Peer-reviewed articles, FAO books, technical reports and conference papers on livestock sustainability, greenhouse-gas quantification and water quality — across Uruguay, New Zealand, Kenya, Costa Rica and Italy.
Publications
& Research
BOOK · 2023 - FAO (Rome, Italy)
Pathways towards lower emissions
FAO global assessment of greenhouse-gas emissions from livestock agrifood systems and the mitigation options available across regions — a reference for governments and organizations shaping livestock climate policy.
SELECTED WORK
ARTICLE · 2014 - Sustainable Agriculture Research
Practices to reduce milk carbon footprint — Southern Uruguay
Peer-reviewed case studies of grazing dairy farms showing which management practices most effectively lower the carbon footprint of milk, with practical lessons for producers and policy.
ARTICLE · 2022 - New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
Phosphorus loss to groundwater from dairy-effluent soils
Peer-reviewed study showing how phosphorus from dairy effluent can move below the root zone and reach groundwater, with implications for effluent-irrigation limits and water-quality protection.
Ganadería bovina en América Latina: metano entérico y principales países emisores
Ganadería bovina en América Latina: metano entérico y principales países emisores
XXVIII Reunión ALPA / 8vo Congreso AUPA (Punta del Este)
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.
2025
Peer-reviewed conference paper mapping enteric methane across Latin American beef production and identifying the region's leading emitting countries.
XXVIII Reunión ALPA / 8vo Congreso AUPA (Punta del Este)
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.
2025
Peer-reviewed conference paper mapping enteric methane across Latin American beef production and identifying the region's leading emitting countries.
Uso de fertilizantes nitrogenados en el sector agropecuario de Uruguay: Recomendaciones para fortalecer el INGEI y monitorear las medidas previstas en las NDC
Uso de fertilizantes nitrogenados en el sector agropecuario de Uruguay: Recomendaciones para fortalecer el INGEI y monitorear las medidas previstas en las NDC
UNDP / MGAP (Uruguay)
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.
2025
UNDP/MGAP consultancy report with methodological and institutional recommendations to improve how Uruguay estimates nitrous-oxide emissions from fertilizers and monitors its climate (NDC) commitments.
UNDP / MGAP (Uruguay)
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.
2025
UNDP/MGAP consultancy report with methodological and institutional recommendations to improve how Uruguay estimates nitrous-oxide emissions from fertilizers and monitors its climate (NDC) commitments.
Stakeholder engagement in enhancing national climate actions in livestock systems in Kenya
Stakeholder engagement in enhancing national climate actions in livestock systems in Kenya
FAO
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.
2024
FAO working document on engaging government, academia and private-sector stakeholders to strengthen national climate action in Kenya's livestock systems.
FAO
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.
2024
FAO working document on engaging government, academia and private-sector stakeholders to strengthen national climate action in Kenya's livestock systems.
Revisión del Sistema de Medición, Notificación y Verificación. Apoyar las medidas de mitigación apropiadas para la ganadería en Costa Rica
Revisión del Sistema de Medición, Notificación y Verificación. Apoyar las medidas de mitigación apropiadas para la ganadería en Costa Rica
by FAO
2024
FAO working document reviewing Costa Rica's measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) system to support appropriate, trackable mitigation measures in the livestock sector.
FAO
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.
2024
FAO working document reviewing Costa Rica's measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) system to support appropriate, trackable mitigation measures in the livestock sector.
Pathways towards lower emissions
Pathways towards lower emissions
FAO (Rome, Italy)
by Wisser, D.; Özkan, Ş.; Lanzoni, L.; Tempio, G.; Tubiello, F. N.; Uwizeye, A.; Lizarralde Piquet, C.; Cinardi, G.; Reppin, S.; Dondini, M.; Robinson, T.; Rulli, M.
2023
FAO global assessment of greenhouse-gas emissions from livestock agrifood systems and the mitigation options available across regions — a reference for governments and organizations shaping livestock climate policy.
FAO (Rome, Italy)
by Wisser, D.; Özkan, Ş.; Lanzoni, L.; Tempio, G.; Tubiello, F. N.; Uwizeye, A.; Lizarralde Piquet, C.; Cinardi, G.; Reppin, S.; Dondini, M.; Robinson, T.; Rulli, M.
2023
FAO global assessment of greenhouse-gas emissions from livestock agrifood systems and the mitigation options available across regions — a reference for governments and organizations shaping livestock climate policy.
Water quality impact from soils receiving dairy factory wastewater
Water quality impact from soils receiving dairy factory wastewater
7th Symposium on Phosphorus in Soils and Plants (Montevideo)
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.; McDowell, R.; Condron, L.; Brown, J.
2022
Extended conference abstract summarizing how dairy factory effluent applied to land affects downstream water quality, from the 7th Symposium on Phosphorus in Soils and Plants.
7th Symposium on Phosphorus in Soils and Plants (Montevideo)
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.; McDowell, R.; Condron, L.; Brown, J.
2022
Extended conference abstract summarizing how dairy factory effluent applied to land affects downstream water quality, from the 7th Symposium on Phosphorus in Soils and Plants.
Uruguay. Informe sobre la huella ambiental ganadera
Uruguay. Informe sobre la huella ambiental ganadera
UNDP (Uruguay)
by Lizarralde Piquet, C. (background & editing); interinstitutional team (MA, MGAP, INAC, INIA, INALE)
2022
UNDP report consolidating Uruguay's livestock environmental footprint across air, soil, water and biodiversity into a single document; Carolina led background research and editing.
UNDP (Uruguay)
by Lizarralde Piquet, C. (background & editing); interinstitutional team (MA, MGAP, INAC, INIA, INALE)
2022
UNDP report consolidating Uruguay's livestock environmental footprint across air, soil, water and biodiversity into a single document; Carolina led background research and editing.
Amending soils of different pH to decrease phosphorus losses
Amending soils of different pH to decrease phosphorus losses
Peer-reviewed experiment testing soil amendments across a range of pH levels to bind phosphorus in place, offering cost-effective options to cut nutrient losses from farmed soils.
Soil Research
by Lizarralde, C. A.; McDowell, R. W.; Condron, L. M.; Brown, J.
2021
Peer-reviewed experiment testing soil amendments across a range of pH levels to bind phosphorus in place, offering cost-effective options to cut nutrient losses from farmed soils.
Potential phosphorus losses from grassland soils irrigated with dairy factory wastewater
Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems
by Lizarralde, C. A.; McDowell, R. W.; Condron, L. M.; Brown, J. N.
2021
Peer-reviewed assessment of the main pathways by which phosphorus escapes effluent-irrigated grassland, helping define safe application rates for dairy processing wastewater.
Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems
by Lizarralde, C. A.; McDowell, R. W.; Condron, L. M.; Brown, J. N.
2021
Peer-reviewed assessment of the main pathways by which phosphorus escapes effluent-irrigated grassland, helping define safe application rates for dairy processing wastewater.
The potential for phosphorus loss to groundwater from soils irrigated with dairy factory wastewater
EMAG - National model for evaluating environmental impacts of cattle production systems in Uruguay
by Becoña, G.; Ledgard, S.; Astigarraga, L.; Lizarralde, C.; Dieguez, F.; Morales, H.
2020
Presents EMAG, a national tool to simulate the environmental performance of cattle systems — letting farmers and technicians see where emissions and nutrient losses come from and how to reduce them.
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
by Lizarralde, C. A.; McDowell, R.; Condron, L.; Brown, J.
2022
Peer-reviewed study showing how phosphorus from dairy effluent can move below the root zone and reach groundwater, with implications for effluent-irrigation limits and water-quality protection.
Relación entre la huella de carbono y las prácticas de manejo en predios lecheros de Uruguay
Lincoln University (New Zealand)
by Lizarralde, C. A.
2022
PhD research (Lincoln University) investigating how phosphorus accumulates and is lost from soils irrigated with dairy factory effluent, and testing soil amendments to reduce those losses — protecting water quality without compromising land use.
Universidad de la República, Facultad de Agronomía (Uruguay)
by Lizarralde, C. A.
2013
MSc research quantifying the carbon footprint of Uruguayan dairy farms and linking it to on-farm management, identifying which practices most reduce greenhouse-gas emissions per litre of milk.
Understanding and mitigating the water quality impact from soils receiving dairy factory wastewater
Universidad de la República, Facultad de Agronomía (Uruguay)
by Lizarralde, C. A.
2013
MSc research quantifying the carbon footprint of Uruguayan dairy farms and linking it to on-farm management, identifying which practices most reduce greenhouse-gas emissions per litre of milk.
Lincoln University (New Zealand)
by Lizarralde, C. A.
2022
PhD research (Lincoln University) investigating how phosphorus accumulates and is lost from soils irrigated with dairy factory effluent, and testing soil amendments to reduce those losses — protecting water quality without compromising land use.
Pathways towards lower emissions (Copy)
Nutrient flows and associated environmental impacts in livestock supply chains: Guidelines for assessment
FAO (Rome, Italy)
by FAO LEAP Partnership (Lizarralde Piquet, C., member of the Nutrient Cycles Technical Advisory Group)
2018
FAO LEAP guidelines, developed by a 36-expert group, setting a harmonized method to assess nutrient flows and environmental impacts along livestock supply chains worldwide.
FAO (Rome, Italy)
by Wisser, D.; Özkan, Ş.; Lanzoni, L.; Tempio, G.; Tubiello, F. N.; Uwizeye, A.; Lizarralde Piquet, C.; Cinardi, G.; Reppin, S.; Dondini, M.; Robinson, T.; Rulli, M.
2023
FAO global assessment of greenhouse-gas emissions from livestock agrifood systems and the mitigation options available across regions — a reference for governments and organizations shaping livestock climate policy.
Nutrient flows and associated environmental impacts in livestock supply chains: Guidelines for assessment
Nutrient flows and associated environmental impacts in livestock supply chains: Guidelines for assessment
FAO (Rome, Italy)
by FAO LEAP Partnership (Lizarralde Piquet, C., member of the Nutrient Cycles Technical Advisory Group)
2022
FAO LEAP guidelines, developed by a 36-expert group, setting a harmonized method to assess nutrient flows and environmental impacts along livestock supply chains worldwide.
FAO (Rome, Italy)
by FAO LEAP Partnership (Lizarralde Piquet, C., member of the Nutrient Cycles Technical Advisory Group)
FAO LEAP guidelines, developed by a 36-expert group, setting a harmonized method to assess nutrient flows and environmental impacts along livestock supply chains worldwide.
Comparison of greenhouse gas emissions from Uruguay and New Zealand dairy farm systems
Comparison of greenhouse gas emissions from Uruguay and New Zealand dairy farm systems
Conference proceedings (Colonia, Uruguay)
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.; Ledgard, S.; Becoña; Astigarraga, L.
2017
Conference paper comparing greenhouse-gas emissions between Uruguayan and New Zealand dairy systems, drawing out how pasture-based management shapes each country's footprint.
Lizarralde Piquet, C.; Ledgard, S.; Becoña; Astigarraga, L.
by Conference proceedings (Colonia, Uruguay)
2017
Conference paper comparing greenhouse-gas emissions between Uruguayan and New Zealand dairy systems, drawing out how pasture-based management shapes each country's footprint.
The effect of milk productivity per cow on carbon footprint of dairy farms in Uruguay
The effect of milk productivity per cow on carbon footprint of dairy farms in Uruguay
Livestock Research Group Meeting, Global Research Alliance (Punta del Este)
by Lizarralde, C.; Picasso, V.; Astigarraga, L.
2012
Conference paper analyzing how per-cow productivity influences dairy carbon footprint, part of the early evidence base for Uruguay's low-emission dairy work.
Livestock Research Group Meeting, Global Research Alliance (Punta del Este)
by Lizarralde, C.; Picasso, V.; Astigarraga, L.
2012
Conference paper analyzing how per-cow productivity influences dairy carbon footprint, part of the early evidence base for Uruguay's low-emission dairy work.
Phosphorus Runoff in a Non-fertilized Soybean Production System of SW Uruguay
Phosphorus Runoff in a Non-fertilized Soybean Production System of SW Uruguay
Agrociencia Uruguay
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.; Baethgen, W. E.; Cadenazzi, M.; Capurro, M.; Sawchik, J.
2015
Peer-reviewed conference paper measuring phosphorus runoff from a non-fertilized soybean system, contributing field evidence on nutrient losses from cropping in southwest Uruguay.
Agrociencia Uruguay
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.; Baethgen, W. E.; Cadenazzi, M.; Capurro, M.; Sawchik, J.
2015
Peer-reviewed conference paper measuring phosphorus runoff from a non-fertilized soybean system, contributing field evidence on nutrient losses from cropping in southwest Uruguay.
Sustentabilidad ambiental de sistemas de producción de leche
Sustentabilidad ambiental de sistemas de producción de leche
V Congreso AUPA (Montevideo)
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.; Astigarraga, L.
2014
Peer-reviewed extended abstract reviewing the environmental sustainability of dairy production systems and the indicators used to assess them.
V Congreso AUPA (Montevideo)
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.; Astigarraga, L.
2014
Peer-reviewed extended abstract reviewing the environmental sustainability of dairy production systems and the indicators used to assess them.
Relación entre las variables climáticas y del suelo con la pérdida de fósforo por escorrentía
Relación entre las variables climáticas y del suelo con la pérdida de fósforo por escorrentía
Congreso Uruguayo de Suelos (Colonia del Sacramento)
by Lizarralde, C.; Rubio, V.; Sawchik, J.
2014
Conference paper relating climate and soil variables to phosphorus losses in runoff, helping explain when and why nutrient loss risk is highest.
Congreso Uruguayo de Suelos (Colonia del Sacramento)
by Lizarralde, C.; Rubio, V.; Sawchik, J.
2014
Conference paper relating climate and soil variables to phosphorus losses in runoff, helping explain when and why nutrient loss risk is highest.
Practices to Reduce Milk Carbon Footprint on Grazing Dairy Farms in Southern Uruguay: Case Studies
Practices to Reduce Milk Carbon Footprint on Grazing Dairy Farms in Southern Uruguay: Case Studies
Sustainable Agriculture Research
by Lizarralde, C.; Picasso, V.; Rotz, C. A.; Cadenazzi, M.; Astigarraga, L.
2014
Peer-reviewed case studies of grazing dairy farms showing which management practices most effectively lower the carbon footprint of milk, with practical lessons for producers and policy.
Sustainable Agriculture Research
by Lizarralde, C.; Picasso, V.; Rotz, C. A.; Cadenazzi, M.; Astigarraga, L.
2014
Peer-reviewed case studies of grazing dairy farms showing which management practices most effectively lower the carbon footprint of milk, with practical lessons for producers and policy.