Intensification of tropical grassland can be a strategy to increase beef production, but
methods for achieving this should maintain or reduce its environmental impact and should …

The potential for sugarcane ethanol from Brazil to mitigate GHG emissions is undeniable,
but the way that ethanol is produced during the agricultural and industrial phases will …

At the 21st session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC, COP21), a voluntary action plan, the '4 per 1000 Initiative: Soils for Food Security …

Brazil has the largest herd of beef cattle in the world, estimated at approximately 200 million
animals. Production is predominantly pasture-based and low input and hence time to …

Intensification of livestock systems becomes essential to meet the food demand of the
growing world population, but it is important to consider the environmental impact of these …

Abstract Background The Cerrado of central Brazil—the world's largest Neotropical savanna–
is comprised of a mosaic of highly heterogeneous vegetation growing on an extremely …

Cattle ranching in Brazil is a key driver of deforestation and greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions. The Brazilian government plans to reduce national GHG emissions by at least …

Integrated Systems (IS) have been identified as an efficient land-management strategy for
restoring degraded areas worldwide, increasing crops and beef yields and providing …

Recent debate about agricultural greenhouse gas emissions mitigation highlights trade-offs
inherent in the way we produce and consume food, with increasing scrutiny on emissions …

In Brazil's central savanna region, government policy is to encourage the conversion of
conventional plough tillage (PT) agriculture to no-till (NT) and raise the productivity of under …