FAO Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM)

23/03/2026

FAO’s Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM) is designed to calculate environmental impacts of livestock agrifood systems and help policymakers, researchers, and project identify pathways for minimizing those impacts and improving the efficiency of natural resource use.

FAO LEAP: A global partnership for livestock sustainability

16/04/2024

The FAO Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership is a global multi-stakeholder initiative striving for more sustainable livestock practices. The partnership offers tools to assess and minimize the environmental impacts of livestock systems, and to establish a global consensus on science-based methods to shape effective policies and business strategies.

Livestock and enteric methane

20/10/2022

Burping livestock are a big problem for our planet. When cows and other ruminants eat, their food ferments in their gut and produces methane, which contributes to global warming. FAO and partners are working with countries to assess their greenhouse gas emissions and develop sustainable livestock systems that benefit farmers, the economy, and the planet.