Ambitious emissions reductions are on the agenda at the COP26 summit starting in Glasgow this weekend. In this post, Principal Investigator of the PASTRES project, Ian Scoones, points out some common misconceptions about the relationship between livestock and climate change, and why differentiating between extensive and intensive livestock production and their contrasting contributions to greenhouse gas emissions is so important.

PASTRES Research Associate Michele Nori draws parallels between dealing with COVID-19 and the daily uncertainties faced by pastoral communities. What strategies can we learn from herders? Read more here.

Using lessons drawn from pastoral settings, PASTRES aims to open up a debate about how to embrace uncertainty in policy and practice to address global uncertainties.