This list contains 76 entry(ies).
Cette étude met l'accent sur le potentiel actuel et futur de l'élevage pour réaliser une gestion durable et des résultats de l'économie verte provenant des parcours du monde.
The Atlas is intended to assist Veterinary Service field staffs involved in animal disease surveillance and diagnostics in identifying important transboundary diseases of livestock.
Author(s):
- Fernández, Peter J.
- White, William R. (William Robert)
Organization(s):
- World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), FR
The past decade has been an exciting period for foot and mouth disease (FMD) control and elimination efforts.
Author(s):
- Metwally, Samia
- Münstermann, Susanne
Organization(s):
- FAO
- World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), FR
Author(s):
- Mahadi Salah, Yasin
- Vishwanath, Akshay
- Wild, Robert
Organization(s):
- African Development Solutions (Adeso)
- IUCN People and Landscapes Programme
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS)
- Switzerland, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
This booklet provides an overview of the approaches and lessons learnt as a result of the implementation of the pilot phase of the ‘Water for Livestock Project’ in the arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Kenya Red Cross Society, and Ades
Author(s):
- Mahadi Salah, Yasin
- Vishwanath, Akshay
- Wild, Robert
Organization(s):
- African Development Solutions (Adeso)
- IUCN People and Landscapes Programme
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS)
- Switzerland, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
This study focuses on pastoralism's current and future potential for securing sustainable managment and green economy outcomes from the world's rangelands.
Conservation of animal genetic resources -- ensuring that these valuable resources remain available for future use by livestock breeders -- is one of the four strategic priority areas of the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources, which was adopted in 2007 and is the first internation
Organization(s):
- FAO
- FAO, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
As renewed international efforts are needed to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the livestock sector can contribute its part. An important emitter of greenhouse gas, it also has the potential to significantly reduce its emissions.
Author(s):
- Dijkman, Jeroen
- Falcucci, Alessandra
- Gerber, Pierre
- Henderson, Benjamin
- Mottet, Anne
- Opio, Carolyn
- Steinfeld, Henning
- Tempio, Giuseppe
Organization(s):
- FAO
- Livestock, Environment and Development (LEAD)
Overall, this thesis contributes to the understanding how marketing can help to solve sustainability problems in pastoral areas, in particular the Horn of Africa. It also contributes to the extension of marketing theories from high income countries to informal economies in emerging markets.
Organization(s):
- Croatia, Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection, State Institute for Nature Protection
- Croatian Agricultural Agency
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- UNDP
Este informe, basado en 21 casos analizados, procedentes de 17 países en cuatro continentes, describe cómo los pastores lograron defender y hacer valer sus derechos sobre la tierra.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), IT
- International Land Coalition (ILC), IT
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- UNDP
- World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP)
Le présent rapport, basé sur 21 études de cas provenant de 17 pays de quatre continents, décrit la manière dont les pasteurs sont parvenus à défendre/faire valoir leurs droits fonciers.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), IT
- International Land Coalition (ILC), IT
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- UNDP
- World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP)
This report, based on 21 case-studies, from 17 countries in four continents, describes how pastoralists successfully defended/asserted their land rights. The question at the outset was what elements contribute to the success of pastoralists securing land rights and resources.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), IT
- International Land Coalition (ILC), IT
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- UNDP
- World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP)
It is now unequivocally established that climate change is a reality, and the adversities of climatic transformations pose one of the greatest challenges facing humanity today.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Bangladesh
- United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
- Denmark, DANIDA
Author(s):
- Hampicke, Ulrich
- Plachter, Harald
Genetic improvement is an essential component of the management of animal genetic resources and can make important contributions to food security and rural development. Yet, the majority of developing countries have not been successful in sustaining breed development programmes.
Organization(s):
- FAO
- FAO, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
This study focuses on livestock production systems in Africa, as African livestock owners are thought to be among the most vulnerable populations on earth.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP)
- Rockefeller Foundation, US
Throughout the world and over centuries, small-scale livestock keepers and pastoralists have developed animal breeds that are well suited to their local conditions. These breeds are hardy and disease-resistant; they can survive on little water and scant vegetation.
Organization(s):
- League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development (LPP), DE
- FAO
- IUCN
This publication provides a glimpse into the often intricate knowledge systems that pastoralists and smallholder farmers have developed for the management of their breeds in specific production systems.
Organization(s):
- FAO
- FAO, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Esta Guía ofrece a las autoridades ambientales de cada país documentos de orientación técnica para una correcta gestión ambiental de proyectos de bajo y moderado impacto para las actividades porcícolas.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
- Comisión Centroaméricana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)
- Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana
- Sistema de la Integración Centroaméricana
Esta Guía ofrece a las autoridades ambientales de cada país documentos de orientación técnica para una correcta gestión ambiental de proyectos de bajo y moderado impacto para las actividades avícolas.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
- Comisión Centroaméricana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)
- Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana
- Sistema de la Integración Centroaméricana
Organization(s):
- FAO
- FAO, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
The State of the Worlds Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is the first global assessment of livestock biodiversity.
Organization(s):
- FAO
- FAO, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
This publication includes 23 strategic priorities for action to promote the wise management of animal genetic resources and is the outcome of a country-driven process of reporting, analysis and discussion, which also resulted in the preparation of The State of the World's Animal Genetic Reso
Organization(s):
- FAO
- FAO, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
This book provides a comprehensive description and assessment of the use of marker-assisted selection for increasing the rate of genetic gain in crops, livestock, forestry and farmed fish, including the related policy, organizational and resource considerations.
Author(s):
- Guimarães, Elcio P.
- Ruane, John
- Scherf, Beate D.
- Sonnino, Andrea
- Dargie, James D.
Author(s):
- Castel, Vincent
- Gerber, Pierre
- Haan, Cees de
- Rosales, Mauricio
- Steinfeld, Henning
- Wassenaar, Tom
Organization(s):
- FAO
- Livestock, Environment and Development (LEAD)
The compendium shows how the scope of research has evolved at IFPRI, as well as in the wider development community.
Author(s):
- Zeller, Manfred
- Schrieder, Gertrud
- Braum, Joachim von
- Heidhues, Franz
Organization(s):
- International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), US
Author(s):
- Köhler-Rollefson, Ilse
- Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan
Organization(s):
- League for Pastoral Peoples
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Livestock are commonly kept in many refugee situations and, in many instances, form an important part of community activities. They are also a fundamental requirement in many returnee situations given the broad range of products which they can provide.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
During a forum held at the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress in South Africa in 2003, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the IUCN SSC Veterinary and Southern Africa Sustainable Use Specialist Groups (VSG and SASUSG) brought together nearly 80 experts from Africa and beyond to develop ways to
Author(s):
- Osofsky, Steven A.
- Cleaveland, Sarah
- Karesh, William B.
- Kock, Michael D.
- Nyhus, Philip J.
- Starr, Lisa
- Yang, Angela
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
Contains articles on human-wildlife conflict written by presenters and participants of the workshop "Creating coexistence between humans and wildlife: global perspectives on local efforts to address human-wildlife conflict" at the 5th (fifth) IUCN World Parks Congress.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Colorado State University, US
Organization(s):
- Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG)
- League for Pastoral Peoples
- Forum on Environment and Development, DE
Organization(s):
- FAO
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
- Southern African Development Community (SADC)
- Sweden, Ministry of agriculture
- UNDP
Organization(s):
- IUCN Pakistan, Northern Areas Programme
- Pakistan, Northern Areas, Planning and Development Department
Organization(s):
- Netherlands, Ministry for Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries
- English Nature, UK
Organization(s):
- Monitoring Institute for Rare Breeds and Seeds in Europe, CH
- SAVE Foundation, DE
The most important agro-ecological problem confronting the steppe regions of Southern Russia is desertification, in large part due to pasture degradation.
Author(s):
- Cherniakhovsky, Dmitry A.
- Tishkov, A. A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Office for the Commonwealth of Independent States
The most important agro-ecological problem confronting the steppe regions of Southern Russia is desertification, in large part due to pasture degradation.
Author(s):
- Cherniakhovsky, Dmitry A.
- Tishkov, A. A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Office for the Commonwealth of Independent States
<p>This book aims to build a better understanding of how to build on the opportunities -- and how to reduce the risks -- that biodiversity presents to the achievement of sustainable livelihoods for all.
Author(s):
- Koziell, Izabella
- Saunders, Jacqueline
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development), Biodiversity and Livelihoods Group
Author(s):
- Sommerlatte, Malte
- Umar, Abdi
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
Author(s):
- Antonelli, Francesca
- Boitani, Luigi
- Giannuzzi Savelli, Barbara
Organization(s):
- Istituto Ecologia Applicata, IT
Author(s):
- Hamadeh, Shadi
- Khouzami, Michel
- Tohmé, Georges
Organization(s):
- Lebanon, Ministry of Agriculture
- UNEP
Organization(s):
- Enda Tiers Monde, SN
- AGRECOL
Organization(s):
- Parc national des Pyrénées, FR
Author(s):
- Wilson, R. T.
- Ehui, Simeon
- Mack, Simon
Organization(s):
- FAO
- International Livestock Research Institute, KE
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