by VSF | Sep 6, 2016
The path to greener pastures. Pastoralism, the backbone of the world’s drylands. Jenet, A.; Buono, N.; Di Lello, S.; Gomarasca M.; Heine, C.; Mason, S.; Nori, M.; Saavedra, R., 2016 Download the full Report English-full report Download the Technical Brief:...
by VSF | Sep 6, 2016
The poster “Migration and adaptation features in pastoralist communities” has been presented at the workshop Multifunctionality of Pastoralism, organised before the 10th International Rangeland Congress in Saskatoon, Canada, in July 2016. More information...
by VSF | Aug 27, 2015
Article published on D+C International Journal by Cornelia Heine July 2015 Cattle farming is mentioned among the world’s worst environmentally destructive activities: it devours resources, pollutes groundwater and is a climate killer. These claims are all true – but...
by VSF | Feb 25, 2015
Drought Contingency Planning with Pastoral Communities. A Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction Planning toolkit for Humanitarian Workers in the Horn of Africa. Natural and human-made disasters have been experienced throughout human history. In the last three...
by VSF | Feb 16, 2015
VSF International position paper n. 2 – October 2014 Agriculture is often seen as a large contributor to climate change, through the emission of greenhouse gases. At the same time, food production and income for rural communities are strongly affected by the...
by VSF | Feb 24, 2013
You’re the ones emitting greenhouse gases! – How cows and small scale farmers can help us fight global warming. Comic by AVSF, VSF Italy, VSF Czech Republic, VSF Belgium. 2013 Download the comic: English Français Italiano Czech Netherlands...
by VSF | May 24, 2012
Download the Study: English Download the Executive Summary: English ; Français ; Italiano The Role of Small-Scale Livestock Farming in Climate Change and Food Security. Rivera-Ferre, M. G., López-i-Gelats, F., 2012 Since the FAO Livestock’s Long Shadow Report in 2006,...
