Priority areas for investment in more sustainable and climate-resilient livestock systems

Livestock production supports economic growth, jobs and nutrition, but contributes to and is vulnerable to climate change. A transition is thus needed for livestock systems to become more sustainable and climate resilient, with clear positive effects on the Sustainable Development Goals. It is uncle...

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Autores principales: Bonilla-Cedrez, Camila, Steward, Peter, Rosenstock, Todd S., Thornton, Philip K., Arango, Jacobo, Kropff, Martin, Ramírez Villegas, Julián
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131069
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author Bonilla-Cedrez, Camila
Steward, Peter
Rosenstock, Todd S.
Thornton, Philip K.
Arango, Jacobo
Kropff, Martin
Ramírez Villegas, Julián
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Bonilla-Cedrez, Camila
Kropff, Martin
Ramírez Villegas, Julián
Rosenstock, Todd S.
Steward, Peter
Thornton, Philip K.
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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description Livestock production supports economic growth, jobs and nutrition, but contributes to and is vulnerable to climate change. A transition is thus needed for livestock systems to become more sustainable and climate resilient, with clear positive effects on the Sustainable Development Goals. It is unclear, however, where the global community should invest to support this change. We identified priority geographies for livestock system investments in 132 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), at mid- and low latitudes. Our results show that adaptation and mitigation goals are inextricably linked for the vast majority of these countries. An equal weighting of adaptation and mitigation indicators suggests that the top five investment priorities are India, Brazil, China, Pakistan and Sudan. Across LMICs, these act as critical control points for the livestock sector’s interactions with the climate system, land and livelihoods.
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spelling CGSpace1310692025-11-18T15:42:50Z Priority areas for investment in more sustainable and climate-resilient livestock systems Bonilla-Cedrez, Camila Steward, Peter Rosenstock, Todd S. Thornton, Philip K. Arango, Jacobo Kropff, Martin Ramírez Villegas, Julián agriculture climate change development environmental impact sustainability livestock livestock systems resilience Livestock production supports economic growth, jobs and nutrition, but contributes to and is vulnerable to climate change. A transition is thus needed for livestock systems to become more sustainable and climate resilient, with clear positive effects on the Sustainable Development Goals. It is unclear, however, where the global community should invest to support this change. We identified priority geographies for livestock system investments in 132 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), at mid- and low latitudes. Our results show that adaptation and mitigation goals are inextricably linked for the vast majority of these countries. An equal weighting of adaptation and mitigation indicators suggests that the top five investment priorities are India, Brazil, China, Pakistan and Sudan. Across LMICs, these act as critical control points for the livestock sector’s interactions with the climate system, land and livelihoods. 2023-06-29 2023-07-11T06:43:32Z 2023-07-11T06:43:32Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131069 en Open Access application/pdf Springer Bonilla-Cedrez, C.; Steward, P.; Rosenstock, T.S.; Thornton, P.; Arango, J.; Kropff, M.; Ramirez-Villegas, J. (2023) Priority areas for investment in more sustainable and climate-resilient livestock systems. Nature Sustainability, Online first paper (29 June 2023). ISSN: 2398-9629
spellingShingle agriculture
climate change
development
environmental impact
sustainability
livestock
livestock systems
resilience
Bonilla-Cedrez, Camila
Steward, Peter
Rosenstock, Todd S.
Thornton, Philip K.
Arango, Jacobo
Kropff, Martin
Ramírez Villegas, Julián
Priority areas for investment in more sustainable and climate-resilient livestock systems
title Priority areas for investment in more sustainable and climate-resilient livestock systems
title_full Priority areas for investment in more sustainable and climate-resilient livestock systems
title_fullStr Priority areas for investment in more sustainable and climate-resilient livestock systems
title_full_unstemmed Priority areas for investment in more sustainable and climate-resilient livestock systems
title_short Priority areas for investment in more sustainable and climate-resilient livestock systems
title_sort priority areas for investment in more sustainable and climate resilient livestock systems
topic agriculture
climate change
development
environmental impact
sustainability
livestock
livestock systems
resilience
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131069
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