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.

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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.


Conference Papers Carolina Lizarralde Conference Papers Carolina Lizarralde

Diet and milk yield effect on milk carbon footprint of dairy farms in Uruguay

Diet and milk yield effect on milk carbon footprint of dairy farms in Uruguay

5th Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture Conference (Dublin) — Cambridge University Press
by Lizarralde, C.; Picasso, V.; Cadenazzi, M.; Modernel, P.; Becoña, G.; Astigarraga, L.
2013

Conference paper (Dublin) showing how cow diet and milk yield jointly shape the carbon footprint of milk, pointing to efficiency levers for lower emissions.

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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.

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Books & Reports Carolina Lizarralde Books & Reports Carolina Lizarralde

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.

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Variables que impactan sobre la huella de carbono de la leche

Variables que impactan sobre la huella de carbono de la leche

10º Congreso Nacional de Ingenieros Agrónomos (Montevideo)
by Lizarralde, C.; Picasso, V.; Astigarraga, L.
2012

Peer-reviewed conference paper identifying the main drivers of milk's carbon footprint, guiding where management changes deliver the biggest emission reductions.

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Carbon footprint of grain production in Uruguay

Carbon footprint of grain production in Uruguay

19th ISTRO Conference (Montevideo)
by Lizarralde, C.; Modernel, P.; Becoña, G.; Picasso, V.; Astigarraga, L.
2012

Peer-reviewed conference paper estimating the carbon footprint of Uruguayan grain production, extending footprint analysis beyond livestock to cropping.

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