Methane Emissions in Livestock and Rice Systems

FAO

FAO, through the Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance Partnership (LEAP), provides a comprehensive picture and robust analysis of methane emissions in livestock and rice systems. Developed by the FAO LEAP Partnership technical advisory group on methane, a multidisciplinary team composed of 54 international scientists and experts, this report analyses the sources and sinks of methane related to livestock as well as rice production systems, summarizes existing technical and innovative mitigation solutions, and evaluates metrics to quantify the impacts of methane emissions on the climate.

The group analysed a wide range of scientific papers to offer valuable insights and provide scientific evidence that policy makers and stakeholders – including the public, the private sector, non-state entities and producers’ organizations – can use to design and implement technical mitigation strategies and formulate policy frameworks to enhance climate actions in the context of livestock and rice systems.