Livestock & the environment: Finding a balance


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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

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

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Acknowledgments

Preface: Livestock & the environment: Finding a balance

Introduction

A changing world
The role of livestock in this changing world
The implications for global natural resources

Chapter 1: The framework

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 frameworks

Driving forces
State
Societal response: Technology and policy options
Induced innovation

Chapter 2: Livestock grazing systems & the environment

Environmental challenges
Grazing systems of the arid areas

State
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy options

Grazing systems in the semi-arid and sub-humid tropics

State
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy options

Grazing systems and tropical rainforests

State
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy options

Grazing systems in temperate zones

State
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy options

Conclusion

Chapter 3: Mixed farming systems & the environment

Environmental challenges

The evolution of the mixed farming system

Mixed farming systems in the developing world: Nutrient deficits

State
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy options

Mixed farming systems in the developed world: Nutrient surpluses

Environmental challenges
State
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy options

Conclusions

Chapter 4: Industrial livestock systems & the environment

Environmental challenges

State
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy options

Conclusions

Chapter 5: Beyond production systems

Concentrate feed production
Environmental challenges

State
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy options

Conclusion
Domestic animal diversity

Environmental challenges
State
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy options

Livestock and greenhouse gases

Environmental challenges
State
Driving forces
Response: Technology and policy options

Processing of livestock products

Environmental challenges
State and driving forces
Technology and policy options

Chapter 6: Conclusion

From analysis to action
Driving forces
Response: Policy and technology options
Critical actions

Get 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

The potential implications of these measures

Annexes

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