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The impact of livestock on biodiversity
Green Week 2010
Henk Westhoek
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Impact of livestock production on biodiversity:
Land use: livestock is responsible for 80% of the global land use for agricultureEmission of N (water and air) and P (water)
Through land use and nitrogen it is responsible for around 30% of global biodiversity loss
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Impact of livestock production on biodiversity:
Land use: livestock is responsible for 80% of the global land use for agricultureEmission of N (water and air) and P (water)
Through land use and nitrogen it is responsible for around 30% of global biodiversity loss
Contribution to the emission of GHG: around 12% Different other impacts
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Livestock uses about two-thirds of agricultural land in the EU
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Livestock uses about two-thirds of agricultural land in the EU
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Livestock uses about two-third of agricultural land in EU
In total 130 million ha plus 20 million hectare abroad
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Livestock uses about two-thirds of agricultural land in the EU
In total 130 million ha plus 20 million hectare abroad
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Land use for livestock production in the EU27
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Land use for livestock production in the EU27
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Different kinds of grassland
High nature value grassland
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Different kinds of grassland
High nature value grassland
Fertilized grassland
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Different kinds of grassland
High nature value grassland
Fertilized grassland
Grassland on recently cleared rain forests areas
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Different kinds of grassland
High nature value grassland
Fertilized grassland
Grassland on recently cleared rain forests
Effect on biodiversity
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Mean species abundance (MSA)
Abundance of each species in present land use compared with abundance in primary vegetation
Abundance of each species in present land use compared with abundance in primary vegetation
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Mean species abundance (MSA)
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Mean species abundance (MSA)
Abundance of each species in present land use compared with abundance in primary vegetation
Not only effect of land use, but also of:
Infrastructure (fragmentation), Nitrogen depositionClimate change
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Development of MSA
30% of biodiversity loss to be attributed to livestock
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Impact of N on biodiversity
N deposition
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Impact of N on biodiversity
N deposition N leaching
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Netherlands: a special case
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
The Netherlands: a special case
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Livestock in the Netherlands
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
The Netherlands: ammonia emissions
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
The Netherlands: nutrients surpluses
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
What could be done ….
to reduce the impact from livestock production on biodiversity inside and outside Europe ?
How does the global food system work?Which are the relevant policy levers?
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Meat consumption patterns differ per region
Source: FAO AT 2030/50
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Soya: a complex picture
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
Not expandable
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The impact of livestock on biodiversity - Greenweek 2010
What could be done to reduce the impact of livestock production on biodiversity?
Land use:Sensible and prudent intensification:closing the yield gapReduction in consumption of meat and dairyReduction of losses in production and consumptionProtection of vulnerable areasDiscourage expansion of agriculture
Nutrients:Higher efficiency / reduction of lossesClosing of nutrient cyclesReduction in consumption
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