Dr. Greg Thoma - LEAP Partnership: Introduction, Achievements, and Action plan
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LEAP Partnership: Introduction, Achievements, and Action plan - Dr. Greg Thoma, Bates Teaching Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, from the 2016 Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB), October 5 - 6, 2016, Banff, Alberta, Canada. More presentations at http://trufflemedia.com/agmedia/conference/2016-global-roundtable-sustainable-beef
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Dr. Greg Thoma - LEAP Partnership: Introduction, Achievements, and Action plan
- 1. Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, Banff Springs, Canada October 6, 2016 LEAP Partnership: Introduction, Achievements, and Action plan Greg Thoma
- 2. Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, Banff Springs, Canada October 6, 2016 Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance Partnership The LEAP Partnership is a multi-stakeholder initiative committed to improving the environmental performance of livestock supply chains, while considering both economic and social viability of the sector. Steering Committee: equal say Secretariat hosted at FAO Participation is open and voluntary: members recognize the objective and principles of LEAP
- 3. Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, Banff Springs, Canada October 6, 2016 LEAP Partnership in a nutshell International, Multi-stakeholder, Partnership on: Committed to improving livestock supply chains Environmental sustainability considering both economic and social viability of the sector. Multi-criteria approach Life-cycle thinking and life cycle assessment (LCA) LEAP “products”: Science-based consensus environmental assessment and reporting guidelines Reference Data By Wndyfrg - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17170585
- 4. Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, Banff Springs, Canada October 6, 2016 Livestock Production Matters 9 billion people Demand for livestock products Global Assets Long market chainFood security ECO Environmental impact
- 5. Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, Banff Springs, Canada October 6, 2016 Specificities of the sector require dedicated attention • Environmental issues GHG emissions, acidification, eutrophication, biodiversity, etc • Natural processes are difficult to control and measure (e.g. accounting of nutrient flows) • Diverse farming systems • Long supply chains with many actors multiple products and functions
- 6. Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, Banff Springs, Canada October 6, 2016 Activities • LEAP develops comprehensive guidance and methodology for understanding the environmental performance of livestock supply chains to shape evidence-based policy measures and business strategies. “What gets measured, gets managed” - Peter Drucker
- 7. Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, Banff Springs, Canada October 6, 2016 LEAP Achievements • LEAP Partnership program 2012 – 2015, has been developing consensus environmental assessment tools: 6 Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) 300 experts from all world regions 6 Technical Guidance documents 1 Global database for 5 main feed crops
- 8. Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, Banff Springs, Canada October 6, 2016 Feed Poultry Small Ruminants Biodiversity Large ruminants Feed Crops Database Methodological notes
- 9. Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, Banff Springs, Canada October 6, 2016 2016 Public Review Pig supply Reply to comments by Cowspiracy
- 10. Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, Banff Springs, Canada October 6, 2016 LEAP work programme 2016–2018, known as LEAP+, is supporting the consolidation of LEAP1 guidelines through road testing, additional technical guidance documents, and review.
- 11. Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, Banff Springs, Canada October 6, 2016 LEAP+ Road Testing To identify gaps in recommendations and barriers preventing application and endorsement To get feedback on the clarity of recommendations To evaluate the applicability of LEAP guidelines Ongoing Activities
- 12. Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, Banff Springs, Canada October 6, 2016 LEAP+ Broadening Scope Broadening the scope of LEAP and taking a major step towards sustainability by contributing to the development of guidelines on integrated sustainability assessments Nutrient cycling Water Footprinting Soil Carbon Changes Feed Additives Biodiversity Eco- toxicity
- 13. Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, Banff Springs, Canada October 6, 2016 Nutrient Cycles Accounting TAG Origin of “New N and P” N P Biological N fixation by legumes Haber-Bosch reaction High energy P Ore mining Release of accumulated soil P P mine in Togo
- 14. Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, Banff Springs, Canada October 6, 2016 Nutrient Cycles Accounting TAG To propose methods and metrics to assess nutrient use performance along regional and global livestock supply chains To identify hotspots as entry point for improvement options To estimation of the global share of livestock in total nutrient losses
- 15. Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, Banff Springs, Canada October 6, 2016 Water Footprinting TAG Water is an essential production input for feed and livestock supply chains Increasingly scarce resource Availability varies widely over temporal and spatial scales Climate change Increased competition with other users
- 16. Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, Banff Springs, Canada October 6, 2016 Water Footprinting TAG - Finding a balance
- 17. Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, Banff Springs, Canada October 6, 2016 Water Footprinting TAG To evaluate the credibility of water footprint methods and methods when these are applied in livestock supply chains To propose methods and metrics to assess water footprinting assessments appropriate for both regional and global livestock supply chains To identify hotspots as entry point for improvement options
- 18. Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, Banff Springs, Canada October 6, 2016 Soil Carbon Stock Changes TAG Grassland covers almost 40% terrestrial land High potential to store Carbon Mitigate climate change - Carbon credits Soil carbon storage is influenced by several factors Soil type - Climate - Agriculture mgmt. practices
- 19. Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, Banff Springs, Canada October 6, 2016 Visit our website: www.fao.org/partnerships/leap/en/ Thank you
Editor's Notes
- Steering Committee: equal say Secretariat hosted at FAO Participation is open and voluntary: members recognize the objective and principles of LEAP
- Supporting text: “The livestock sector is vital to global nutrition and food security. It contributes an estimated 26 percent of total global protein consumption and 13 percent of calorie intakes. Animal source foods are also rich in micronutrients such as vitamin A, vitamin B12, riboflavin, calcium, iron and zinc which are critical to the growth and development of children. No other sector is more important to the lives and livelihoods of the poor than livestock. About one billion poor derive at least part of their livelihood from livestock. In addition to food, livestock also provides important products and services such as asset savings, traction, manure for fuel and fertilizers, and fiber. Livestock are often the last resort for people that lack other assets or forms of income. The livestock sector is an important part of the global economy and comprises an estimated 40 percent of total agricultural GDP. Livestock convert large amounts of by-products and waste material, for which there is no alternative use, into valuable products”, extracted from “Key message for communication” from Global Agenda:
- Supporting text: The LEAP work programme 2012-2015, known as LEAP1, was a front runner in developing consensus environmental assessment tools to support the transition to sustainable food and agriculture production systems. LEAP1 counted with 6 TAGs and more than 300 experts from all world regions collaborating in the development of the LEAP technical guidance documents and database. Insert pic FAO mediabase: 24779_1633
- Supporting text: MULTI-STEP REVIEW PROCESS, To ensure transparency and comprehensiveness, all LEAP products go through both academic and public reviews. This inclusive review process aims to guarantee that all guidelines are scientifically robust and relevant for the livestock supply chains and their stakeholders. This year we have 2 public reviews, one for Pig supply chains and another one for the Replies to comments by Cowspiracy.
- Guidance from the Nutrient TAG is relevant for livestock supply chains including feed production from croplands and grasslands, production and processing of livestock products. It will address all livestock production systems and livestock species considered in existing LEAP guidelines.
- Guidance from the Nutrient TAG is relevant for livestock supply chains including feed production from croplands and grasslands, production and processing of livestock products. It will address all livestock production systems and livestock species considered in existing LEAP guidelines.
- In several geographical areas, water is an increasingly scarce resource whose availability varies widely over temporal and spatial scales. In addition, other challenges such as climate change and increasing competition with other users (e.g. other agriculture sectors, household, industry, tourism, etc.) is exacerbating water scarcity.
- Grassland can be an important carbon sink. Grassland can play a role in mitigating livestock emissions and also be a potential source of extra income (if carbon markets work at some point in the future). Soil carbon storage is influenced by several factors: soil type, climate, agriculture practices. Thus it’s hard to be modeled.