Learning Event No. 6, Session 2: Steinfeld. ARDD2012 Rio,
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The document discusses the resource-intensive nature of the livestock sector, highlighting its significant contributions to greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, and deforestation. It outlines a global action agenda aimed at improving natural resource efficiency, restoring grassland value, and achieving zero discharge from animal manure, emphasizing the necessity of multi-stakeholder collaboration. The agenda seeks to align economic gains with environmental sustainability through innovative technology adoption and sustainable practices.
Learning Event No. 6, Session 2: Steinfeld. ARDD2012 Rio,
- 1. The Sustainable Livestock Agenda www.livestockdialogue.org
- 2. The livestock sector is resource- hungry ~ 70 of total agricultural land, 35 % of all crop land ~ 60 % of total anthropogenic biomass appropriation ~ 29 % of agricultural water use Greenhouse gas emissions Driver of deforestation (pasture, soy) and degradation Major source of water pollution
- 3. Point of Departure The livestock sector is resource-hungry The sector has specific resource issues ◦ Low NRU efficiency ◦ geographic dispersion (extensive systems) ◦ geographic clustering (intensive systems) Demand will continue to grow and needs to be accommodated within finite resources Potential for social, health and economic gains needs to be seized
- 4. A Global Agenda of Action • Focus: Livestock sector’s natural resource use – social, economic and health aspects need to be safeguarded • Nature: Open, voluntary, informal, consensual, action-oriented, multi- stakeholder (public, private, civil society, research, international organizations) • Process: Broad stakeholder consultations to create awareness, agree on objectives, priorities and concepts (ongoing)
- 5. Direction of Change Improving the efficiency of natural resource use Three focus areas: 1. Close the efficiency gap: catching up in technology adoption 2. Restore value to grasslands: supporting soil carbon, ecosystem health and productivity restoration with climate finance 3. Zero discharge: towards full recovery of nutrient and energy from animal manure
- 6. Closing the Efficiency Gap total greenhouse gas emissions and milk output per cow 12.00 10.00 kg CO2-eq. per kg FPCM 8.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 0.00 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 Output per cow, kg FPCM per year
- 7. Closing the efficiency gap Resource constraints have started to “bite” Huge gaps between attainable and actually attained efficiency Gaps can be narrowed with existing technology Globally there is more gain from large numbers of producers catching up than from pushing the frontier Prices need to reflect true scarcities of natural resources
- 8. Closing the natural resource use efficiency gap What has changed: The natural resource constraint has become “real” Govern- Private Civil Scienc Inter Actions ments Sector Society e Govern Org. mental Org. Define and measure efficiency Assess natural resource use efficiency gap and options to close the gap Develop PPPs for innovation and technology transfer Promote investments in efficiency improvement Expected result: More knowledge -intensive practices, with more efficient natural resource use
- 9. Restoring Value to Grasslands: Potential C sequestration in natural grasslands Through grazing practices, 20 year horizon
- 10. Restore value to grasslands Grasslands: ◦ often heavily degraded ◦ home to the poorest people globally Carbon finance and other PES can alter the production function of grasslands, particularly in marginal areas Develop a “business case” for grasslands – multiple, global and local, environmental services Certification methodologies are required Institutional mechanisms for benefit sharing need to be developed Income and development in areas without alternatives to livestock
- 11. Restoring value to grasslands What has changed: Payment for Environmental Services and climate change finance can reverse the neglect of grasslands and enhance productivity and incomes Govern- Private Civil Scienc Inter Actions ments Sector Society e Govern Org. mental Org. Assess potential for carbon sequestration and synergies with food security Develop monitoring and certification methodologies Pilot institutional and technical approaches Develop intergovernmental support for grasslands, e.g. through NAMAs Expected result: Pastoralist adopt practices that provide environmental services and improve food security
- 12. Globally-900,000,000 hogs Estimated distribution of industrialized produced pig populations. Livestock’s Long Shadow, 2006
- 13. Towards zero discharge: Recovery of nutrients and energy from animal manure Issue: Discharge of animal manure into the environment caused by geographic concentration of livestock total amounts of nutrients in livestock excreta > synthetic fertilizers 50 to 90 percent of nutrients contained in feed are excreted as manure, 30 % of energy Technology exists to recover most of the energy (biogas) and nutrients (except N) Policies to address spatial distribution of livestock are required
- 14. Recovery of nutrient and energy from animal manure What has changed: Discharge of animal manure is less and less accepted Govern- Private Civil Scienc Inter Actions ments Sector Society e Govern Org. mental Org. Analyze the clustering trend and assess the constraints to improved practices Develop regional networks for policy advise Create opportunities for nutrient recycling and energy recovery Foster the development of PPPs for technology transfer and adoption Expected result: Increased nutrient and energy recovery from manure, resulting in reduced pollution
- 15. The Agenda: what’s new? The thematic focus ◦ Puts the livestock sector on a sustainable growth path ◦ Offers strong synergies between economic gains and environmental impact reduction The action-orientation (change in practice) ◦ Build on the sense of urgency to put what we know into practice Value added of the multi-stakeholder engagement ◦ Convergence of interests and action will translate into change of practices