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Updates from the Research Networks
Grasslands
Research Network
The GRN had its first meeting in Madrid
(2014) in the margins of the AnimalChange
open science conference where it was agreed
that the scope of the network would be to:
• Focus on both rangelands and pastures
• Explore synergies between adaptation
and mitigation strategies
• Develop best management practices
related to carbon sequestration at farm
level and the potential for carbon sinks in
different farming systems
• Improve
understanding
of
the
implications of soil organic carbon losses
and degradation
• Identify knowledge gaps and opportunities
for research collaboration between
grasslands systems and rangelands
systems
• Build capacity.
The GRN is currently undertaking a stock
take of research activities of GHG emissions
from grasslands. Latin America has four
countries engaged in the stock take, Brazil,
Chile, Uruguay and Argentina; between
them, 46 projects include studies of carbon
sequestration and GHG quantification. A
workshop will be funded by INIA-Uruguay in
mid-2015 to further discuss the stock take
and how future research can be guided by the
information already available.
During the next 12 months, the network will
engage with other regions to take stock of
existing knowledge and research related to
grasslands, build relationships with other
networks and global activities, and identify
areas where the GRN can make the biggest
contribution, recognising the priorities
and opportunities may differ substantially
between regions.
For
more
information
about
the
network
contact
Veronica
Ciganda
vciganda@inia.org.uy