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Ciao a tutti!
This newsletter comes to you fresh from
the annual Livestock Research Group (LRG)
meeting, this year held in Lodi, Italy to
coincide with the Milan Expo. The Expo’s
central theme is “Feeding the Planet: Energy
for Life”, a concept very close to the LRG’s
heart. Our sincere thanks to the Italian
hosts and those who could join us for this
seventh meeting of the LRG – a very well
attended event with over 30 countries and
organisations represented.
It has been another busy year with many
projects beginning to bear fruit. Important
breakthroughs have been made in the
global search for solutions to reduce enteric
methane emissions from livestock. This
newsletter covers exciting developments in
the work to develop an inhibitor to reduce
emissions from enteric fermentation in
grazing sheep and cattle. It is very pleasing to
present these results – signifying cutting edge
research that would not have been possible
without the global collaboration that the
Alliance inspires. Our six research networks
are crucial to this effort and this newsletter
also updates you on their progress, including
a large joint meeting immediately following
the LRG meeting.
The joint LRG/FAO collaboration on global
agricultural mitigation potential also steps up
a notch this month with the related Climate
and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) project on
enteric fermentation due to start and the
first of three regional workshops being
held. We also had some very constructive
conversations with the Global Alliance on
Climate Smart Agriculture to exchange
information about each other’s objectives
and strengths and improve our mutual
understanding, and held a joint workshop
on soil carbon with the Soil Carbon/Nitrogen
Group.
Looking ahead to the remainder of 2015,
we will present our work to the Global
Research Alliance’s Council when it meets
in September and welcomes the United
States as its new Chair. Meanwhile the LRG
continues its focus on capability building with
new LEARN PhD candidates starting, two
training workshop for Asia on measurements
and inventories in Thailand, and increasing
engagement with CCAFS and their flagship
project on low emissions development.
Before we leave you to ruminate on the rest
of the newsletter, it is worth drawing your
attention to the sixth Greenhouse Gas and
Animal Agriculture Conference being held in
February 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. We
will hold our next LRG meeting immediately
following this conference so please make the
most of the early bird conference registration,
which closes in mid-October.
Enjoy the newsletter and, as always, our
thanks for your engagement and active
support for the Livestock Research Group.
Harry and Martin
Update from the Co-Chairs
Alliance Council
to meet in
September 2015
The fifth meeting of the Global
Research Alliance’s Council will take
place from 8-11 September 2015 in
Des Moines, Iowa, USA. This meeting
will see the Netherlands hand over
the role of Council Chair to the US,
and important discussions on the
development of a long-term strategy
for the Alliance will take place. The
Council will also receive an update on
the work of all the Research Groups,
including feedback from the LRG on
ways to enhance participation. The co-
chairs will meet as usual before the
Council meeting to discuss common
issues. If you are interested in the work
of the Council, we encourage you to
make contact with your country Council
representative or the Secretariat:
(
secretariat@globalresearchalliance.org ).
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