The way forward for livestock and the environment
Livestock provide many benefits to society, but at the same time, they generate considerable pressure on land, water and biomass resources and are responsible for 18 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions. The total demand for livestock products may almost double by 2050, mostly in the developing...
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| author | Herrero, Mario Thornton, Philip K. Gerber, Pierre J. Zijpp, A.J. van der Steeg, Jeannette van de Notenbaert, An Maria Omer Lecomte, P. Tarawali, Shirley A. Grace, Delia |
| author_browse | Gerber, Pierre J. Grace, Delia Herrero, Mario Lecomte, P. Notenbaert, An Maria Omer Steeg, Jeannette van de Tarawali, Shirley A. Thornton, Philip K. Zijpp, A.J. van der |
| author_facet | Herrero, Mario Thornton, Philip K. Gerber, Pierre J. Zijpp, A.J. van der Steeg, Jeannette van de Notenbaert, An Maria Omer Lecomte, P. Tarawali, Shirley A. Grace, Delia |
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| description | Livestock provide many benefits to society, but at the same time, they generate considerable pressure on land, water and biomass resources and are responsible for 18 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions. The total demand for livestock products may almost double by 2050, mostly in the developing world due to increases in population density, urbanisation and incomes. At the same time, existing trade-offs and competing demands for natural resources with other sectors will intensify, making it necessary to take a combination of measures to reduce the environmental footprint of livestock production. Measures such as sustainable intensification of crop-livestock systems, payments for ecosystem services, income diversification in pastoral systems, regulation of industrial systems and livestock-product demand management could play a significant role in ensuring sustainable livestock production, livelihoods and environmental protection. This chapter examines the main environmental interactions of livestock production and suggests ways to improve them. |
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| language | Inglés |
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| spelling | CGSpace30592024-01-22T09:44:16Z The way forward for livestock and the environment Herrero, Mario Thornton, Philip K. Gerber, Pierre J. Zijpp, A.J. van der Steeg, Jeannette van de Notenbaert, An Maria Omer Lecomte, P. Tarawali, Shirley A. Grace, Delia livestock environment Livestock provide many benefits to society, but at the same time, they generate considerable pressure on land, water and biomass resources and are responsible for 18 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions. The total demand for livestock products may almost double by 2050, mostly in the developing world due to increases in population density, urbanisation and incomes. At the same time, existing trade-offs and competing demands for natural resources with other sectors will intensify, making it necessary to take a combination of measures to reduce the environmental footprint of livestock production. Measures such as sustainable intensification of crop-livestock systems, payments for ecosystem services, income diversification in pastoral systems, regulation of industrial systems and livestock-product demand management could play a significant role in ensuring sustainable livestock production, livelihoods and environmental protection. This chapter examines the main environmental interactions of livestock production and suggests ways to improve them. 2010-11-09 2011-01-16T13:14:08Z 2011-01-16T13:14:08Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/3059 en Open Access University of the Free State and CTA Herrero M, Thornton PK, Gerber P, Zijpp A. van der, Steeg J. van de, Notenbaert AM, Lecomte P, Tarawali S and Grace, D. 2010. The way forward for livestock and the environment. IN: Swanepoel F, Stroebel S, ceoyo S. The role of livestock in developing communities: Enhancing multifunctionality. Cape Town, South Africa: University of the Free State and CTA: 51-76 |
| spellingShingle | livestock environment Herrero, Mario Thornton, Philip K. Gerber, Pierre J. Zijpp, A.J. van der Steeg, Jeannette van de Notenbaert, An Maria Omer Lecomte, P. Tarawali, Shirley A. Grace, Delia The way forward for livestock and the environment |
| title | The way forward for livestock and the environment |
| title_full | The way forward for livestock and the environment |
| title_fullStr | The way forward for livestock and the environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | The way forward for livestock and the environment |
| title_short | The way forward for livestock and the environment |
| title_sort | way forward for livestock and the environment |
| topic | livestock environment |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/3059 |
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