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Cattle ranching in Brazil is a key driver of deforestation and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Brazilian government plans to reduce national GHG emissions by at least 36%, partly by reducing emissions in the livestock sector through strategies such as intensification, pasture improvement, and...


Bogaerts, MeghanCirhigiri, LoraRobinson, IanRodkin, MikaelaHajjar, ReemCosta Junior, CiniroNewton, Peter[Climate change mitigation through intensified pasture management: Estimating greenhouse gas emissions on cattle farms in the Brazilian Amazon]Climate change mitigation through intensified pasture management: Estimating greenhouse gas emissions on cattle farms in the Brazilian Amazon

KEY FINDINGS Cattle producers joined sustainability initiatives primarily to increase production, reduce production costs, learn new practices and access innovations, and because of their interest in sustainability. Farmers who shifted to sustainable intensification practices increased their prod...

POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS Build on market development lessons from the coffee sector to enhance sustainability, quality, traceability, and branding in the cattle sector. Expand sustainability initiatives’ capacity to deliver market access, technical assistance, and finance services to more cattle fa...


Pinto LFGHajjar, ReemNewton, PeterAgrawal, A.Adshead DBini, DeniciBogaerts, MeghanCirhigiri, LoraMaguire-Rajpaul, Victoria AliceGonzáles Chaves, A.McDermott CMilder, Jeffrey C.Pinho PRobinson, I.Rodkin MWollenberg, Eva K.[Transitioning to more sustainable, low-emissions agriculture in Brazil]Transitioning to more sustainable, low-emissions agriculture in Brazil

Cattle ranching in Brazil is a key driver of deforestation and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Brazilian government plans to reduce national GHG emissions by at least 36%, partly by reducing emissions in the livestock sector through strategies such as intensification, pasture improvement, and...


Bogaerts, MeghanCirhigiri, LoraRobinson, IanRodkin, MikaelaHajjar, ReemCosta Junior, CiniroNewton, Peter[Climate change mitigation through intensified pasture management: Estimating greenhouse gas emissions on cattle farms in the Brazilian Amazon]Climate change mitigation through intensified pasture management: Estimating greenhouse gas emissions on cattle farms in the Brazilian Amazon

A number of governance mechanisms address socio-environmental challenges associated with commodity agriculture in tropical forested countries. Governance mechanisms that prove effective in one agricultural sector are often applied to other sectors as well. For example, voluntary certification pro...


Hajjar, ReemNewton, PeterAshead, DanielBogaerts, MeghanMaguire-Rajpaul, Victoria AlicePinto, Louis F.G.McDermott, ConstanceMilder, JeffreyWollenberg, Eva K.Agrawal, Arun[Scaling up sustainability in commodity agriculture: Transferability of governance mechanisms across the coffee and cattle sectors in Brazil]Scaling up sustainability in commodity agriculture: Transferability of governance mechanisms across the coffee and cattle sectors in Brazil

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