Transition in Management

13- 02- 2024 - GASL bids farewell to Eduardo Arce Diaz, its longtime manager, who is set to retire at the end of this month. Eduardo has commenced his end-of-contract leave and GASL expresses gratitude for his years of dedicated service and support for sustainable livestock initiatives.
Stepping in to support GASL during this transition is Camillio DeCamillis, previously known for coordinating the LEAP action network. His appointment brings optimism and continuity to the team as they navigate this change.
Join us in extending best wishes to Eduardo and welcoming Camillio to the GASL team.

Vacancy Announcements

Chair of Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL)

23-01-2024 - GASL seeks expressions of interest for the role of Chair of GASL, a pivotal position in advancing GASL work and sustainable livestock globally. The successful candidate will lead GASL's strategic orientation, implementing the 2025-2027 Action Plan and Theory of Change. With a focus on sustainability domains, the Chair will facilitate multi-stakeholder action, ensuring GASL's positive impact on livestock systems aligned with the UN Agenda 2030. The role involves leading the GASL Guiding Group, engaging with global processes, enhancing stakeholder participation, and supporting fundraising strategies.

Closure Date: 12/Feb/2024, 11:59:00 PM
For more information and to apply visit  here: https://lnkd.in/dWiDac4h

Operations Manager of Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL)

25-01-2024 - The Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL) is currently inviting expressions of interest for the key position of Livestock Policy Officer, who will serve as the Operations Manager of the initiative. The successful candidate will be tasked with overseeing the operational aspects of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock, playing a vital role in formulating and executing livestock policies, collaborating with various stakeholders to promote sustainable practices, and offering technical expertise and support in matters related to livestock. Qualifications for this position include an advanced degree in agriculture or a relevant field, a background in policy development and project management, a comprehensive understanding of livestock production and environmental sustainability, as well as exceptional communication and teamwork abilities.

Closure Date: 14/Feb/2024, 11:59:00 PM
For more information and to apply visit here: https://lnkd.in/d5temS6j  

15-01-2024 - The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) has released its second National Beef Sustainability Assessment (NBSA), showcasing the Canadian beef sector's progress from 2014 to 2021. The assessment, covering indicators like greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity, reveals a 15% reduction in the environmental impact of producing 1 kg of beef compared to 2014. The findings of the Environmental Life Cycle Assessment results are detailed in a peer-reviewed paper in the Canadian Journal of Animal Science, highlighting the industry's commitment to sustainability.

Successful GASL regional MSP meeting in China Promotes Sustainable Development in Livestock Industry

The recently concluded Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL) regional Multi-stakeholder Partnership meeting in China, hosted at the Beijing Friendship Hotel, marked a significant milestone in addressing the evolving landscape of the country's livestock industry. With over 220 attendees, the conference saw active participation from diverse sectors, including businesses, governments, NGOs, and research institutions, fostering a comprehensive dialogue on the drivers of change in the Chinese livestock sector. Read more

Press release - 13th GASL Multi-stakeholder Partnership meeting

The Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Department of Livestock Development of Thailand (DLD), and Chiang Mai University (CMU), successfully convened the 13th GASL Multistakeholder Partnership Meeting and the Regional Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation. Held from 30 October to 3 November 2023, the event brought together 275 participants from 55 countries worldwide under the theme of "Multi-stakeholder Collaboration to Strengthen Sustainability and Resilience of Livestock Systems in Response to Drivers of Change."  READ MORE

13th GASL MSP Meeting, Chiang Mai, 30 October – 3 November 2023

30-07-2023 – The Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock is glad to announce the opening of the official page dedicated to the 13th Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Meeting  “Multi-stakeholder collaboration to strengthen sustainability and resilience of livestock systems in response to drivers of change” that will take place in Chiang Mai, Thailand (hybrid format) on 30 October – 3 November 2023 . For more information on the event and to follow the updates visit here
Virtual and physical registration for the meeting will open soon.

ILRI Vacancy: Global Policy and Business Development expert

07-06-2023. The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Global Policy and Business Development expert to lead the development of private and public sector investments for large-scale rangeland restoration through sustainable livestock and livestock product value chains as a contribution to the Global Environment Facility-funded project STELARR (Sustainable Investments for Large-Scale Rangeland Restoration). The global project will be led by ILRI and supporting CGIAR centres in partnership with IUCN. Position location is negotiable. 
ILRI Vacancy: Global Policy and Business Development expert
(Closing date: 16 June 2023)

Goat husbandry and milk production dialogue

07-06-2023. On May 30th, 2023, Dairy Asia and GASL jointly organized the dialogue: goat husbandry and milk production, dedicated to World Milk Day. The event featured key speakers and presenters from leading countries in goat population in Asia, including India, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Mongolia, and Israel. News, information and presentations regarding the event are accessible here.

New publication: Multifunctionality and diversity of livestock grazing systems for sustainable food systems throughout the world: Are there learning opportunities for Europe?

07-04-2023 - A new publication on livestock grazing systems produced by the Action Network Restoring Value to Grassland is available here.

Using a multifunctional conceptual model specified for livestock grazing systems (LGS) in different cases in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe, the work showcases how the framework enables the assessment of these systems in a holistic manner that includes four dimensions: production, social, environmental and local development. These dimensions and associated local indicators demonstrate the potentially important contribution that LGS may deliver to sustainable food systems. The work further shows that the management of interactions and trade-offs between LGS functions may be overlooked in the consideration of European food systems and may be improved using such a model in a multi-stakeholder approach.

 

FACS Community – Supporting Compliance with the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products – Learning Session I

02-01-23  - Join the first session of the  learning series: Supporting compliance with the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products

The learning series is a space for practitioners working on different commodities to exchange, understand, and discuss possible solutions to the upcoming mandatory EU due diligence rules on deforestation-free global value chains.
This 60-minute session will be moderated by UNDP’s Food and Agricultural Commodity Systems (FACS) team and will focus on the beef sector. The session will start with a briefing on the legislation, and the main issues around implementation for private sector actors. In addition, a great example from Costa Rica on a traceability system set up as part of FAO-UNDP's Scaling up Climate Ambition on Land Use and Agriculture (SCALA) Project will be presented. It will be an interactive and open-discussion, hence bring your experiences, questions, and knowledge!
The session will take place on February 8th 2023, at 8:30 am EST, to join  register on Zoom using this link.
The second and third sessions will take place at the end of February and mid-March respectively and will focus on other commodities. Further sessions will be designed based on the needs of the participants and as more details on the DD regulation are clarified.
If you are interested to learn more about the regulation and its compliance mechanisms, there is  a dedicated group where relevant information and updates will be shared. The group will be open throughout the learning series and beyond for follow-up discussions & networking opportunities.  

GASL welcomes the Asociación Mundial de Ganadería Sostenible as a new partner

08-12-2022 - The Asociación Mundial de Ganadería Sostenible  (AMGS)– World Association for Sustainable Livestock- unites livestock producers, professionals, scientists, and other protagonists of the global livestock sector to disseminate the virtues of sustainable production systems. AMGS’ mission is to deepening the concept of sustainable livestock farming and its relationship to achieving Sustainable Development Goals through the promotion of training and dissemination activities. To this purpose, AMGS promotes exchanges, seminars, symposiums, colloquiums, congresses, conferences, face-to-face or virtual meetings, and informative media that highlight livestock's role for the environmental benefits, ecosystem services, respect for animal health and welfare,  food safety, economic growth and poverty reduction, and cultural values. Find more about AMGS here.

GASL Webinar - “Animal health and welfare – good for people and planet”

05-12-2022 - Launch of the GASL booklet Animal health and welfare for sustainable livestock systems

By Ulf Magnusson, Sofia Boqvist, Rebecca Doyle and Timothy Robinson
The publication explores the diversity of livestock across the world and highlight the synergies between good animal health and animal welfare and how those may positively impact animal productivity, economic growth and livelihood, human nutrition, food safety, reduction of the risk for zoonotic transmission, reduction of the need for antimicrobials, natural resource use efficiency, reduction of green-house gas emissions as well the adoption to climate change.
The event will take place online on December 13th at 13:00-14:00 CET.
For more information click here. To register click here.

Webinar - Silvopastoral Systems in Colombia

04-11-2022 - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA - USA) and the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL - Italy) are hosting a webinar on Silvipastoral Systems in Colombia. The objective of the webinar is to disseminate silvipastoral practices (SPS) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), as well as to understand the main obstacles for large-scale adoption in LAC. Speakers will demonstrate the multiple functions of SPS (economic, social and environmental), the various forms of implementation and management of these systems, the concern and commitment of the livestock sector to contribute to reducing greenhouse gases, and the various national policies about livestock farming.  The main barriers to the scaling up of these systems in the country will also be discussed.

The event will take place on 8 November  2022, 10:00 am
Colombian time (GMT-5). Register here (Spanish only)

The Dublin Communiqué

On 7 October, the 12th Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Meeting of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL) finished a week of valuable and lively knowledge exchange and discussions on livestock sector actions towards more sustainable food systems. All keynote, regional, action network and policy forum presentations and videos are available in the meeting’s page of the GASL website.

The Dublin Communiqué was produced as a summary statement of the 12th GASL MSP Meeting to disseminate the main concluding messages. It renews GASL’s shared commitment to sustainable development of the livestock sector as a key element of sustainable and resilient food systems in the four sustainability domains adopted by GASL in 2018, in alignment with the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. The communiqué also calls for various actions that will continue strengthening livestock sustainability worldwide.

One hundred and forty eight in-person participants gathered along the week in Dublin at the invitation of the Government of Ireland. The streaming videos of the week sessions have had already more than 1,500 views in YouTube.

A more detailed summary presentation of the 12th GASL MSP Meeting can be found here.

Virtual registration open: 12th GASL MSP Meeting for online attendees, Dublin, 3-7 October 2022

19-09-2022 On behalf of the GASL Chair, Shirley Tarawali, we would like to offer the opportunity to register for virtual participation in the 12th GASL MSP Meeting to be held on 3-7 October 2022 at the Castleknock Hotel in Dublin, Ireland. The meeting agenda summary can be found here  for your reference and the detailed agenda will be shared in due course.

In order to ensure your valuable virtual participation in Ireland, kindly register here for the 12th MSP meeting no later than 25 September 2022.

AGRF session: The cow in the room – the role milk, meat, and eggs play in sustainable food systems transformation

07-09-2022 - While livestock is the fastest growing agriculture sub-sector in Africa, there is growing reluctance to fund it due to strong international opposition to livestock because of publicized negative impacts of industrial livestock systems in terms of high greenhouse emissions and over-consumption of animal-sourced foods.  

Join this AGRF session to explore some of the challenging issues around milk, meat and eggs, why we need to change the narrative around sustainable livestock, considering the strong evidence of the positive dimensions livestock bring to the 2030 Agenda and the transformation of African food systems. The session will showcase examples of projects where livestock played a pivotal role in food systems transformation and, through a high-level panel discussion, make a case for increased government and private sector investments in sustainable livestock, especially in Africa.

Friday, 9 September 2022, 09:00 – 10:30 Central Africa Time. Find here the registration link to access the livestream

Webinar - Silvipastoral Systems in Argentina

05-09-2022 - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA - USA) and the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL - Italy) are hosting a webinar on Silvipastoral Systems in Argentina. The objective of the webinar is to disseminate silvipastoral practices (SPS) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), as well as to understand the main obstacles for large-scale adoption in LAC. Speakers will demonstrate the multiple functions of SPS (economic, social and environmental), the various forms of implementation and management of these systems, the concern and commitment of the livestock sector to contribute to reducing greenhouse gases, and the various national policies about livestock farming.  Women visions and desires in livestock will also be illustrated.

The event will take place on 7 September 2022, 10:00 am Argentina time (GMT-3).  Register here.

Tashkent hosts international meeting on sustainable livestock development

On June 21-23, 2022, the 2nd GASL Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Regional Meeting for Eastern Europe and Central Asia was held in Tashkent in a hybrid format as part of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock partnership. The meeting was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the State committee of veterinary and livestock development of the Republic of Uzbekistan under the slogan "Livestock for sustainable food systems". About 140 people participate in the meeting offline, including 25 foreign guests. One hundred people registered to participate online, 75 of which were foreign representatives. Read more here.

12th Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Meeting - Livestock sector actions towards more sustainable food systems

30-06-2022 – The Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock is glad to announce the opening of the official page dedicated to the 12th Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Meeting  “Livestock sector actions towards more sustainable food systems” that will take place in Dublin (hybrid format) on 3-7 October 2022 . For more information on the event and to follow the updates visit here.

Webinar - Silvipastoral Systems in Brazil

28-06-2022 - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA - USA), the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL - Italy), and the Federal University of São João del Rei (UFSJ - Brazil) are hosting a webinar on Silvipastoral Systems in Brazil. The objective of the webinar is to disseminate silvipastoral practices (SPS) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), as well as to understand the main obstacles for large-scale adoption in LAC. Speakers will demonstrate the multiple functions of SPS (economic, social and environmental), the various forms of implementation and management of these systems, the concern and commitment of the livestock sector to contribute to reducing greenhouse gases, and the various national policies about livestock farming. Young Brazilians will also be called to share their vision and desires about livestock production.
The event will take place on 7 July 2022, 09:00 am Brazilian time (GMT-3).  Register here.

Global Forum on GHG Emissions - agri benchmark Beef and Sheep Conference

02-06-2022 - The Global Forum on GHG Emissions - agri benchmark Beef and Sheep Conference is a semi-public event organized by the Thünen Institut/ agri benchmark. The event will be held on Friday, 17 June 2022, 9:00 -16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00). To participate registration is required. Click here to register

Virtual Side Event during 1st Session of the COAG Sub-Committee on Livestock , 17 March 2022

17-03-2022 - In cooperation with the Governments of Switzerland, Uruguay, Kenya, Mongolia, Ireland and Canada, and the World Farmers Organization, FAO-LEAP and the Global Dairy Platform GASL held the event  “Multi-stakeholder climate action in support of sustainable livestock-based food systems”. Read more here

Livestock and gender

11-03-2022 - Two important resources on livestock and gender are flagged:

International Women's Day 2022podcast with Alessandra Galiè (Gender Team Leader at the International Livestock Research Institute), Upendo Ramadhani Simba (university graduate of animal sciences), and Adolf Jeremiah (research field coordinator at the International Livestock Research Institute) on the importance of livestock to women.  Accessible here 

The Livestock and Gender Data community co-hosted by Livestock Data for Decisions and the International Livestock Research Institute to support learning and innovation and foster discussions on livestock and gender data.  For more information visit here

Sub-Committee on Livestock: Report of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock

09-03-2022 - The Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock’s report to the Sub-Committee on Livestock outlining GASL key activities since October 2020 and GASL 2022–2024 Action Plan is available here.
The report has been made accessible in 6 different languages:  EN FR ES ZH AR RU

New publication: Immediate effects of COVID-19 on the global dairy sector

08-03-2022 - A policy paper on COVID-19 and the dairy sector produced by the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock in collaboration with the Livestock Policy Lab is published. Applying a longitudinal qualitative analysis framework (questionnaires, media-search, focus-group discussions, semi-structured interviews, and secondary evidence reviews)

in five different geographical regions, the article provides primary evidence of the immediate effects of COVID-19 on the global dairy sector, particularly focusing on the outcome of the implemented response mechanisms, and the potential medium and long-term implications of the pandemic on the sector. Read the full publication here.

New report on digitalization in the African livestock sector

23-02-2022 - How can digital solutions be used to promote sustainable livestock value chain development in Africa? Which applications are already available on the market? What are their potentials and risks? The report “Digitalizing the African livestock sector – status quo and future trends for sustainable value chain development” (Link) prepared by the GIZ Programme for Climate-Smart Livestock Systems and the Sector Programme “Sustainable Agriculture”, gives answers to these questions. Over 60 applications have been identified through Internet research. It shows that the sector’s digital transformation is already underway and very dynamic, providing digital solutions that are as diverse as their underling technologies, target groups and value chains. Information and communications technology (ICT) applications range from simple Short Message Services to remind livestock keepers of upcoming due dates for vaccinating their cattle, over the provision of satellite-based vegetation maps to guide pastoralists to the best grazing grounds during droughts, to complex platforms to virtually aggregate animal-source foods produced across the country. The report defines fields of application for the use of ICT within livestock value chains and provides short profiles of solutions which are available in Africa for each field. To give a better understanding of how digital applications work in practice, interviews with inventors and implementers of digital applications complete each chapter.

New publication: an argument against drastic limitation of livestock in the food system

15-02-2022 - Can animal source foods contribute to healthy, sustainable, and ethical diets?  The freshly published article “Animal source foods in healthy, sustainable, and ethical diets - An argument against drastic limitation of livestock in the food system” tackles this question. Criticizing trajectories based on isolated and technical methodological data that portray animal source foods as harmful for the planet, the authors outline perspectives where livestock, taken in alignment with local ecosystems and social contexts, is to be considered as an important part of the solution to improve public health and environmental resilience.  Read the full article here.

GASL Webinars

Latest Video

Day 1: GASL 13th MSP meeting

GASL MSP preparatory webinars
(drivers of change)

Regional meetings 2023

MSP meeting 2023

Sustainable Development Goals

  • Synthesis – Livestock and the Sustainable Development Goals
    [EN] [ES] [FR]
  • Livestock and the SDGs: review of main linkages
    [EN] [ES] [FR]

Contacts

GASL Secretariat

Eduardo Arce, GASL manager

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