Global Network on Silvopastoral SystemsJulián Chará
Promote the strengthening and scaling up of SPS, wherever there aretechnical, economic, environmental, and cultural options forsupporting livelihoods and business activities with sustainablelivestock farming, specifically through the generation, exchange anddissemination of knowledge, the documentation of public policies incountries and/or sub-regions, and the facilitation of dialogue toaddress the challenges associated with Sustainable DevelopmentGoals.
GNSPS Objectives
• Identify the relevant stakeholders and initiatives in silvopastoral systems at global level and the areas where there are demands for knowledge, advice or information about silvopastoral processes.
• Serve as a neutral forum to facilitate the exchange between strategic stakeholders in the silvopastoral field including lead producers, private companies, public policy makers, scientists and communicators to stimulate the local practice change in silvopastoral systems.
• Serve as a multi-stakeholder platform to find consensus in the methodologies of evaluation, transfer of information and development of policies to promote the scaling up of silvopastoral systems.
GNSPS Objectives
Global Network on Silvopastoral SystemsJulián Chará
Global Network on Silvopastoral SystemsJulián Chará
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Number of participants
526 participants
Main Activities
Global Network on Silvopastoral SystemsJulián Chará
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Lombok Island - Indonesia
www.leucaenaconference2018.org/
Global Network on Silvopastoral SystemsJulián Chará
Main Activities
2. Facilitate the exchange of information
• Book on Silvopastoral Case Studies, 2018.
• X International Congress. 2019, Paraguay.
• II World Congress on Silvopastoral Systems, Argentina, 2020.
Main Activities 3. Provide evidence of sustainability
Case 1 – BEEF FINISHING
COLOMBIA
Region: Cesar
Climate condition: Dry tropical
Baseline vs. SPSFrom degraded soils to intensive sustainable production
Sustainability issue to illustrateRestoring degraded natural resources
SPS strategy implemented
Intensive SPS
Leucaena + Panicum + Eucalyptus
Emphasis on SDG
FORAGE PRODUCTION
700%
compared to baseline
Ton. dry matter/ha
LAND PRODUCTIVITYKg. meat/ha
450%compared to baseline
ANIMAL WELFARE
FeedingHousingHealthBehaviour
compared to baseline
% Area under SPS
70%
reached: 8th year
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTKg CO2 / 100 kg LW addedProfit (USD/year)
ECONOMIC RESULTS
Initial investment
1,850USD/Ha.
Total area: 200 ha.
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3100 farmers14,500 has of forests preserved14,097 has of SPS2,349 km of live fences
1.3 M t of CO2 equv Fixed
Global Network on Silvopastoral SystemsJulián Chará
Main Activities 3. Provide evidence of sustainability
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Plant Diversity in SPS81 especies
Mature forest Secondary forest Scattered trees Agroforestry Living fences Intensive SPS Treeless pastures Degraded pastures
Global Network on Silvopastoral SystemsJulián Chará
Mature forest Secondary forest Scattered trees Agroforestry Living fences Intensive SPS Treeless pastures Degraded pastures
Main Activities 3. Provide evidence of sustainability
Dung Beetles15 species
Global Network on Silvopastoral SystemsJulián Chará
Mature forest Secondary forest Scattered trees Agroforestry Living fences Intensive SPS Treeless pastures Degraded pastures
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Bird diversity106 species
49 sp 43 sp 22 sp 14 sp33 sp
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Future Activities
Global Network on Silvopastoral SystemsJulián Chará
• Book on Silvopastoral Case Studies, 2018.
• Enhancing the scope of SPS case studies
• Contribution to the NDCs and NAMAs
• Implement and effective platform for information exchange among stakeholders (farmers and technicians, scientist, policy makers).
• Presenting project proposals.
Contribution to COP23 and the GFFA
Global Network on Silvopastoral SystemsJulián Chará
• Methods and approaches for assessing adaptation, adaptation co-benefits and resilience.
• Improved soil carbon, soil health and soil fertility under grassland.• Improved livestock management systems.• to reduce livestock’s greenhouse-gas emissions by making livestock production
systems more efficient, while also meeting animal health and animal welfare requirements.
• to promote and support international research collaboration on reducing the intensity of GHG emissions from livestock production systems, including by pasture restoration and soil carbon sequestration.