Remedia oecc vietnam julio 2014_aguscorrectedREMEDIAnetwork
Remedia is a scientific network in Spain focused on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture, livestock, and forestry sectors. It was created to synthesize evidence on GHG mitigation strategies in these sectors, as agriculture accounts for 10% of Spain's GHG emissions. Remedia's objectives are to enhance cooperation among its ~400 researchers from 24 institutions, identify mitigation initiatives, and interact with policymakers. It aims to model synergies between GHG mitigation and agricultural services. Remedia holds workshops, publishes research, and uses tools like its blog and website to disseminate findings. It looks to further internationalize by collaborating with other countries on research and workshops.
Remedia is a scientific network in Spain focused on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture, livestock, and forestry sectors. It was created to synthesize evidence on GHG mitigation strategies in these sectors, as agriculture accounts for 10% of Spain's GHG emissions. Remedia's objectives are to enhance cooperation among its ~400 researchers from 24 institutions, identify mitigation initiatives, and interact with policymakers. It aims to model synergies between GHG mitigation and agricultural services. Remedia has held workshops, published research, and seeks to further internationalize through future workshops and collaborations.
Cafe adapt: Planning and investing in climate resilient coffee landscapesCIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation by Maarten van Zonneveld at “The role of agro-ecology in exploring innovative, viable adaptation measures for resilient smallholder coffee landscapes” Discussion Forum on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. For more information go to: www.landscapes.org.
The document summarizes the results and objectives of the LIFE BEEF CARBON project, which aimed to reduce the carbon footprint of beef production in Europe by 15% over 10 years. Key findings include:
- Assessment of 2000 farms found variability in GHG emissions within production systems and identified opportunities to improve technical performance and lower emissions.
- 170 innovative farms developed carbon action plans and achieved an average 13% reduction in emissions through practices like improving herd management, feed efficiency, manure management, and fertilizer use.
- Over 40 mitigation techniques were identified targeting sources like enteric fermentation, manure, feed, and fertilizer. Common practices included increasing productivity, optimizing grazing,
This document discusses using a systems analysis approach to understand tradeoffs and synergies between agricultural production, nutrition security, and the environment in different landscapes. It proposes examining how food choices and food systems impact ecosystem services and how to manage landscapes for better nutrition while considering other objectives. Case studies are proposed in Vietnam, Kenya, and Zambia using methods like participatory mapping, dietary surveys, and farm and landscape modeling to assess landscapes at multiple scales and functions. The goal is to explore adjustments to crop areas, livestock management, and other farm choices to improve performance across nutritional, economic, environmental and other indicators and understand the tradeoffs faced.
Lecture:Organic/Bio waste Life Cycle Assessment case studiesDaniel Sandars
Lecture: The world over we create a lot of bio degradable waste. Many of our traditional methods of dumping these wastes into seas of hole in the ground are closing. We need better and we need to take care of the environment. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a 'systems theory' method that accounts for the environment by taking a cradle to grave view of changed products and processes and accounting for all inputs and outputs across the system boundary. I present case studies and some of the ideas and insights in modelling them and what has been learned about the systems
Can smallholders mitigate global warming: Standard assessment of mitigation p...ILRI
Presented by Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Mariana Rufino, David Pelster, Todd Rosenstock and Lini Wollenberg at the ILRI 'Livestock Live Talk', Nairobi, 14 August 2013
Remedia oecc vietnam julio 2014_aguscorrectedREMEDIAnetwork
Remedia is a scientific network in Spain focused on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture, livestock, and forestry sectors. It was created to synthesize evidence on GHG mitigation strategies in these sectors, as agriculture accounts for 10% of Spain's GHG emissions. Remedia's objectives are to enhance cooperation among its ~400 researchers from 24 institutions, identify mitigation initiatives, and interact with policymakers. It aims to model synergies between GHG mitigation and agricultural services. Remedia holds workshops, publishes research, and uses tools like its blog and website to disseminate findings. It looks to further internationalize by collaborating with other countries on research and workshops.
Remedia is a scientific network in Spain focused on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture, livestock, and forestry sectors. It was created to synthesize evidence on GHG mitigation strategies in these sectors, as agriculture accounts for 10% of Spain's GHG emissions. Remedia's objectives are to enhance cooperation among its ~400 researchers from 24 institutions, identify mitigation initiatives, and interact with policymakers. It aims to model synergies between GHG mitigation and agricultural services. Remedia has held workshops, published research, and seeks to further internationalize through future workshops and collaborations.
Cafe adapt: Planning and investing in climate resilient coffee landscapesCIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation by Maarten van Zonneveld at “The role of agro-ecology in exploring innovative, viable adaptation measures for resilient smallholder coffee landscapes” Discussion Forum on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. For more information go to: www.landscapes.org.
The document summarizes the results and objectives of the LIFE BEEF CARBON project, which aimed to reduce the carbon footprint of beef production in Europe by 15% over 10 years. Key findings include:
- Assessment of 2000 farms found variability in GHG emissions within production systems and identified opportunities to improve technical performance and lower emissions.
- 170 innovative farms developed carbon action plans and achieved an average 13% reduction in emissions through practices like improving herd management, feed efficiency, manure management, and fertilizer use.
- Over 40 mitigation techniques were identified targeting sources like enteric fermentation, manure, feed, and fertilizer. Common practices included increasing productivity, optimizing grazing,
This document discusses using a systems analysis approach to understand tradeoffs and synergies between agricultural production, nutrition security, and the environment in different landscapes. It proposes examining how food choices and food systems impact ecosystem services and how to manage landscapes for better nutrition while considering other objectives. Case studies are proposed in Vietnam, Kenya, and Zambia using methods like participatory mapping, dietary surveys, and farm and landscape modeling to assess landscapes at multiple scales and functions. The goal is to explore adjustments to crop areas, livestock management, and other farm choices to improve performance across nutritional, economic, environmental and other indicators and understand the tradeoffs faced.
Lecture:Organic/Bio waste Life Cycle Assessment case studiesDaniel Sandars
Lecture: The world over we create a lot of bio degradable waste. Many of our traditional methods of dumping these wastes into seas of hole in the ground are closing. We need better and we need to take care of the environment. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a 'systems theory' method that accounts for the environment by taking a cradle to grave view of changed products and processes and accounting for all inputs and outputs across the system boundary. I present case studies and some of the ideas and insights in modelling them and what has been learned about the systems
Can smallholders mitigate global warming: Standard assessment of mitigation p...ILRI
Presented by Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Mariana Rufino, David Pelster, Todd Rosenstock and Lini Wollenberg at the ILRI 'Livestock Live Talk', Nairobi, 14 August 2013
John Stephen: Introducing BASE: Biome of Australian Soil Environments. A coll...GigaScience, BGI Hong Kong
This document introduces the BASE project, which aims to build knowledge about Australian soil environments through metagenomic analysis of soil samples. The project will collect around 50-100 soil samples from various locations across Australia, representing different environments, land uses, and farming systems. Samples will be sequenced and analyzed to characterize microbial communities and generate a comprehensive survey of Australian soil biodiversity. The data will provide a baseline for examining the effects of land use on soils and inform efforts to restore and rehabilitate native ecosystems.
Diploma in Advance Construction Management.pptxfg2167771
Diploma in Advance Construction Management
We live interacting with components on the earth, the our living planet which the life is depend on the sun may be many unknown elements in the Universe.
For study purpose we concern the environment as the place where we live and the interconnections among the environment and living beings.
Water Cycle, Carbon Cycle, Oxygen Cycle…etc,
Food Chains, Food Webs
Individual, Families/ Groups/ Flocks…, Community, Eco-systems, Areas, Zones, Biomes
PhD research presentation at the workshop of the Climate Food and Farming Network, Dec. 2-4 at Aarhus University, Foulum. The Climate Food and Farming Network is an initiative of Copenhagen U., Aarhus U., and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security.
The document summarizes the work of the GHG Research in Spanish Grasslands group led by Fernando Estellés. The group includes over 30 researchers across 9 research groups studying grasslands and livestock systems. Their work includes diet manipulation experiments, carbon and nitrogen dynamics modeling, life cycle assessments, and sustainability analyses. They have conducted several projects examining methane emissions from dairy cows and carbon dynamics in Pyrenees grasslands. The group aims to model greenhouse gas emissions from grassland-based livestock farms to evaluate mitigation strategies at the farm scale.
Potentials for soil carbon sequestration in different livestock feed strategiesSIANI
Seminar on Landscapes in a Carbon Focused World 26 October 2012
SIANI, Focali & Naturskyddsföreningen organized a one-day seminar in Gothenburg.
Summary: Grassland for silage, hay and pasture has for long been the traditional roughage feeding strategy for cattle in northern Europe. There is an increasing interest for substituting this with maize silage and more concentrates which probably lead to different soil carbon balances. There are great difficulties to calculate such changes in estimates of GHG emissions from livestock production systems which will be discussed in this section.
Christel Cederberg's research is mainly about environmental impact of livestock production systems in developed countries and focus on GHG emissions and land-use issues. Cederberg has a Master in Agriculture, a PhD in Environmental Science and now works at SIK and is adjunct professor at Chalmers.
John Williams presented research on contrasting applications of food-based anaerobic digestate. The study found that (1) ammonia emissions following digestate applications were greater than after slurry but bandspreading reduced emissions compared to surface broadcasting, (2) nitrate leaching losses were elevated following autumn applications and incorporated within 24 hours, and (3) nitrogen use efficiency was higher for spring applications (around 60%) compared to autumn (around 10%). The research aims to quantify the effects of different organic materials on soil, crops, and emissions to inform sustainable nutrient management planning.
The document provides initial recommendations for a Climate-Smart Agriculture Project proposal in Malawi. It defines Climate-Smart Agriculture as increasing productivity sustainably, enhancing resilience to climate change impacts, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The recommendations focus on the first two pillars of CSA - sustainably increasing productivity and adaptation. Specific recommendations include incorporating flood management techniques, sustainable water management, soil management to increase carbon content, integrating trees into farming systems, and investing in research, extension, and monitoring programs to track progress of CSA interventions.
This document summarizes the findings from a community-based assessment of climate change impacts and adaptation strategies in Kharbet Al-Hadeed, Jordan. The assessment identified changes in climate indicators according to community members, as well as effects on agriculture, water resources, and socioeconomics. Using participatory methods, the community proposed adaptation measures in the areas of agriculture, water, environment, health, and socioeconomics. These included cultivating drought-resistant crops, improving irrigation, and raising awareness. Based on the assessment, a climate change adaptation plan and funded energy/irrigation project were developed to help the community address the effects of climate change.
This study measured the greenhouse gas emissions from a typical cow-calf cattle operation in Florida over 10 years. The largest sources of emissions were enteric fermentation from digestion (59%) and manure management (23%). Total average annual emissions were 11,733 tons of CO2 equivalents. Ongoing research is further investigating methane emissions from cattle using sulfur hexafluoride tracer gas techniques under different grazing conditions.
Sari Luostarinen, Luke: Manure management and emission control Valio
This document summarizes strategies for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from dairy cattle manure management. It discusses how emissions can be reduced through improved feeding practices, housing design, storage methods, and spreading techniques. Anaerobic digestion and manure processing are also covered as options for reducing emissions while producing renewable energy. The document emphasizes the need to consider the whole manure management chain and choose strategies that minimize emissions across storage, spreading, and soil applications to maximize nutrient recycling for crops.
Impact on Air Quality and Climate Change: Where the Dairy Industry Stands- Fr...DAIReXNET
The document discusses the impact of the dairy industry on air quality and climate change. It provides background on air quality legislation and regulations in the US, noting that agriculture was initially excluded. It identifies key pollutants of concern from dairy operations and their effects. Priorities for emission control are outlined based on the scale of pollution effects. Research needs are identified to better understand emissions and management practices to reduce them.
Effects of a raised water table on greenhouse gas emissions and celery yield ...ExternalEvents
This presentation was presented during the 2 Parallel session on Theme 3.1, Managing SOC in: Soils with high SOC – peatlands, permafrost, and black soils, of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Ms. Magdalena J. Matysek, from University of Sheffield - UK, in FAO Hq, Rome
Quantifying greenhouse gas emissions attributable to smallholder livestock sy...ILRI
Presented by P.W. Ndung’u, T. Takahashi, C.J.L. du Toit, M. Robertson-Dean, K. Butterbach-Bahl, G. McAuliffe, L. Merbold and J.P. Goopy at the Tropentag 2020: Food and Nutrition Security and its Resilience to Global Crises, Virtual Conference, 9–11 September 2020. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.
Testing the CLEANED framework in Lushoto, TanzaniaILRI
Presented by Mats Lannerstad (ILRI), An Notenbaert (CIAT), Ylva Ran (SEI), Simon Fravel (ILRI), Birthe Paul (CIAT), Simon Mugatha (ILRI), Edmund Githoro (ILRI) at CLEANED Validation, Synthesis and Planning Workshop, Machakos, Kenya, 30-31 October 2014
This document discusses the benefits of agroforestry and its potential role in mitigating climate change. It notes that agroforestry can increase land productivity through techniques like intercropping trees with crops. Studies have found land equivalency ratios of over 2.0 for some agroforestry systems, indicating they provide more production than monocultures on the same land area. Agroforestry also improves soil and water quality, provides habitat for biodiversity, and makes farms more resilient to problems like drought and strong winds. If implemented widely in Europe, agroforestry could offset a significant portion of the European Union's greenhouse gas emissions. However, more policy support is still needed to promote adoption of these systems.
The Accelerating Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project works to deliver a climate-smart African future driven by science and innovation in agriculture.
AICCRA does this by enhancing access to climate information services and climate-smart agricultural technology to millions of smallholder farmers in Africa.
With better access to climate technology and advisory services—linked to information about effective response measures—farmers can better anticipate climate-related events and take preventative action that help communities better safeguard their livelihoods and the environment.
AICCRA is supported by a grant from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank, which is used to enhance research and capacity-building activities by the CGIAR centers and initiatives as well as their partners in Africa.
About IDA: IDA helps the world’s poorest countries by providing grants and low to zero-interest loans for projects and programmes that boost economic growth, reduce poverty, and improve poor people’s lives.
IDA is one of the largest sources of assistance for the world’s 76 poorest countries, 39 of which are in Africa.
Annual IDA commitments have averaged about $21 billion over circa 2017-2020, with approximately 61 percent going to Africa.
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Mengpin Ge, Global Climate Program Associate at WRI, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
Find the recording and more information here: https://bit.ly/AchievingNDCs
John Stephen: Introducing BASE: Biome of Australian Soil Environments. A coll...GigaScience, BGI Hong Kong
This document introduces the BASE project, which aims to build knowledge about Australian soil environments through metagenomic analysis of soil samples. The project will collect around 50-100 soil samples from various locations across Australia, representing different environments, land uses, and farming systems. Samples will be sequenced and analyzed to characterize microbial communities and generate a comprehensive survey of Australian soil biodiversity. The data will provide a baseline for examining the effects of land use on soils and inform efforts to restore and rehabilitate native ecosystems.
Diploma in Advance Construction Management.pptxfg2167771
Diploma in Advance Construction Management
We live interacting with components on the earth, the our living planet which the life is depend on the sun may be many unknown elements in the Universe.
For study purpose we concern the environment as the place where we live and the interconnections among the environment and living beings.
Water Cycle, Carbon Cycle, Oxygen Cycle…etc,
Food Chains, Food Webs
Individual, Families/ Groups/ Flocks…, Community, Eco-systems, Areas, Zones, Biomes
PhD research presentation at the workshop of the Climate Food and Farming Network, Dec. 2-4 at Aarhus University, Foulum. The Climate Food and Farming Network is an initiative of Copenhagen U., Aarhus U., and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security.
The document summarizes the work of the GHG Research in Spanish Grasslands group led by Fernando Estellés. The group includes over 30 researchers across 9 research groups studying grasslands and livestock systems. Their work includes diet manipulation experiments, carbon and nitrogen dynamics modeling, life cycle assessments, and sustainability analyses. They have conducted several projects examining methane emissions from dairy cows and carbon dynamics in Pyrenees grasslands. The group aims to model greenhouse gas emissions from grassland-based livestock farms to evaluate mitigation strategies at the farm scale.
Potentials for soil carbon sequestration in different livestock feed strategiesSIANI
Seminar on Landscapes in a Carbon Focused World 26 October 2012
SIANI, Focali & Naturskyddsföreningen organized a one-day seminar in Gothenburg.
Summary: Grassland for silage, hay and pasture has for long been the traditional roughage feeding strategy for cattle in northern Europe. There is an increasing interest for substituting this with maize silage and more concentrates which probably lead to different soil carbon balances. There are great difficulties to calculate such changes in estimates of GHG emissions from livestock production systems which will be discussed in this section.
Christel Cederberg's research is mainly about environmental impact of livestock production systems in developed countries and focus on GHG emissions and land-use issues. Cederberg has a Master in Agriculture, a PhD in Environmental Science and now works at SIK and is adjunct professor at Chalmers.
John Williams presented research on contrasting applications of food-based anaerobic digestate. The study found that (1) ammonia emissions following digestate applications were greater than after slurry but bandspreading reduced emissions compared to surface broadcasting, (2) nitrate leaching losses were elevated following autumn applications and incorporated within 24 hours, and (3) nitrogen use efficiency was higher for spring applications (around 60%) compared to autumn (around 10%). The research aims to quantify the effects of different organic materials on soil, crops, and emissions to inform sustainable nutrient management planning.
The document provides initial recommendations for a Climate-Smart Agriculture Project proposal in Malawi. It defines Climate-Smart Agriculture as increasing productivity sustainably, enhancing resilience to climate change impacts, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The recommendations focus on the first two pillars of CSA - sustainably increasing productivity and adaptation. Specific recommendations include incorporating flood management techniques, sustainable water management, soil management to increase carbon content, integrating trees into farming systems, and investing in research, extension, and monitoring programs to track progress of CSA interventions.
This document summarizes the findings from a community-based assessment of climate change impacts and adaptation strategies in Kharbet Al-Hadeed, Jordan. The assessment identified changes in climate indicators according to community members, as well as effects on agriculture, water resources, and socioeconomics. Using participatory methods, the community proposed adaptation measures in the areas of agriculture, water, environment, health, and socioeconomics. These included cultivating drought-resistant crops, improving irrigation, and raising awareness. Based on the assessment, a climate change adaptation plan and funded energy/irrigation project were developed to help the community address the effects of climate change.
This study measured the greenhouse gas emissions from a typical cow-calf cattle operation in Florida over 10 years. The largest sources of emissions were enteric fermentation from digestion (59%) and manure management (23%). Total average annual emissions were 11,733 tons of CO2 equivalents. Ongoing research is further investigating methane emissions from cattle using sulfur hexafluoride tracer gas techniques under different grazing conditions.
Sari Luostarinen, Luke: Manure management and emission control Valio
This document summarizes strategies for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from dairy cattle manure management. It discusses how emissions can be reduced through improved feeding practices, housing design, storage methods, and spreading techniques. Anaerobic digestion and manure processing are also covered as options for reducing emissions while producing renewable energy. The document emphasizes the need to consider the whole manure management chain and choose strategies that minimize emissions across storage, spreading, and soil applications to maximize nutrient recycling for crops.
Impact on Air Quality and Climate Change: Where the Dairy Industry Stands- Fr...DAIReXNET
The document discusses the impact of the dairy industry on air quality and climate change. It provides background on air quality legislation and regulations in the US, noting that agriculture was initially excluded. It identifies key pollutants of concern from dairy operations and their effects. Priorities for emission control are outlined based on the scale of pollution effects. Research needs are identified to better understand emissions and management practices to reduce them.
Effects of a raised water table on greenhouse gas emissions and celery yield ...ExternalEvents
This presentation was presented during the 2 Parallel session on Theme 3.1, Managing SOC in: Soils with high SOC – peatlands, permafrost, and black soils, of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Ms. Magdalena J. Matysek, from University of Sheffield - UK, in FAO Hq, Rome
Quantifying greenhouse gas emissions attributable to smallholder livestock sy...ILRI
Presented by P.W. Ndung’u, T. Takahashi, C.J.L. du Toit, M. Robertson-Dean, K. Butterbach-Bahl, G. McAuliffe, L. Merbold and J.P. Goopy at the Tropentag 2020: Food and Nutrition Security and its Resilience to Global Crises, Virtual Conference, 9–11 September 2020. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.
Testing the CLEANED framework in Lushoto, TanzaniaILRI
Presented by Mats Lannerstad (ILRI), An Notenbaert (CIAT), Ylva Ran (SEI), Simon Fravel (ILRI), Birthe Paul (CIAT), Simon Mugatha (ILRI), Edmund Githoro (ILRI) at CLEANED Validation, Synthesis and Planning Workshop, Machakos, Kenya, 30-31 October 2014
This document discusses the benefits of agroforestry and its potential role in mitigating climate change. It notes that agroforestry can increase land productivity through techniques like intercropping trees with crops. Studies have found land equivalency ratios of over 2.0 for some agroforestry systems, indicating they provide more production than monocultures on the same land area. Agroforestry also improves soil and water quality, provides habitat for biodiversity, and makes farms more resilient to problems like drought and strong winds. If implemented widely in Europe, agroforestry could offset a significant portion of the European Union's greenhouse gas emissions. However, more policy support is still needed to promote adoption of these systems.
The Accelerating Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project works to deliver a climate-smart African future driven by science and innovation in agriculture.
AICCRA does this by enhancing access to climate information services and climate-smart agricultural technology to millions of smallholder farmers in Africa.
With better access to climate technology and advisory services—linked to information about effective response measures—farmers can better anticipate climate-related events and take preventative action that help communities better safeguard their livelihoods and the environment.
AICCRA is supported by a grant from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank, which is used to enhance research and capacity-building activities by the CGIAR centers and initiatives as well as their partners in Africa.
About IDA: IDA helps the world’s poorest countries by providing grants and low to zero-interest loans for projects and programmes that boost economic growth, reduce poverty, and improve poor people’s lives.
IDA is one of the largest sources of assistance for the world’s 76 poorest countries, 39 of which are in Africa.
Annual IDA commitments have averaged about $21 billion over circa 2017-2020, with approximately 61 percent going to Africa.
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Mengpin Ge, Global Climate Program Associate at WRI, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
Find the recording and more information here: https://bit.ly/AchievingNDCs
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Sabrina Rose, Policy Consultant at CCAFS, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
Find the recording and more information here: https://bit.ly/AchievingNDCs
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Krystal Crumpler, Climate Change and Agricultural Specialist at FAO, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
Find the recording and more information here: https://bit.ly/AchievingNDCs
This presentation was meant to be included in the 2021 CLIFF-GRADS Welcome Webinar and presented by Ciniro Costa Jr. (CCAFS).
The webinar recording can be found here: https://youtu.be/UoX6aoC4fhQ
The multilevel CSA monitoring set of standard core uptake and outcome indicators + expanded indicators linked to a rapid and reliable ICT based data collection instrument to systematically
assess and monitor:
- CSA Adoption/ Access to CIS
- CSA effects on food security and livelihoods household level)
- CSA effects on farm performance
The document discusses plant-based proteins as a potential substitute for animal-based proteins. It notes that plant-based proteins are growing in popularity due to environmental and ethical concerns with animal agriculture. However, plant-based meats also present some health and nutritional challenges compared to animal proteins. The document analyzes opportunities and impacts related to plant-based proteins across Asia, including leveraging the region's soy and pea production and tailoring products to Asian diets and cultural preferences.
Presented by Ciniro Costa Jr., CCAFS, on 28 June 2021 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
Presented by Marion de Vries, Wageningen Livestock Research at Wageningen University, on 28 June 2021 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
This document assesses the environmental sustainability of plant-based meats and pork in China. It finds that doubling food production while reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions by 73% by 2050 will be a major challenge. It compares the life cycle impacts of plant-based meats made from soy, pea, and wheat proteins and oils, as well as pork and beef. The results show that the crop type and source country of the core protein ingredient drives the environmental performance of plant-based meats. The document provides sustainability guidelines for sourcing ingredients from regions with low deforestation risk and irrigation needs, using renewable energy in production, and avoiding coal power.
This document summarizes a case study on the dairy value chain in China. It finds that milk production and consumption have significantly increased in China from 1978 to 2018. Large-scale dairy farms now dominate production. The study evaluates greenhouse gas emissions from different stages and finds feed production is a major contributor. It models options to reduce the carbon footprint, finding improving feed practices and yield have high potential. Land use is also assessed, with soybean meal requiring significant land. Recommendations include changing feeds to lower land and carbon impacts.
This document summarizes information on the impacts of livestock production globally and in Asia. It finds that livestock occupies one third of global cropland and one quarter of ice-free land for pastures. Asia accounts for 32% of global enteric greenhouse gas emissions from livestock, with most emissions coming from India, China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Rapid growth of livestock production in Asia is contributing to water and air pollution through nutrient runoff and emissions. The document discusses opportunities for public and private investment in more sustainable and climate-friendly livestock systems through technologies, monitoring, plant-based alternatives, and policies to guide intensification.
Presentation by Han Soethoudt, Jan Broeze, and Heike Axmann of Wageningen University & Resaearch (WUR).
WUR and Olam Rice Nigeria conducted a controlled experiment in Nigeria in which mechanized rice harvesting and threshing were introduced on smallholder farms. The result of the study shows that mechanization considerably reduces losses, has a positive impact on farmers’ income, and the climate.
Learn more: https://www.wur.nl/en/news-wur/show-day/Mechanization-helps-Nigerian-farms-reduce-food-loss-and-increase-income.htm
Presentation on the rapid evidence review findings and key take away messages.
Current evidence for biodiversity and agriculture to achieve and bridging gaps in research and investment to reach multiple global goals.
The document evaluates how climate services provided to farmers in Rwanda through programs like Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) and Radio Listeners’ Clubs (RLC) have impacted women and men differently, finding that the programs have increased women's climate knowledge and participation in agricultural decision making, leading to perceived benefits like higher incomes, food security, and ability to cope with climate risks for both women and men farmers.
This document provides an introduction to climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in Busia County, Kenya. It defines CSA and its three objectives of sustainably increasing agricultural productivity and income, adapting and building resilience to climate change, and reducing and/or removing greenhouse gas emissions. It discusses CSA at the farm and landscape scales and provides examples of CSA practices and projects in Kenya. It also outlines Kenya's response to CSA through policies and programs. The document describes prioritizing CSA options through identifying the local context, available options, relevant outcomes, evaluating evidence on options' impacts, and choosing best-bet options based on the analysis.
1) The document outlines an action plan to scale research outputs from the EC LEDS project in Vietnam. It identifies key activities to update livestock feed databases and software, improve feeding management practices, develop policies around carbon tracking and subsidies, and raise awareness of stakeholders.
2) The plan's main goals are to strengthen national feed resources, update the PC Dairy software, build greenhouse gas inventory systems, and adopt standards to reduce emissions in agriculture and the livestock industry.
3) Key stakeholders involved in implementing the plan include the Department of Livestock Production, universities, and ministries focused on agriculture and the environment.
Current Ms word generated power point presentation covers major details about the micronuclei test. It's significance and assays to conduct it. It is used to detect the micronuclei formation inside the cells of nearly every multicellular organism. It's formation takes place during chromosomal sepration at metaphase.
EWOCS-I: The catalog of X-ray sources in Westerlund 1 from the Extended Weste...Sérgio Sacani
Context. With a mass exceeding several 104 M⊙ and a rich and dense population of massive stars, supermassive young star clusters
represent the most massive star-forming environment that is dominated by the feedback from massive stars and gravitational interactions
among stars.
Aims. In this paper we present the Extended Westerlund 1 and 2 Open Clusters Survey (EWOCS) project, which aims to investigate
the influence of the starburst environment on the formation of stars and planets, and on the evolution of both low and high mass stars.
The primary targets of this project are Westerlund 1 and 2, the closest supermassive star clusters to the Sun.
Methods. The project is based primarily on recent observations conducted with the Chandra and JWST observatories. Specifically,
the Chandra survey of Westerlund 1 consists of 36 new ACIS-I observations, nearly co-pointed, for a total exposure time of 1 Msec.
Additionally, we included 8 archival Chandra/ACIS-S observations. This paper presents the resulting catalog of X-ray sources within
and around Westerlund 1. Sources were detected by combining various existing methods, and photon extraction and source validation
were carried out using the ACIS-Extract software.
Results. The EWOCS X-ray catalog comprises 5963 validated sources out of the 9420 initially provided to ACIS-Extract, reaching a
photon flux threshold of approximately 2 × 10−8 photons cm−2
s
−1
. The X-ray sources exhibit a highly concentrated spatial distribution,
with 1075 sources located within the central 1 arcmin. We have successfully detected X-ray emissions from 126 out of the 166 known
massive stars of the cluster, and we have collected over 71 000 photons from the magnetar CXO J164710.20-455217.
The binding of cosmological structures by massless topological defectsSérgio Sacani
Assuming spherical symmetry and weak field, it is shown that if one solves the Poisson equation or the Einstein field
equations sourced by a topological defect, i.e. a singularity of a very specific form, the result is a localized gravitational
field capable of driving flat rotation (i.e. Keplerian circular orbits at a constant speed for all radii) of test masses on a thin
spherical shell without any underlying mass. Moreover, a large-scale structure which exploits this solution by assembling
concentrically a number of such topological defects can establish a flat stellar or galactic rotation curve, and can also deflect
light in the same manner as an equipotential (isothermal) sphere. Thus, the need for dark matter or modified gravity theory is
mitigated, at least in part.
The debris of the ‘last major merger’ is dynamically youngSérgio Sacani
The Milky Way’s (MW) inner stellar halo contains an [Fe/H]-rich component with highly eccentric orbits, often referred to as the
‘last major merger.’ Hypotheses for the origin of this component include Gaia-Sausage/Enceladus (GSE), where the progenitor
collided with the MW proto-disc 8–11 Gyr ago, and the Virgo Radial Merger (VRM), where the progenitor collided with the
MW disc within the last 3 Gyr. These two scenarios make different predictions about observable structure in local phase space,
because the morphology of debris depends on how long it has had to phase mix. The recently identified phase-space folds in Gaia
DR3 have positive caustic velocities, making them fundamentally different than the phase-mixed chevrons found in simulations
at late times. Roughly 20 per cent of the stars in the prograde local stellar halo are associated with the observed caustics. Based
on a simple phase-mixing model, the observed number of caustics are consistent with a merger that occurred 1–2 Gyr ago.
We also compare the observed phase-space distribution to FIRE-2 Latte simulations of GSE-like mergers, using a quantitative
measurement of phase mixing (2D causticality). The observed local phase-space distribution best matches the simulated data
1–2 Gyr after collision, and certainly not later than 3 Gyr. This is further evidence that the progenitor of the ‘last major merger’
did not collide with the MW proto-disc at early times, as is thought for the GSE, but instead collided with the MW disc within
the last few Gyr, consistent with the body of work surrounding the VRM.
ESA/ACT Science Coffee: Diego Blas - Gravitational wave detection with orbita...Advanced-Concepts-Team
Presentation in the Science Coffee of the Advanced Concepts Team of the European Space Agency on the 07.06.2024.
Speaker: Diego Blas (IFAE/ICREA)
Title: Gravitational wave detection with orbital motion of Moon and artificial
Abstract:
In this talk I will describe some recent ideas to find gravitational waves from supermassive black holes or of primordial origin by studying their secular effect on the orbital motion of the Moon or satellites that are laser ranged.
PPT on Direct Seeded Rice presented at the three-day 'Training and Validation Workshop on Modules of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technologies in South Asia' workshop on April 22, 2024.
Describing and Interpreting an Immersive Learning Case with the Immersion Cub...Leonel Morgado
Current descriptions of immersive learning cases are often difficult or impossible to compare. This is due to a myriad of different options on what details to include, which aspects are relevant, and on the descriptive approaches employed. Also, these aspects often combine very specific details with more general guidelines or indicate intents and rationales without clarifying their implementation. In this paper we provide a method to describe immersive learning cases that is structured to enable comparisons, yet flexible enough to allow researchers and practitioners to decide which aspects to include. This method leverages a taxonomy that classifies educational aspects at three levels (uses, practices, and strategies) and then utilizes two frameworks, the Immersive Learning Brain and the Immersion Cube, to enable a structured description and interpretation of immersive learning cases. The method is then demonstrated on a published immersive learning case on training for wind turbine maintenance using virtual reality. Applying the method results in a structured artifact, the Immersive Learning Case Sheet, that tags the case with its proximal uses, practices, and strategies, and refines the free text case description to ensure that matching details are included. This contribution is thus a case description method in support of future comparative research of immersive learning cases. We then discuss how the resulting description and interpretation can be leveraged to change immersion learning cases, by enriching them (considering low-effort changes or additions) or innovating (exploring more challenging avenues of transformation). The method holds significant promise to support better-grounded research in immersive learning.
When I was asked to give a companion lecture in support of ‘The Philosophy of Science’ (https://shorturl.at/4pUXz) I decided not to walk through the detail of the many methodologies in order of use. Instead, I chose to employ a long standing, and ongoing, scientific development as an exemplar. And so, I chose the ever evolving story of Thermodynamics as a scientific investigation at its best.
Conducted over a period of >200 years, Thermodynamics R&D, and application, benefitted from the highest levels of professionalism, collaboration, and technical thoroughness. New layers of application, methodology, and practice were made possible by the progressive advance of technology. In turn, this has seen measurement and modelling accuracy continually improved at a micro and macro level.
Perhaps most importantly, Thermodynamics rapidly became a primary tool in the advance of applied science/engineering/technology, spanning micro-tech, to aerospace and cosmology. I can think of no better a story to illustrate the breadth of scientific methodologies and applications at their best.
ESR spectroscopy in liquid food and beverages.pptxPRIYANKA PATEL
With increasing population, people need to rely on packaged food stuffs. Packaging of food materials requires the preservation of food. There are various methods for the treatment of food to preserve them and irradiation treatment of food is one of them. It is the most common and the most harmless method for the food preservation as it does not alter the necessary micronutrients of food materials. Although irradiated food doesn’t cause any harm to the human health but still the quality assessment of food is required to provide consumers with necessary information about the food. ESR spectroscopy is the most sophisticated way to investigate the quality of the food and the free radicals induced during the processing of the food. ESR spin trapping technique is useful for the detection of highly unstable radicals in the food. The antioxidant capability of liquid food and beverages in mainly performed by spin trapping technique.
(June 12, 2024) Webinar: Development of PET theranostics targeting the molecu...Scintica Instrumentation
Targeting Hsp90 and its pathogen Orthologs with Tethered Inhibitors as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategy for cancer and infectious diseases with Dr. Timothy Haystead.
Mending Clothing to Support Sustainable Fashion_CIMaR 2024.pdfSelcen Ozturkcan
Ozturkcan, S., Berndt, A., & Angelakis, A. (2024). Mending clothing to support sustainable fashion. Presented at the 31st Annual Conference by the Consortium for International Marketing Research (CIMaR), 10-13 Jun 2024, University of Gävle, Sweden.
Mending Clothing to Support Sustainable Fashion_CIMaR 2024.pdf
Olesen Aarhus methods ws oct 2011
1. TATION
AARHUS
UNIVERSITY
Farm scale modelling of greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation
Professor Jørgen E. Olesen
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Activities
›DK projects: farm scale modelling of mitigation potentials for organic farmers, farm scale modelling of mitigation in intensive livestock and crop farms
›AnimalChange: farm scale modelling in Europe and developing countries of emissions, mitigation and adaptation
›South China (Kaiping): Carbon and nitrogen cycling in different traditional farming systems to estimate enviromental (and GHG) load
›Vietnam (completed): Emissions of greenhouse gases from various types of smallholder farmers (different ethnic groups)
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Carbon and nitrogen flows on farms
Feed
Livestock
Soil/crops
Manure Import (CO2, N2O)
Export in meat/milk
Treatment
(bioenergy, composting)
Emissions
(CH4, NH3, NO3, N2O)
Emissions
(CO2, NH3, NO3, N2O)
Fertiliser
(CO2, N2O) Emissions (CH4)
Agroecology
Feeding strategy and additives
Manure treatment
Landscape design
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Data needed for modelling farm GHGs
›Imports of goods (and energy) to the farm (and to the household)
›Farm land allocations (permanent crops, arable crops, ponds, non- utilised area)
›Farm livestock (stocks and flows of animals)
›Crop management (crop type, timing of sowing/harvesting, fertilisation, crop protection)
›Livestock management (feeding, breeding, milking, slaughtering, timing)
›Crop and livestock production (yield) – if not modelled by the model
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Challenges of complex systems
Wide range of environmental
conditions giving a widely
different biogeochemical reactions
Defining system boundaries
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Challenges of complex systems
Wide range of crops and
livestock
Many inter-linkages on farm
in time and space
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Need for simplification
›Properly define farm (system) boundaries (e.g. by land, structures, buildings)
›Define main structures on the farm (crops, livestock, manure storages, ponds) and their interlinkages
›Get good data for imports and exports to/from the farm
›Focus on the main crops and animals on the farm and get data on their extent and management
10. AARHUS
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Estimating emissions
›Modelling flows of carbon and nitrogen
›Nitrogen inputs in fertilisers, manure and biological fixation
›Plant productivity
›Animal efficiency
›Animal waste management
›Modelling emissions of methane and nitrous oxide
›IPCC emission factor approach
›Biogeochemical models
›Modelling (changes in) carbon stocks
›Vegetation models
›Soil models (simple or complex)
11. AARHUS
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Data sources
›Remote sensing
›Land allocation
›Vegetation duration and development
›Farm surveys
›Trade in and out of the farm
›Crop area and management
›Livestock numbers and management
›Manure managment
›Monitoring
›Production at regional scale
›C and N flows at the landscape (rivers, non-agricultural land)
›Literature and controlled experiments
12. AARHUS
UNIVERSITY
Challenges and gaps
›Define farm system boundary (allow for changing boundaries)
›Develop flexible and modular tool for linking farm C and N flows
›Design simple protocol for quantifying stocks and flows of C and N between main farm components and the outside (standard, actual)
›Incorporate emission modelling (flexible tier) with C+N flows – sensitive to enviroment and management
›Allow for assessment of mitigation (and adaptation) options
›Issues:
›Accounting and verification of activity data in complex systems
›Uncertainty assessments
›We do not scientifically understand many of these complex systems