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News
FAO promotes climate-smart livestock farming practices in Costa Rica
FAO in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica (MAG) and the Federation of Chambers of Livestock Farmers of Guanacaste (FCGG)
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Livestock and enteric methane
Burping livestock are a big problem for our planet. When cows and other ruminants eat, their food ferments in their gut and produces methane, which contributes to global warming.
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News
New FAO report maps pathways towards lower livestock emissions
Various mitigation options exist to reduce greenhouse gases while meeting increased demand for terrestrial animal-sourced foods
Latest publications
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Publication
Actions climatiques dans le secteur de l’élevage au Burkina Faso
Améliorer les contributions déterminées au niveau national pour un avenir durable
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Report
Pathways towards lower emissions
A global assessment of the greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation options from livestock agrifood systems
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Publication
Revisión del sistema de medición, notificación y verificación
El Gobierno de Costa Rica se ha comprometido firmemente a reducir sus emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero.
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Feed and nutrition
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Animal health
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