Grasslands provide a broad range of ecosystem services. This role of grasslands for sustainable development is however largely neglected.
The aims of this project are to
A) Improve global data sets on grassland quality in terms of protein and gross energy for the SOL model
B) co-organise an e-forum on sustainable grasslands
C) General literature review and synthesis on
D) Illustration with national case studies; suggestions are
Expected results:
E) Scientific review paper on the “The Neglected Green Wealth of Nations – The Role of Grasslands for Sustainable Development”
F) Identify data collection needs in FAOSTAT related to grassland use, their environmental status and ecosystem services.
Koordination und Durchführung