |
Denmark: | International Development Agency |
France: | Ministère de la Cooperation |
Germany: | BMZ, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development via GTZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit) |
Netherlands: | Directorate General of international Cooperation |
United Kingdom: | Overseas Development Administration |
United States: | Environmental Protection Agency |
Preface: Livestock & the environment: Finding a balance
A changing world
The role of livestock in this changing world
The implications for global natural resources
Livestock production systems and the main environmental challenges
The changing importance of different production systems
The conceptual models: Driving force state-response and induced innovation frameworksDriving forces
State
Societal response: Technology and policy options
Induced innovation
Chapter 2: Livestock grazing systems & the environment
Environmental challenges
Grazing systems of the arid areasState
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy optionsGrazing systems in the semi-arid and sub-humid tropics
State
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy optionsGrazing systems and tropical rainforests
State
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy optionsGrazing systems in temperate zones
State
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy options
Chapter 3: Mixed farming systems & the environment
Mixed farming systems in the developing world: Nutrient deficits
State
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy optionsMixed farming systems in the developed world: Nutrient surpluses
Environmental challenges
State
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy options
Chapter 4: Industrial livestock systems & the environment
State
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy options
Chapter 5: Beyond production systems
Concentrate feed production
Environmental challengesState
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy optionsConclusion
Domestic animal diversityEnvironmental challenges
State
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy optionsLivestock and greenhouse gases
Environmental challenges
State
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy optionsProcessing of livestock products
Environmental challenges
State and driving forces
Technology and policy options
From analysis to action
Driving forces
Response: Policy and technology options
Critical actionsGet the decision making right
Get a correct and consistent policy framework
Get the regulations and access to resources right
Get the financial incentives right
Get the technology generation and transfer right
Get the infrastructure right
Annex 1: The driving force-state-response (DSR) model
Annex 2: Statistical tables
Annex 3: Environmental indicators in livestock production systems
Lists of abbreviations and acronyms
References