World Federation for Animals becomes GASL Partner

The World Federation for Animals has recently become the latest addition to the GASL family. The organisation is a federation of 60+ NGOs working towards the recognition of animal welfare as essential for the sustainable development agenda. Their focus is integrating animal welfare into international health, food, and environmental regimes and trade and development finance rules.
On 15 May 2024, organisations from across the globe gathered in person for the first-ever General Assembly of the World Federation for Animals. Together, the Federation of 61 organisations committed to embark on a journey to ensure animal welfare is recognised as essential to the achievement of the global sustainable development agenda. We very much look forward to working together!

New Chair for the Global Agenda

After four years of strong leadership and expert guidance, GASL’s Chair Shirley Tarawali is finishing her second two-year term in November 2024. Mr. Hsin Huang has been appointed as her successor. There will be an official handover at the next Guiding Group meeting which will be held in Rome on 18-19 November 2024. Mr Huang has more than two decades experience working in the public sector (Government of Canada and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - OECD)... Read more

DAIRY AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - What evidence does the data hold? policy brief launched today

The Global Agenda for sustainable livestock and the Global Dairy Platform are presenting today the main findings of their recent research on Dairy and Socio-economic Development, in occasion of the Global Dairy Platform Annual meeting which is happening today, 14 October, in Paris. The report examines relationships between dairy sector development and 97 statistical variables for 187 countries and territories in different world regions, with representatives from low, lower middle, upper middle- and high-income economies... Read more

Three new partners for GASL

Over the summer, three new organizations joined GASL as part of the NGOs cluster.

“The diversity of structure and scope among our new partners exemplifies the real strength and wealth of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock, and we are really pleased to welcome them”, said GASL’s Chair Shirley Tarawali... Read more

Join GASL for the side event at the NYC Climate Week

The Advancing Livestock for Climate Alliance, together with GASL and partners, invites you to the side event at NYC Climate Week entitled "Pastures of Plenty: Sustainable Livestock Solutions for Climate, Nature, and People". This will be a hybrid event and will be held at TIAA Building on Third Avenue on September 25, 2024 at 15.30pm - 17.00pm EDT. It will be followed by a short cocktail reception, if you have the chance to join in person... Read more

Hybrid event: Technical presentation on pathways towards lower emissions

Jointly organized by FAO and the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL), this event will provide a neutral forum for a multi-stakeholder discussion about greenhouse gas emissions and livestock-environment interactions. Friday, 19 July 2024 Read more

Join the side events of GASL’s partners at the UN High Level Political Forum

In occasion of the United Nation High Level Political Forum, which will be held in New York this week, Brooke and World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) invite the whole of the GASL’s network to take part in their hybrid event on Thursday 11 July; 9 am – 10.15 am (New York time), titled Building resilience of small-scale farmers in low- and middle-income countries in the face of climate disasters. Read more

FAO NSA Report available now

The 2023 Annual Report of the FAO Animal Production and Health Division (NSA) has recently been published. It provides in-depth information, highlights, and stories related to FAO's work on livestock production, animal health, and One Health in 2023, including the organization of the first-ever Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation.

GASL side event at the Second Session of the COAG Sub-Committee on Livestock to focus on gender issues in livestock production

GASL partners, the Government of Kenya, the Federal Office for Agriculture Switzerland (FOAG) and Anthra will host a side event at the Second Session of the COAG Sub-Committee on Livestock. Titled “Women & Sustainable Livestock Transformation: Advancing the Agenda for Sustainable Development”, the event will focus on gender issues in livestock production. Read more

New article published!

Future perspectives of Brazilian beef production: what is the role of Silvopastoral systems?

Under the leadership of Closing the efficiency gap, Global network on Silvopastoral system and Livestock for social development actions networks, and with the full support of the Universidad Federal de São João del-Rei (UFSJ) and Thuenen Institut, a new article has been published on Agroforestry Systems, a global journal publishing original research, reviews, and communications on all aspects of agroforestry... Read more

Dairy Asia dialogue: Organic milk production event for World Milk Dy 2024

Dedicated to World Milk Day, Dairy Asia, the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL), the Animal Production and Health Commission in Asia and the Pacific (APHCA), the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry of Mongolia, the National Dairy Development Board of India, the Department of Livestock Development of Thailand, the BRIN-Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia, and the Dairy Association of China, have jointly organized an online event dedicated to “Dairy Asia dialogue: Organic milk production”. It will be held online on Thursday, 30 May 2024 at 14.00-16.00 Ulaanbaatar time, 8.00am -10.00am Rome time. Read more

Mongolian camel milk cluster workshop held in Ulaanbaatar

06-05-2024 - Dedicated to the International Year of Camelids, Dairy Asia, the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry of Mongolia, FAO, and the EU funded project “International Trade Development” jointly organized the workshop “Mongolian Camel Milk Cluster - New Organization for Effective Cooperation and export promotion” that was held on 18 April 2024 at the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Ulaanbaatar. Read more

Multifunctionality of livestock grazing systems at the heart of the “Restoring value to grassland” Action Network event

03-05-2024 - Last month, the Action Network “Restoring value to grassland” of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock organized a one-day hybrid conference on "Multifunctionality of livestock grazing systems, a lever to envision its possible futures", hosted in Montpellier by Agropolis Foundation, and supported also by the French Ministry of Agriculture, CIRAD and INRAE. Read more

Transition in Management

13- 02- 2024 - GASL bids farewell to Eduardo Arce Diaz, its longtime manager, who is set to retire at the end of this month. Eduardo has commenced his end-of-contract leave and GASL expresses gratitude for his years of dedicated service and support for sustainable livestock initiatives.
Stepping in to support GASL during this transition is Camillio DeCamillis, previously known for coordinating the LEAP action network. His appointment brings optimism and continuity to the team as they navigate this change.
Join us in extending best wishes to Eduardo and welcoming Camillio to the GASL team.

15-01-2024 - The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) has released its second National Beef Sustainability Assessment (NBSA), showcasing the Canadian beef sector's progress from 2014 to 2021. The assessment, covering indicators like greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity, reveals a 15% reduction in the environmental impact of producing 1 kg of beef compared to 2014. The findings of the Environmental Life Cycle Assessment results are detailed in a peer-reviewed paper in the Canadian Journal of Animal Science, highlighting the industry's commitment to sustainability.

Successful GASL regional MSP meeting in China Promotes Sustainable Development in Livestock Industry

The recently concluded Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL) regional Multi-stakeholder Partnership meeting in China, hosted at the Beijing Friendship Hotel, marked a significant milestone in addressing the evolving landscape of the country's livestock industry. With over 220 attendees, the conference saw active participation from diverse sectors, including businesses, governments, NGOs, and research institutions, fostering a comprehensive dialogue on the drivers of change in the Chinese livestock sector. Read more

Press release - 13th GASL Multi-stakeholder Partnership meeting

The Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Department of Livestock Development of Thailand (DLD), and Chiang Mai University (CMU), successfully convened the 13th GASL Multistakeholder Partnership Meeting and the Regional Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation. Held from 30 October to 3 November 2023, the event brought together 275 participants from 55 countries worldwide under the theme of "Multi-stakeholder Collaboration to Strengthen Sustainability and Resilience of Livestock Systems in Response to Drivers of Change." READ MORE

13th GASL MSP Meeting, Chiang Mai, 30 October – 3 November 2023

30-07-2023 – The Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock is glad to announce the opening of the official page dedicated to the 13th Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Meeting “Multi-stakeholder collaboration to strengthen sustainability and resilience of livestock systems in response to drivers of change” that will take place in Chiang Mai, Thailand (hybrid format) on 30 October – 3 November 2023 . For more information on the event and to follow the updates visit here.
Virtual and physical registration for the meeting will open soon.