Background The production and the use of feed additives influences the environmental footprint of livestock production. The use of feed additives significantly acts on feed efficiency, and thus animal and environmental performance. The technical document Environmental performance of feed additives...

The development of guidelines for measurement, reporting and verification of the environmental performance of livestock sector involves several technical decisions and assumptions that need to be tested in different situations. This testing can ensure that the right balance is achieved between...

Background Biodiversity is essential to agriculture and human well-being, but it is declining at an unprecedented rate. Depending on the context and land use history, livestock is either a major threat for biodiversity or necessary to maintain ecosystems. Despite the strong relationship...

Launched in July 2012 with the goal of improving the environmental performance of livestock supply chains, the Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance Partnership (FAO LEAP) presents the third phase of this multi-stakeholder initiative: LEAP3. In the past years, the LEAP Partnership...

The Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership announces the launch of LEAP3, the LEAP work programme 2019–2021, which aims to consolidate the current guidance through road testing, dissemination of LEAP guidelines, and development and harmonization of tools...