Greenhouse gas emission of pastoralism is lower than combined extensive/intensive livestock husbandry: A case study on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China

Zhuang, Minghao; Gongbuzeren,; Li, Wenjun

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.01.126

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“…Ponderosa pine ( Pinus ponderosa ) forests are consistently researched, and the occurrence frequency of these two keywords is 113. Grassland ecosystems are widely used for developing animal husbandry, and pressure from long‐term overgrazing has led to grassland ecosystem loss (Zhuang et al ). Wetland ecosystems play a wide range of important roles in the environment, such as purifying water, controlling flooding and serving as a habitat to many plants and animals; these ecosystems have disappeared due to exploitation and blind utilization of land resources.…”

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Evolution of the field of ecological restoration over the last three decades: a bibliometric analysis

Guan

Kang

Liu

2018

Restoration Ecology

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Ecological restoration studies have been widely conducted for many years to solve eco-environmental problems. However, no publications offer a systematic and quantitative analysis of the evolution of the field of ecological restoration. To address this knowledge gap, for the first time, we applied a bibliometric analysis approach to analyze ecological restoration studies. We analyzed 3,929 articles published between 1988 and 2017 catalogued in the Science Citation Index Expanded database and the Social Sciences Citation Index database. The results show that annual article output stably increased after 2004, and the number of annual articles of each country has also increased notably since then. The United States occupies the leading position in ecological restoration studies, with China attaining a close second position in recent years. Four institutions and seven journals are outstanding in the field of ecological restoration. Academic collaborations of authors or institutions exhibit an increasing trend, but international collaboration needs to be strengthened because eco-environmental problems are a global challenge. Forest, grassland, and wetland ecosystems have received the most attention. Biodiversity, ecosystem services, and climate change are core issues of ecological restoration studies and are predicted to remain the research hotspots in the future. Novel ecosystems are likely to become one of the most important research areas in the near future. More importantly, it is crucial for researchers to places more emphasis on social issues of ecological restoration in the future.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Evolution of the field of ecological restoration over the last three decades: a bibliometric analysis

Guan

Kang

Liu

2018

Restoration Ecology

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“…Moreover, rangelands in the pastoral system and natural pastures in the mixed crop–livestock system serve as feed resources (without the need to clear and cultivate land for forage production), contributing to reduced estimate of carbon dioxide in these two systems (Derner and Schuman, 2007; Gerber et al , 2013b). Lower levels of emission in pastoral areas as compared to other production systems have also been observed (Zhuang and Li, 2017).…”

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Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from three livestock production systems in Ethiopia

Berhe

Bariagabre

Balehegn

2020

IJCCSM

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Purpose Different livestock production systems contribute to globally Greenhouse gas emission (GHG) emission differently. The aim of this paper is to understand variation in emission in different production systems and it is also important for developing mitigation interventions that work for a specific production system. Design/methodology/approach In this study, the authors used the Global Livestock Environmental Assessment interactive model (GLEAM-i) to estimate the GHG emission and emission intensity and tested the effectiveness of mitigation strategies from 180 farms under three production systems in northern Ethiopia, namely, pastoral, mixed and urban production systems. Findings Production systems varied in terms of herd composition, livestock productivity, livestock reproductive parameters and manure management systems, which resulted in difference in total GHG emission. Methane (82.77%) was the largest contributor followed by carbon dioxide (13.40%) and nitrous oxide (3.83%). While both total carbon dioxide and methane were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in urban production system than the other systems emission intensities of cow’s milk and goat and sheep’s meat were lower in urban systems. Improvement in feed, manure management and herd parameters resulted in reduction of total GHG emission by 30, 29 and 21% in pastoral, mixed and urban production systems, respectively. Originality/value This study is a first time comparison of the GHG emission production by various production systems in northern Ethiopia. Moreover, it uses the GLEAM-i program for the first time in the ex ante settings for measuring and comparing emissions as well as for developing mitigation scenarios. By doing so, it provides information on the various livestock production system properties that contribute to the increase or decrease in GHG emission and helps in developing guidelines for low emission livestock production systems.

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“…Livestock production in these areas -of yaks, cattle, sheep and goats -is important for a large number of livelihoods, but also has a potentially significant impact on the environment. A LCA was conducted in Guinan in Amdo Tibet comparing an extensive pastoral village system with a more industrialised, intensive operation, involving feedlots, seeded pastures and imported feed (Zhuang et al 2017).…”

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Are Livestock Always Bad for the Planet? Rethinking the Protein Transition and Climate Change Debate

Houzer¹,

Scoones²

2021

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Urgent climate challenges have triggered calls for radical, widespread changes in what we eat, pushing for the drastic reduction if not elimination of animal-source foods from our diets. But high-profile debates, based on patchy evidence, are failing to differentiate between varied landscapes, environments and production methods. Relatively low-impact, extensive livestock production, such as pastoralism, is being lumped in with industrial systems in the conversation about the future of food. This report warns that the dominant picture of livestock’s impacts on climate change has been distorted by faulty assumptions that focus on intensive, industrial farming in rich countries. Millions of people worldwide who depend on extensive livestock production, with relatively lower climate impacts, are being ignored by debates on the future of food. The report identifies ten flaws in the way that livestock’s climate impacts have been assessed, and suggests how pastoralists could be better included in future debates about food and the climate.

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Greenhouse gas emission of pastoralism is lower than combined extensive/intensive livestock husbandry: A case study on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China

Cited by 48 publications

References 43 publications

Evolution of the field of ecological restoration over the last three decades: a bibliometric analysis

Evolution of the field of ecological restoration over the last three decades: a bibliometric analysis

Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from three livestock production systems in Ethiopia

Are Livestock Always Bad for the Planet? Rethinking the Protein Transition and Climate Change Debate

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