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Los sistemas de ganadería sostenible tienen el potencial de apoyar a los países en la mejora de su gobernanza territorial, lo que se traduce en la reducción de los conflictos ambientales, la promoción de la conservación de los ecosistemas y la generación de beneficios económicos para las familias. En un esfuerzo conjunto, el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD), la iniciativa Good Growth Partnership, y el Programa ONU-REDD+ llevaron a cabo en junio un intercambio virtual de experiencias entre diferentes países y organizaciones sobre la gestión de especies en peligro de extinción en las zonas ganaderas de América Latina.

Sustainable livestock systems have the potential to support countries in improving their territorial governance, which translates into the reduction of environmental conflicts, the promotion of the conservation of ecosystems and the generation of economic benefits for families. In a joint effort, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Good Growth Partnership and the UN REDD+ Program carried out, in June 2020, a virtual exchange of experiences between different countries and organizations on the management of endangered species in cattle-raising areas of Latin America.

This analysis presents the business case for sustainable Robusta coffee cultivation in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam. In recent years, intercropping models involving coffee interspersed with shade or fruit trees have demonstrated their potential to generate multiple benefits to smallholders and the environment. This analysis focuses on the economic benefits of transitioning from an intensive coffee cultivation model to three different intercropping models: avocado, durian and cassia siamea and pepper, and makes recommendations concerning the transition pathway that will be most accessible to smallholders.

Infografía: Ganadería Sostenible y bosques en América Latina y el Caribe

Infographic on Sustainable Livestock and Forests in Latin America and the Caribbean 

The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries, with the support of the Government of Paraguay, represented by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADES) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), organized the South-South Exchange “Sustainable livestock and its relationship with forests” from 6 to 7 November in Asunción, Paraguay. The workshop sought to create a space for exchange and dialogue among producers, government institutions, aid agencies, industry, civil society organizations, financial institutions and traders. The objective was to contribute to the analysis of livestock activity, with aparticular focus on the meat chain and its link with international climate change goals, commitments and agreements. This info brief gives an overview of the discussions. 

Esta nota informativa recoge el intercambio regional de conocimientos Sur-Sur de UN-REDD sobre el tema de la ganadería y los bosques sostenibles que se celebró en Paraguay en noviembre de 2018. El documento resume los principales resultados del evento y enumera una serie de breves estudios de caso sobre diferentes países.

Agroforestry can play a key role in addressing the critical situation of Ivorian forests. It would also ensure the future of cocoa farming, a key sector of the country’s economy. To that end, a national agroforestry definition including quantitative elements is needed to guide investments consistently with national policy objectives. It would also harmonize socio-economic and environmental objectives. This study highlights several elements that can guide the development of this definition. The latter should consider the factors that influence cocoa yields in the arbitration between environmental and economic costs and benefits for the different actors in the cocoa value chain.

Increases in the production of agricultural commodities such as palm oil will continue to lead to tropical deforestation and hamper the achievement of REDD+ objectives if there are no significant changes to production practices and modes, to the structure of supply chains, and to public policy and regulation.