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Global DNDC Network Workshop November 2009

Wed, 20 May 2009 09:38:01 GMT

Expressions of Interest are called for a workshop on

Modelling Greenhouse Gas Emissions from terrestrial ecosystems

Landcare Research, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Supported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Tentative dates: 18-19 November 2009

Land use and land use change are major contributors to anthropogenic climate change through the emission and absorption of numerous greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane. These fluxes occur as the result of complex processes that can exhibit high degrees of temporal and spatial variability. It is therefore necessary to develop models capable of assessing the impacts of land management practices on greenhouse gas fluxes at site, regional, national and global scales.

The aims of this workshop are to bring together and enable researchers working with models of greenhouse gas emissions from a variety of agricultural and forest systems to share their research and to meet with other researchers from around the world, and to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas between the widely dispersed model users and developers.

A full two-day programme will cover:

• International speakers

• Invited and offered papers

• Structured discussions

At this stage we are seeking expressions of interest in attending the workshop and proposed paper titles. These can be sent to giltrapd@landcareresearch.co.nz.

New Zealand Climate change national greenhouse gas inventory research grants

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:45:53 GMT

More than $1 million has been allocated to fund the first tranche of national greenhouse gas inventory proposals received in response to a request for proposals through the Plan of Action for Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change.

In order to meet the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) requirement to continuously improve the National Inventory, MAF has funded bids that provide information and assist with compiling New Zealand's National Inventory.

Successful bids focus on improving the following key aspects of the National Inventory for agriculture and forestry:

Improvement of agriculture activity data, including statistics
Agriculture inventory "best practice"
Agriculture mitigation technology incorporation and monitoring;
Agriculture projections and net position;
Measurement of emissions and sinks from soils

The full list of the successful research proposals grouped by the type of research work being done is below.

New Zealand Fellowship programme launched.

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:34:41 GMT

LEARN Fellowships announced

The New Zealand Government is to offer up to nine scholarships for scientists from developing countries working in animal greenhouse gas emissions research to work in New Zealand, Acting Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor said today.

Mr O’Connor said that in November last year, New Zealand set up an international research network entitled the ‘Livestock Emissions & Abatement Research Network’ (LEARN). It is an international research network focused upon improving the understanding of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock agriculture.

Learn Workshop Measurement and Mitigation of Greenhouse gases in grazing livestock systems

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:23:18 GMT

Registrations are invited for the Workshop on "Measurement and Mitigation of Greenhouse gases in grazing livestock systems" to be held on 21 - 24 JULY 2008 - MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY.

For full details and registrations please access the workshop website here.

REGIONAL WORKSHOP: LIVESTOCK AND GLOBAL WARMING ON ANDEAN ECOSYSTEMS, October 13-14 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:11:33 GMT

The Andean region has seen significant growth in industrial poultry and pig production around its urban centers. However, many livestock products, including milk and dairy products, small-ruminant meat and camelid fiber, continue to be supplied predominantly by small-scale producers, and livestock remain central to the livelihoods of a large portion of the rural poor living in the higher altitudes unsuitable for sustained crop production. Environmental change pose a very significant threat to this production systems as the Andes regions has been identified as one of the riskiest worldwide to this changes. Both, interventions that increase resilience to the adverse impacts of climate change of this vulnerable systems as well as the effects of livestock in the Andes to global warming require better understanding in order to set up policy strategies and practical advise. Indirect evidence is available that it is ‘most likely’ to be encounter extremely high emissions of GHG (CH4) because of poor product output and grasslands of poor condition (quality and quantity of offered forages + seasonality). This will be reviewed in this workshop oriented to identify and priorize possible research and intervention.activities.

For more information please contact Dr. Carlos A. Gómez. Professor Animal Nutrition and coordinator of the Workshop. Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima - Perú. cagomez@lamolina.edu.pe

4th Greenhouse Gas & Animal Agriculture Conference

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture Conference (GGAA 2010)

GGAA2010 will be held at the Banff Park Lodge, Banff, Alberta, Canada in 2010 from Sunday October 3 to Friday October 8. Mark your diaries now!

The goal of the program for GGAA2010 will be to build on the knowledge accumulated from GGAA2007 (New Zealand), GGAA2005 (Switzerland) and GGAA2001 (Japan). The program will consist of invited and offered presentations, and poster presentations.

Details will be available in the coming months, but in the interim should you have any questions, please forward these to Sean McGinn at mcginns@agr.gc.ca.

Regional Workshop - Livestock and Global Warming on Andean Ecosystems - Lima, Peru, 13-14 October 2008

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:08:34 GMT

Livestock and Global Climate Change, 17-20 May 2008, Tunisia

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:23:22 GMT

Organized jointly by BSAS, ICARDA, IRESA, OEP, EAAP, INRA, ILRI, ESF. The meeting will consider the background to global climate change, including the contribution from livestock. It will examine the actual and potential impact of climate change on livestock and livestock production systems including possible strategies to reduce or mitigate negative aspects. A series of case studies will be presented as examples of possible solutions for different climatic zones and production systems.Technical papers will cover all aspects in which livestock may be affected including breeding, nutrition and health. Management of water and the impact on livelihoods will feature as increasingly important issues.