Regional Workshop Promotes Livestock-Forest Integration in Latin America and the Caribbean

The integration of livestock and forest systems presents a promising alternative to increase productivity, improve animal welfare, and enhance ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration. This approach contributes to strengthening the resilience and adaptability of productive systems in the face of climate change.

From March 3 to 5, the first workshop and training of the FONTAGRO ATN/RF-21532-RG project was held at INIA La Estanzuela (Uruguay), aimed at generating scientific and technical information on the integration of forest systems in livestock.

The initiative involves INTA Argentina, INIA Chile, INIA Uruguay, EMPRAPA Brazil, and IDIAF Dominican Republic, with the goal of assessing sustainable intensification and improving mitigation and adaptation to climate change in the region.

The workshop included training on methodologies for calculating the carbon footprint and measuring resilience indicators, featuring international experts and open access to the public.

Summary of the Workshop Schedule and Access Link to Presentations

Day 1: Presentation of the project and silvopastoral systems in participating countries.

Day 2: Training on tools for estimating carbon footprint

• Cálculo de huella de carbono: AGReCALc. Dr. Julian Bell
• Cálculo de huella de carbono: REGROW. Dr. William Salas
• Cálculo de huella de carbono: DNDC. Dr. Sebastián Cambareri
• Cálculo de huella de carbono: EXACT. Sebastián Vangeli

Day 3: Resilience indicators, closing of the workshop, and visit to experimental trials at INIA

• Microorganismos del suelo como reguladores de funciones ecosistémicas. Dra. Nicola Holden
• Reestructuración de Poros Impulsada por Carbono para la Regeneración del Suelo. Dr. Jie (Joe) Zhuang
• Perspectivas de Alta Resolución sobre la Reconfiguración del Microbioma bajo Sistemas de Producción Integrados. Dra. Catalina Molina

• Salud visual de los suelos. Msc. Patricia Carfagno