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Potential for reduced methane and carbon dioxide emissions from livestock and pasture management in the tropics [1]

We estimate the potential reductions in methane and carbon dioxide emissions from several livestock and pasture management options in the mixed and rangeland-based production systems in the tropics. The impacts of adoption of improved pastures, intensifying ruminant diets, changes in land-use practices, and changing breeds of large ruminants on the production of methane and carbon dioxide are calculated for two levels of adoption: complete adoption, to estimate the upper limit to reductions in these greenhouse gases (GHGs), and optimistic but plausible adoption rates taken from the literature, where these exist.

Publication Date: 
07/09/2010
Philip K. Thornton [2], Mario Herrero [3]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [4]
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Climate Change [5], Carbon Dioxide [6], Green House Gases [7], Livestock [8], South America [9], Africa [10]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/philip-k-thornton
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mario-herrero
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/proceedings-national-academy-sciences
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/livestock
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-america
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa