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.
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.
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.
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.
Sensibilidad y capacidad adaptativa de la ganadería frente al cambio climático (Vol. III de: Clima de cambios: nuevos desafíos de adaptación en Uruguay)
Sensibilidad y capacidad adaptativa de la ganadería frente al cambio climático (Vol. III de: Clima de cambios: nuevos desafíos de adaptación en Uruguay)
MGAP-FAO (Montevideo, Uruguay)
by Bartaburu, D.; Morales, H.; Dieguez, F.; Lizarralde, C.; Quiñones, A.; Pereira, M.; Molina, C.; Montes, E.; Modernel, P.; Taks, J.; De Torres, F.; Cobas, P.; Mondelli, M.; Terra, R.; Cruz, G.; Astigarraga, L.; Picasso, V.
2013
FAO/MGAP volume analyzing how vulnerable Uruguayan livestock systems are to climate change and what adaptive strategies build resilience — an input for public policy on the sector.
MGAP-FAO (Montevideo, Uruguay)
by Bartaburu, D.; Morales, H.; Dieguez, F.; Lizarralde, C.; Quiñones, A.; Pereira, M.; Molina, C.; Montes, E.; Modernel, P.; Taks, J.; De Torres, F.; Cobas, P.; Mondelli, M.; Terra, R.; Cruz, G.; Astigarraga, L.; Picasso, V.
2013
FAO/MGAP volume analyzing how vulnerable Uruguayan livestock systems are to climate change and what adaptive strategies build resilience — an input for public policy on the sector.
Primer estudio de la huella de carbono de tres cadenas agroexportadoras del Uruguay: carne vacuna, lácteos y arroz
Primer estudio de la huella de carbono de tres cadenas agroexportadoras del Uruguay: carne vacuna, lácteos y arroz
Rusconi (Montevideo, Uruguay)
by Becoña, G. & Oyhantcabal, W. (eds.); coordinators: Oyhantcabal, W., Becoña, G., Astigarraga, L., Roel, A., Saizar, C.; team: Methol, M., Lizarralde, C., Modernel, P., Picasso, V., Bonilla, C., Sawchik, J., La Manna, A., Ciganda, V., Martinez, G., Ordeig, L.
2013
Uruguay's first carbon-footprint study of its beef, dairy and rice export chains, building the national methodology that positioned the country in increasingly demanding international markets.
Rusconi (Montevideo, Uruguay)
by Becoña, G. & Oyhantcabal, W. (eds.); coordinators: Oyhantcabal, W., Becoña, G., Astigarraga, L., Roel, A., Saizar, C.; team: Methol, M., Lizarralde, C., Modernel, P., Picasso, V., Bonilla, C., Sawchik, J., La Manna, A., Ciganda, V., Martinez, G., Ordeig, L.
Uruguay's first carbon-footprint study of its beef, dairy and rice export chains, building the national methodology that positioned the country in increasingly demanding international markets.
Estudio de la huella de carbono de la leche en Uruguay - fase primaria
Estudio de la huella de carbono de la leche en Uruguay - fase primaria
UNDP (Uruguay)
by Lizarralde, C.; Astigarraga, L.
2011
UNDP consultancy estimating the primary-phase carbon footprint of Uruguayan milk, one of the country's first such estimates and a basis for later national methodology.
UNDP (Uruguay)
by Lizarralde, C.; Astigarraga, L.
2011
UNDP consultancy estimating the primary-phase carbon footprint of Uruguayan milk, one of the country's first such estimates and a basis for later national methodology.