LEAD Electronic Newsletter - October 2004 (Livestock, environment and development)

Electronic Newsletter - V2N2 - October 2004

LEAD Livestock, Environment And Development

http://www.virtualcentre.org/en/

Welcome to the quarterly newsletter of the LEAD Anglophone Platform. This regular bulletin provides information related to livestock and environment interactions that is essential to achieve sustainable development. It focuses on relevant livestock and environment hotspots across the globe: Pastoralism and Environment; Livestock and Wildlife Integration in Communal Lands Adjacent to Protected Areas; Livestock and Environment Interacctions in Watersheds; Livestock's Role in the Deforestation Process; Land and Water Pollution by Industrial Livestock Production; Livestock Contribution to Climate Change and; Livestock, Environment and Trade Issues.

News of the activities of the Livestock, Environment and Development Initative at: News on LEAD: http://lead.virtualcentre.org/en/enl/vol2n2/newsLEAD.htm

Most recent reviews of books and CD-ROMs dealing with Livestock, Environment and Development issues at: http://lead.virtualcentre.org/en/enl/vol2n2/read.htm

Adoption of improved silvopastoral practices in degraded pasture areas is thought to provide valuable local and global environmental benefits, including biodiversity conservation. Can payments for environmental services tip the balance towards a greater adoption of silvopastoral practices?

Livestock Industrialization, Trade and Social-Health-Environment Impacts in Developing Countries

The world is entering a period of rapid change in how animal products are produced, processed, consumed, and marketed. Increasingly the trends that have been observed in developed countries-scaling-up of production and increased concentration of large-scale operations with increased environmental problems are becoming apparent in the developing countries.

Key Performance Indicators for LEAD Virtual Centre

The 2003 study on "FAO's Dissemination and Communication" that reviewed the achievements of the information systems since FAO website was launched, showed that the LEAD Virtual Centre has established itself as one of the most successful web sites, if not the "single" most successful website in FAO. The study analyzed statistics held by an independent firm "WEBTRENDS" from 1994 till May 2003.

News
Link to the last news (general information, experts, books, institutions...) concerning livestock and environment.

Events
Link to upcoming meetings, seminars and conferences concerning livestock and environment.

Digital library
Link to the last books and publications concerning livestock and environment interaction, added to the LEAD database.

“ The work of the LEAD Initiative targets at the protection and enhancement of natural resources as affected by livestock production while alleviating poverty ”
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