Welcome to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership, a collaborative multi-stakeholder initiative dedicated to enhancing the environmental sustainability of the livestock sector through harmonized methods, metrics and data-driven solutions. By aligning our strategies with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement, we are committed to catalysing positive change and accelerating a sustainable transformation of livestock supply chains on a global scale.
Highlights
Biodiversity and livestock across Central Asia: The experience of Tajikistan
20/09/2023
Experts gathered during the FAO LEAP training on quantitative assessment of livestock's impacts on biodiversity in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Celebrating global grasslands to accelerate the transition toward sustainable livestock practices
27/04/2023
Soils are the second largest carbon pool on the planet and play an important role in climate change mitigation, food security and nutrition of billions...
Disseminating FAO LEAP Guidelines to improve the environmental performance of the livestock and feed supply chains in China
08/12/2022
The National Animal Husbandry Service (NAHS) of the People’s Republic of China organizes a training course on the FAO LEAP guidelines for national livestock...
FAO LEAP partnership unites scientists and experts worldwide in San Jose, Costa Rica
24/11/2023
Two technical advisory groups of experts made up of more than 60 members will meet in Costa Rica for the development of new guidelines.
Five questions (and answers) with Hsin Huang
05/09/2022
The FAO LEAP Steering Committee chairperson replies to five questions on the multi-stakeholder partnership and its way forward
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LEAP joins the Expo 2025 in Osaka
Osaka (Japan), 09/10/2025
The FAO Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership will be taking centre stage at the TEAM EXPO Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai, Japan, on 9 October. The event will aim at demonstrating how sustainable livestock systems and circular bioeconomy approaches are essential drivers for a more resilient agrifood system. This directly supported t...
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The FAO LEAP Partnership: Transforming Livestock Sustainability Together
28/02/2024
FAO LEAP Partnership is a global multi-stakeholder initiative striving for more sustainable livestock practices. It offers tools to assess and minimize...