Assessment of livestock greenhouse gases in Colombia between 1995 and 2015

Long-term relationships of beef and dairy cattle and greenhouse gas emissions: Application of co-integrated panel models for Latin America

“…The relationship between cattle farming and the environment is broad and has been studied by numerous scholars [ 22 , 30 , 31 , [36] , [37] , [38] ]. Recent studies [ 32 , 34 ]have not only aimed at identifying the effects of cattle farming on deforestation [ 39 , 40 ] but also at characterizing and quantifying the GHG emissions generated by land use changes and the loss of forest cover associated with cattle farming [ 41 , 42 ] Several studies [ 6 ] showed that the intensification of cattle farming has negative effects on the loss of forest cover in Colombia. Along the same lines, Golub et al [ 43 ], in their analysis for the Mato Grosso region in Brazil, found that forest conservation accompanied by intensive cattle production systems is competitive against traditional intensive cattle farming, but that a series of obstacles is limiting this change, such as the perception of producers about land use values.…”

“…For Mexico, the emissions from enteric fermentation and manure management were estimated at 1926.08 and 62.24 Gg CH 4 , respectively [ 61 ], and beef cattle farming contributes with 79 % of the CH 4 emissions [ 62 ]. Enteric fermentation was also identified the main source of CH 4 emissions in Colombia [ 42 , 63 ]. At the micro level, a life-cycle analysis of a dairy farm in Brazil estimated that CH 4 emissions contribute to climate change with 36.46 % [ 64 ].…”

Economic-environmental assessment of silvo-pastoral systems in Colombia: An ecosystem service perspective

“…The relationships between cattle farming and the environment are being thoroughly studied by researchers across the globe. In Colombia, several studies have highlighted the strong role cattle farming plays in the reduction of the national forest cover, i.e., in the Amazon, in land grabbing and speculation, and in GHG emissions [ [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] , [17] , 18 , 19 ].…”

Estimation of Road Transportation Emissions in Colombia from 2010 to 2021

“…Emerging nations have increased alert levels for urban air pollution in their main cities globally. Air pollution can come from many sources of emission, both natural and anthropogenic, including industrial processes, power generation [1], vehicles emissions [2], agricultural activities [3,4], burning forests [5], sea aerosols [6], and biogenic emissions [7], among others. In earlier studies such as those carried out by Sunil Gulia et al [8], the scientific evidence regarding air pollution's health impact and data on air quality have been considered for inclusion in the recommendations of the WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines about the primary pollutants responsible for urban air quality deterioration.…”