Tags: environment

ILRI News on environment

01 Nov 2021

Digging into bomas

In a new international research effort, scientists from ILRI’s Mazingira Centre (Kenya), Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (Germany), and the Sustainable Agroecosystems Group at ETH Zurich (Switzerland) are teaming up to take a sharp look at the underlying mechanisms of nitrous oxide (N 2 O)...

Sonja LeitnerScientist

ILRI News

28 Oct 2021

Ruminant livestock production systems and imperatives for sustainable development

Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), this week gave a keynote presentation at the International Grasslands and International Rangelands Virtual Congress. Smith began, as almost all livestock related talks now begin, by reminding his grasslands/...

Jimmy SmithDirector general

ILRI News

13 Oct 2021

Webinar recording: Livestock and Livelihoods: The Critical Crossroads of Animal, Human, and Planetary Health: Scaling Up One Health

The rising human population has led to an increase in demand for animal-sourced foods, particularly meat, milk and eggs. This demand for livestock products has led to opportunities for increased nutrition, income, equity and livelihoods, especially for people in developing countries—the majority of...

Geoffrey NjengaCommunications Officer

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Publications on environment

Manual

Published2021

Training manual, LI-CHAN: Livestock-led interventions towards equitable livelihoods and improved environment in the north-west highlands of Vietnam

Presentation

Published2021

Highland communal grassland management - a participatory approach for communal grazing lands in the Ethiopian Highlands

Presentation

Published2021

CLEANED environmental impact assessment for small ruminant systems in Ethiopia

Report

Published2021

Program for Climate Smart Livestock Systems (PCSL): Futures workshop, Ethiopia, May 2021

Report

Published2021

Program for Climate Smart Livestock Systems (PCSL): Futures workshop, Uganda, March 2021

Presentation

Published2021

One health, three healths, many healths

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ILRI Projects on environment

Jan 2021Dec 2021

Silvopastoralism and welfare of animals in Borana

Silvopastoralism is a form of agroforestry that involves integrating trees, forage and the grazing of domesticated animals in a mutually beneficial way. This project will develop site-specific action plans to strengthen silvopastoralism and its value chain integrating management of dry forests,...

Jan 2020Dec 2021

Synergies of animal welfare and agroforestry to benefit farming systems in Ethiopia

Agroforestry, the integration of trees into agriculture, is a promising agricultural method for facing the challenges of climate change. Trees and shrubs hold enormous potential for improving livestock management by providing diverse fodder, protection from wind and heat, more resilient grazing...

Mar 2019Apr 2032

One Health for Humans, Environment, Animals and Livelihoods (HEAL)

The project brings together professionals in human and animal health and the environment to achieve better access to human and veterinary health services and sustainable natural resources management. To implement One Health , the project works with communities, public and private service providers...

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