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        Research 
        
- Overview
 - On-farm technologies in social context – improving local adaptive capacities and inclusive scaling mechanisms
 - Digitally enabled services to manage climate risk
 - System-level research and interventions for building resilient, low-emission livestock production systems
 - Financing the transition to low-emission and resilient livestock agrifood systems
 - Improving the enabling policy environment for more resilient, low-emission livestock agrifood systems
 
 - News & Events
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                Livestock and Climate
The CGIAR Research Initiative on Livestock and Climate addresses the challenges that climate change poses to livestock production, supporting livestock-dependent communities without accelerating greenhouse gas emissions or degrading land, water, and biodiversity.
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              Initiative ResultColombian cattle farm Hacienda San José secures US$7.5 million investment, supported by CGIAR tropical grass and sustainable livestock certification innovations
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              Initiative ResultEmpowering 20,000 Guatemalan Farmers to Thrive Despite Climate Change
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              Initiative ResultImplementation of climate services promotes behavior changes in the public sector in Guatemala
 
Featured News & Events
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          Launch of “The Business Case for Investment in Rangeland Restoration” at IUCN World Conservation Congress, Abu Dhabi
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program03.11.25- 
            
            Climate adaptation & mitigation
 
In October 2025, conservationists, policymakers and academics gathered in Abu Dhabi for IUCN’s Wor…
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          ILRI scientists develop new guideline on pioneer-positive deviance for agricultural extension in Ethiopia
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)24.10.25- 
            
            Adaptation
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            Climate adaptation & mitigation
 
Scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) have published a new guideline o…
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          Mongolia’s Steppe at the Crossroads: Building Partnerships to Restore the World’s Rangelands
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program16.09.25- 
            
            Environmental health & biodiversity
 
On July 8–9th 2025, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia’s capital city hosted the Mongolia Economic Forum. The…
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Featured Resources
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    publicationIntensifying neotropical beef cattle grazing systems: Navigating complexity through modelling
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)03.10.25- 
            
            Climate adaptation & mitigation
 
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    publicationHarnessing livestock for climate action and food security: A strategic opportunity for Africa and the Global South
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)17.09.25 
Research activities
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          On-farm technologies in social context – improving local adaptive capacities and inclusive scaling mechanisms
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          Digitally enabled services to manage climate risk
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          System-level research and interventions for building resilient, low-emission livestock production systems
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          Financing the transition to low-emission and resilient livestock agrifood systems
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          Improving the enabling policy environment for more resilient, low-emission livestock agrifood systems
 
Where We Work
      Countries
    
    
- Colombia
 - Ethiopia
 - Guatemala
 - Kenya
 - Mali
 - Senegal
 
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