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DocumentOther documentSustainable approaches for rangeland management and livestock production in arid and semi arid regions of tropical countries. 1998
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No results found.Sustainable grazing management or land resource use is a key issue of concern in most arid and semi arid regions of the world. This challenge is particularly formidable in arid rangeland environment, because of inherent seasonal constraints, higher livestock densities and change in socio-economic conditions of pastoral communities. The objectives of rangeland based livestock production vary with the pastoral system employed, such as nomadic, semi nomadic and sedentary systems. Ideally, sto cking rates to achieve maximum profitability should also be sustainable. Rainfall fluctuations from year to year in the arid and semi-arid rangelands, make it difficult to devise perfect stocking strategies and grazing management to cope with the variability. The light stocking rates required to match average rainfall can reduce the risk of forage deficit and financial losses due to death of animals in low and average rainfall years. Nevertheless, a major challenge lies ahead to convince pastora l people about the benefits of reducing stocking rates and improving production efficiencies, in order to achieve higher livestock production, an improvement in income and less degradation of the rangeland. -
Book (series)Evaluation reportTerminal evaluation of the project “Climate-smart Livestock Production and Land Restoration in the Uruguayan Rangelands”
Project code: GCP/URU/034/GFF - GEF ID: 9153
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The project “Climate-smart livestock production and land restoration in the Uruguayan rangelands” was financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and executed by Uruguay’s Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) between February 2018 and September 2023. Its objective was to “mitigate climate change and restore degraded lands through the promotion of climate-smart practices in the livestock sector, with an emphasis on family farming”.The evaluation findings indicate that the project's execution led to the attainment of outputs and outcomes which contributed to the stated objective. Specifically, results demonstrated the feasibility of establishing environmentally sustainable livestock production systems without compromising productivity or economic viability, as validated by beneficiaries. Furthermore, the project introduced public policy instruments to facilitate the replication and scalability of this successful model, offering an institutional framework for wider adoption. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookUtilization of Rangelands by Livestock and Interaction with Environment - Assessment Tools and Indicators
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Book (stand-alone)General interest bookSeventy years of FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment (1948-2018)
Historical overview and future prospects
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No results found.The Global Forest Resources Assessment of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrates its 70th Anniversary in 2018. FAO's forestry department whishes to commemorate this important occurrence with a special publication on the history of the past 70 years of Global Forest Resources Assessemnt. -
Book (stand-alone)High-profileNature-based solutions in agriculture: Sustainable management and conservation of land, water and biodiversity 2021
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No results found.In recent years, considerable progress has been made in the area of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) that improve ecosystem functions of environments and landscapes affected by agricultural practices and land degradation, while enhancing livelihoods and other social and cultural functions. This has opened up a portfolio of NbS options that offer a pragmatic way forward for simultaneously addressing conservation, climate and socioeconomic objectives while maintaining healthy and productive agricultural systems. NbS can mimic natural processes and build on land restoration and operational water-land management concepts that aim to simultaneously improve vegetation and water availability and quality, and raise agricultural productivity. NbS can involve conserving or rehabilitating natural ecosystems and/or the enhancement or the creation of natural processes in modified or artificial ecosystems. In agricultural landscapes, NbS can be applied for soil health, soil moisture, carbon mitigation (through soil and forestry), downstream water quality protections, biodiversity benefits as well as agricultural production and supply chains to achieve net-zero environmental impacts while achieving food and water security, and meet climate goals. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookGlobal Forest Resources Assessment 2025 2025FAO completed its first assessment of the world’s forest resources in 1948. Since then, the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) has evolved into a comprehensive evaluation of forest resources and their condition, management and uses, covering all the thematic elements of sustainable forest management. This, the latest of these assessments, examines the status of, and trends in, forest resources over the period 1990–2025, drawing on the efforts of hundreds of experts worldwide. The results of FRA 2025 are available in several formats, including this report, an interactive story on key findings and an online database at https://fra-data.fao.org.