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A wake-up call for Latin America’s livestock sector: Emissions reductions crucial to meet SDGs by 2030

May 14, 2020 by Africa Kilimo

A new journal article analyzes the emission reduction practices of the livestock sector in seven Latin American countries and their potential to contribute to the fulfillment of the Paris Agreement goals. CALI, COLOMBIA – Despite the importance of the livestock sector for the economies of different Latin American countries, livestock is one of the largest […]

New guidance launched to help countries track livestock emissions

March 28, 2020 by Africa Kilimo

NEW ZEALAND – 92 developing countries included livestock-related emissions as a target for mitigation in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). One of the biggest challenges to achieving mitigation in the sector is tracking emissions, for which national inventories are a key tool. However, systems for measuring and monitoring changes in livestock greenhouse gas emissions are […]