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 develop...
Herrero, Mario T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Gerber, Pierre J.
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Zijpp, A.J. van der
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Lecomte, P.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Grace, Delia
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[The way forward for livestock and the environment]
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The way forward for livestock and the environment
Thornton, Philip K.
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Jones, Peter G.
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[Four degrees and beyond: What might this mean for agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa?]
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Four degrees and beyond: What might this mean for agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa?
Thornton, Philip K.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Climate change, vulnerability and livestock keepers: challenges for poverty alleviation]
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Climate change, vulnerability and livestock keepers: challenges for poverty alleviation
This paper considers the possible impacts of climate change on livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa. It examines in particular the impact of increased climate variability on the livestock assets of pastoralists. The paper concludes with a summary of some of the options for dealing with these types o...
Thornton, Philip K.
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[Climate change and livestock keepers in developing countries: What are the prospects?]
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Climate change and livestock keepers in developing countries: What are the prospects?
Thornton, Philip K.
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Mude, Andrew G.
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Ouma, R.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Kariuki, Juliet B.
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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[Vulnerability, climate change, and livestock: challenges and opportunities for the poor]
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Vulnerability, climate change, and livestock: challenges and opportunities for the poor
Despite the importance of livestock to poor people and the magnitude of the changes that are likely to befall livestock systems, the intersection of climate change and livestock in developing countries is a relatively neglected research area. Little is known about the interactions of climate and ...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[The impacts of climate change on livestock and livestock systems in developing countries: a review of what we know and what we need to know]
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The impacts of climate change on livestock and livestock systems in developing countries: a review of what we know and what we need to know
Livestock are responsible for 12% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainable intensification of livestock production systems might become a key climate mitigation technology. However, livestock production systems vary substantially, making the implementation of climate mitigation poli...
Havlík, Petr
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Valin, Hugo
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Obersteiner, Michael
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Schmid, Erwin
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Mosnier, Aline
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Böttcher, Hannes
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Conant, Richard T.
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Frank, S.
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Fritz, Steffen
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Fuss, S.
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Kraxner, Florian
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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[Climate change mitigation through livestock system transitions]
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Climate change mitigation through livestock system transitions
The increase in global consumption of animal source food (ASF) (by more than 40kg/person/year in the last 25 years) has driven livestock production systems in many countries towards intensification. This has significant consequences for land use. Identifying how best to navigate the trade-offs of...
Herrero, Mario T.
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Mason-D’Croz, Daniel
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Godde, Cécile M.
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Palmer, Jeda
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Gill, Margaret
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[Livestock, land and the environmental limits of animal source-food consumption]
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Livestock, land and the environmental limits of animal source-food consumption
A review of farm household models to analyse food security in a changing climate (van Wijk et al., 2014) suggested that although there are many examples of models, they are often weak in the areas of decision theory and risk analysis. Currently, there are few tools that can comprehensively evalua...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Parsons, David
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[Prioritising climate-smart agricultural interventions at different scales]
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Prioritising climate-smart agricultural interventions at different scales
Enahoro, Dolapo K.
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Mason-D’Croz, Daniel
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Mul, Marloes
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Rich, Karl M.
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Robinson, Timothy P.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[Supporting sustainable expansion of livestock production in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: Scenario analysis of investment options]
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Supporting sustainable expansion of livestock production in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: Scenario analysis of investment options