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Sustainable livestock to tackle climate change
A wide variety of useful resources to accelerate the sustainable development of livestock supply chains and to support coherent climate actions.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Cameroon moves towards low-carbon livestock systems
- PDF Climate change and the global dairy cattle sector
- PDF Climate smart livestock production in Ecuador
- Website Estimating methane emissions from enteric fermentation using Tier 2 method
- PDF Five practical actions towards low-carbon livestock
- Website GLEAM v 3.0 Dashboard
- Website Global agenda for sustainable livestock
- PDF Improving efficiency of small ruminants productions for reduction of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity
- Video Introducing the Global Agenda of Action in support of sustainable livestock sector development
- PDF Livestock and climate change
- Website Livestock environmental assessment and performance partnership (LEAP)
- Website Low carbon livestock development in Kyrgyzstan
- PDF Pathways towards lower emissions
- PDF Piloting the Climate-Smart Approach in the Livestock Production Systems
- PDF Prioritizing the reduction of methane in livestock climate actions in East Africa
- PDF Livestock solutions for climate change
- PDF Tackling climate change through livestock
- Website The Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases: Livestock research group
- PDF The role of animal health in national climate commitments
- PDF Understanding the role of ruminant systems on greenhouse gas emissions and soil health in selected Central Asian countries
- PDF Understanding the role of ruminant systems on greenhouse gas emissions and soil health in selected Central Asian countries
- Website Webinars on livestock
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Energy, agriculture and climate change
Studies and learning materials to address climate change mitigation looking at energy solutions in agriculture.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF "Energy-Smart" food for people and climate
- PDF A compilation of tools and methodologies to assess the sustainability of modern bioenergy
- Website Changements climatiques et environnement
- Website Documentations de Institut de la Francophonie pour le Développement Durable.
- PDF Energy in and from agriculture in the African Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). A review
- PDF Energy, agriculture and climate change: Towards energy-smart agriculture
- Website Etudes en prospectives sur le changement climatique
- PDF Global observatory on non-state climate action (2020). Global synthesis report on climate action by sector
- PDF Renewable energy for agri-food systems: Towards the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement
- PDF Renewable energy for agrifood chains – Investing in solar energy in Rwanda
- PDF Solar-powered irrigation systems: A clean-energy, low-emission option for irrigation development and modernization
- PDF The charcoal transition
- PDF Walking the nexus talk: Assessing the water–energy–food nexus in the context of the sustainable energy for all initiative
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Building capacity on greenhouse gas inventories
A wide variety of learning materials for technical audiences to enhance capacity in estimating greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) sector and in preparing a national GHG inventory.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- Website Assessing uncertainties in the national greenhouse gas inventory: a focus on land use
- PDF Estimating GHG in agriculture: A manual to address data requirements for developing countries
- Website Estimating methane emissions from enteric fermentation using Tier 2 method
- Website Greenhouse gas assessment and mitigation in agriculture: concepts, methods and simulation tools
- Website IGES biennial update report: Database
- Website Joint OCB/GSP Training workshop for reporting soil Carbon Stock Change in national greenhouse gas inventories
- Website Preparing a greenhouse gas inventory under the Enhanced Transparency Framework
- Website The national greenhouse gas inventory (NGHGI) for agriculture
- Website The national greenhouse gas inventory (NGHGI) for land use
- PDF Understanding countries’ status and challenges for the estimation of carbon stock changes from mineral soils in national greenhouse gas ...
- Website Workshop materials on greenhouse gas inventory systems
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E-learning courses for national GHG inventories
This collection contains a series of FAO e-learning courses on national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories for agriculture and Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) to build and strengthen the technical capacity for estimating GHG emissions according to the 2006 IPCC guidelines, as mandatory requirement under the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF). The courses are freely available...The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold: -
Measuring and monitoring soil organic carbon in the context of climate change
A range of tools and methodologies to measure and monitor soil health and soil organic carbon levels.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold: -
Methodologies and guidelines on nationally determined contributions in the ag...
Methodologies and guidelines for assessing and integrating climate change adaptation and mitigation in the agriculture sector in nationally determined contributionsThe most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF A common framework for agriculture and land use in the nationally determined contributions
- PDF Assessing policy gaps and opportunities in nationally determined contributions
- PDF Assessing the role of agriculture and land use in nationally determined contributions
- PDF COP28 agriculture, food and climate national action and toolkit
- PDF Linking nationally determined contributions and the sustainable development goals through agriculture
- Website NDC Enhancement: Opportunities in Agriculture
- PDF Priorities related to food value chains and the agri-food sector in the nationally determined contributions (NDCs)
- PDF Projections of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals: An Introductory Guide for Practitioners
- PDF Technical guidance for the Nationally Determined Contribution Expert Tool (NEXT)
- PDF Technical guide for the Adaptation, Biodiversity and Carbon Mapping Tool
- Website The Nationally Determined Contribution Expert Tool (NEXT)
- Website The Nationally Determined Contributions Tracking Tool
- PDF The Nationally Determined Contributions Tracking Tool user manual
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Tools and databases to support agriculture and climate change analysis
A series of tools and databases to support climate change studies and analyses.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- Website CCI Toolbox (Cate)
- Website Climate Change Indicators Dashboard
- Website Climate and Agriculture Risk Visualization and Assessment (CAVA)
- Website Drainage of organic soils and greenhouse gas emissions 1990–2019
- PDF Earth Map: A Novel Tool for Fast Performance of Advanced Land Monitoring and Climate Assessment
- Website EarthMap
- Website FAOSTAT
- Website Regional agricultural forecasting tool (CRAFT)
- Website SERVIR Global
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The role of soils in climate change mitigation
A series of learning materials related to soil carbon and soil management in the context of climate change mitigation.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Carbone des sols en Afrique. Impacts des usages des sols et des pratiques agricoles
- PDF Soil organic carbon – the hidden potential
- PDF Global Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Potential Map – GSOCseq v.1.1
- PDF Global assessment of soil carbon in grasslands
- PDF Global assessment of soil pollution: Report
- PDF Soils help to combat and adapt to climate change by playing a key role in the carbon cycle
- PDF Soils help to combat and adapt to climate change
- PDF Soils' potential to contribute to offset international aviation emissions
- PDF Soils: key to unlocking the potential of mitigating and adapting to climate change
- PDF Understanding countries’ status and challenges for the estimation of carbon stock changes from mineral soils in national greenhouse gas ...
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Country experiences on nationally appropriate mitigation actions
Country experiences on developing and implementing nationally appropriate mitigation actions: the set of policies and actions that countries undertake as part of their commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- Website A survey of GHG mitigation policies for the agriculture, forestry and other land use sector
- Website How does the Dairy Modernization and Market Access (DiMMA) programme in Georgia contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and food security?
- PDF Improving efficiency of small ruminants productions for reduction of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity
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Resources for policymakers on nationally determined contributions in the agri...
Policymaking materials such as short policy briefs and summary reports for informed nationally determined contributions in agriculture sector.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Climate Action for Agriculture: Strengthening the role of scientific foresight and climate-smart agriculture in addressing NDC priorities
- PDF Come Together. Raising climate ambition in the first NDC update cycle amidst a global health crisis
- PDF Enhancing NDCs for Food Systems: Recommendations for Decision-Makers
- Website Enhancing NDCs: Opportunities in the Forest and Land-Use Sector
- Website Food Forward NDCs
- Website How FAO supports developing countries on their nationally determined contributions
- Website Presentation of the ACP – NDC online tool
- PDF The agricultural sectors in nationally determined contributions (NDCs): Priority areas for international support
- PDF Turning Nationally Determined Contributions into action: FAO support to countries