O Globo: With cattle burps as the main source of methane, cattle-ranching is key for Brazil to reduce emissions
An article published by O Globo newspaper on Wednesday (3/11), discusses the obstacles that Brazil will have to face to meet the global target of reducing 30% of methane emissions and what governmental and behavioural changes are needed to honour the commitment.
"If there is one country that has the potential to cut methane emissions it is Brazil. Our emissions do not come from burning fossil fuels, but rather from livestock production,” stated Marina Piatto, Imaflora's executive director. "We have technologies in the agricultural sector in Brazil, but they need to be available not only to a few. We need to have an all-encompassing low-carbon agriculture plan," she added.
Read the full article at https://oglobo.globo.com/mundo/com-arroto-de-boi-como-principal-fonte-de-metano-agropecuaria-chave-para-brasil-reduzir-emissoes-25262898
Document about the monitoring of the cattle supply chain in the Cerrado is available on the website
The publication shows advances made by Voluntary Monitoring Protocol for Cattle Suppliers in the Cerrado, the current scenario when it comes to overlapping of private areas into public area e what actions need to be taken to implement an effective sectorial agreement and to promote a responsible cattle ranching chain.
Cerrado gets its own protocol
Proforest and Imaflora post on the website of the Beef on Track Program a comparative analysis to build the Voluntary Protocol for Monitoring of Cattle Suppliers in the Cerrado (PVMFGC)
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS IN THE BEEF VALUE CHAIN: SETTING THE BAR TO CREATE THE VOLUNTARY PROTOCOL FOR MONITORING CATTLE SUPPLIERS IN THE CERRADO REGION – Draft 1 for consultation – July, 2021
This study shows that most of the companies and non-governmental initiatives in this analysis have agreed not to convert the biome, however, there is a lack of alignment in the criteria and parameters used.