The FAO Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership launched the public review of the FAO LEAP guidelines on Ecosystems services assessment in livestock agroecosystems. 

The FAO Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership launched the public review of the FAO LEAP Guidelines on the role of livestock in circular bioeconomy systems.

The inception workshop marked the launch of the second phase of the Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) subprogramme, titled “Scaling-up livestock climate actions to enhance nationally determined contributions.

FAO, in collaboration with the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) and the Africa Climate Action Partnership (AfCAP), successfully hosted a Regional Expert Workshop on “Scaling up national climate actions in Eastern and Southern Africa to increase climate resilience and reduce methane emissions.

Eight countries - Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe – will elevate climate ambitions by incorporating more livestock-related commitments and targets into their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) revisions in 2025. Th...

Around 20 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa are ready to stock-take national climate actions in the livestock sector and share experiences in reducing methane emissions in their livestock development programmes and action plans

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) organized a national training to strengthen livestock climate-smart practices and facilitate the dialogue within farmers’ organizations.

Stakeholders provided recommendations to boost the implementation of the country's greenhouse gas emissions reduction commitments in the livestock sector.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Resources, and Fisheries of Burkina Faso, organized a hands-on training and workshop on livestock and climate change as part of the FAO Flexible Voluntary Contributions (FVC) subprogramme on "Scaling-up climate actions to enhance Nationally Determined Contributions and climate and livestock”.

Livestock systems in Senegal play a crucial role in the national socio-economic sector, providing livelihoods, jobs, and income to nearly a third of Senegalese households.