Category Archives: Biodiversity

International Livestock Research Institute becomes Global Landscapes Forum charter member
Advocacy / Agriculture / Biodiversity / Climate Change / Communications / Drylands / Emerging Diseases / Environment / Food Security / Project / Rangelands / Zoonotic Diseases

International Livestock Research Institute becomes Global Landscapes Forum charter member

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(BONN, 12 October 2020) – Over half a billion people in developing countries depend to some extent on farm animals for their livelihoods. Animal-sourced food also plays an important role in nutrition, through providing readily-available proteins and micronutrients. But animal agriculture is also implicated in global environmental challenges such as deforestation and climate change—and pressing … Continue reading →

When numbers lie
Advocacy / Agriculture / Biodiversity / Climate Change / Data / Drylands / East Africa / Environment / Film and Video / ILRI / Kapiti / Kenya / LIVESTOCKCRP / Mazingira

When numbers lie

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Tom Dowling led a team that built a land surface temperature validation site at the ILRI Kapiti Research Station in August 2018. He spoke about some of the lessons he’s learned since then with host Simon Clark on Brilliant, a YouTube science channel. Continue reading →

ILRI’s Kapiti Research Station commits to preserving biodiversity and conserving wildlife through its wildlife corridor
Advocacy / Animal Diseases / Animal Health / Biodiversity / Climate Change / East Africa / Environment / Event / Kapiti / Kenya / Mazingira / Wildlife

ILRI’s Kapiti Research Station commits to preserving biodiversity and conserving wildlife through its wildlife corridor

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ILRI’s Kapiti Research Station has been registered as a Kenyan national wildlife conservancy. Its land will help conserve wildlife that can now move between the corridors in the Nairobi National Park and the Athi-Kapiti plains. Continue reading →

ILRI Forage Genebank supports development of improved forage varieties to increase livestock productivity in Ethiopia
Agriculture / Biodiversity / Ethiopia / Feeds / FFD / Forages / Genebank / Livestock Productivity / Seeds

ILRI Forage Genebank supports development of improved forage varieties to increase livestock productivity in Ethiopia

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The recent release of the CGIAR Genebank Platform 2019 annual report highlights that, for the third year in a row, germplasm distribution to requesters outside of the CGIAR exceeded that to those inside the CGIAR. Ethiopia ranked as one of the top 10 countries receiving germplasm from the CGIAR. Nearly 60% of these, representing a … Continue reading →

Unite human, animal and environmental health to prevent the next pandemic, says ILRI/UN report
Advocacy / Africa / Agriculture / AHH / Animal Diseases / Animal Health / Biodiversity / COVID19 / Disease Control / Emerging Diseases / Environment / Human Health / ILRI / Launch / OneHealth / Report / Zoonotic Diseases

Unite human, animal and environmental health to prevent the next pandemic, says ILRI/UN report

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The ‘Preventing the next pandemic: zoonotic diseases and how to break the chain of transmission,’ report is a joint effort by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and ILRI. Continue reading →

ILRI’s ‘Azizi’ facility is storing samples of livestock and wildlife biodiversity for future research
Animal Diseases / Animal Health / Biodiversity / CTLGH / East Africa / Genetics / ILRI / LivestockGenetics

ILRI’s ‘Azizi’ facility is storing samples of livestock and wildlife biodiversity for future research

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The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) stores biological samples from a diversity of species, which provide an immense genetic library for research in zoonosis, genetics, reproductive technology and breed preservation. Continue reading →

Focus on environmental health: The role of rangelands in an integrated One Health approach
Advocacy / Agri-Health / Agriculture / Animal Health / Biodiversity / Climate Change / Drylands / Emerging Diseases / Environment / Epidemiology / Ethiopia / Human Health / Livestock Systems / OneHealth / Pastoralism / SLS

Focus on environmental health: The role of rangelands in an integrated One Health approach

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In recent years in the pastoral areas of developing countries, One Health is gaining increasing credibility and visibility as an approach that can combine interventions for both human and animals. However, relatively little attention has been given thus far to the environmental health component including of the resource base – rangelands. Continue reading →

‘A chance to reimagine life in a way that creates greater dignity for all’
Advocacy / Agriculture / Animal Diseases / Animal Health / Biodiversity / Communications / COVID19 / Disease Control / Emerging Diseases / Epidemiology / Event / Food Systems / OneHealth / Resilience / Zoonotic Diseases

‘A chance to reimagine life in a way that creates greater dignity for all’

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In a spirited and at times defiantly hopeful presentation at the International Livestock Research Institute’s (ILRI) weekly digital town hall meeting on 14 May, David Nabarro, a special envoy to the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General on COVID-19, called the virus causing the disease ‘beastly’ and ‘single-minded’, but said that the pandemic ultimately represents … Continue reading →

Buffelgrass: a drought-tolerant bunchgrass
Agriculture / Biodiversity / Crops / Ethiopia / Feeds / Forages / LIVESTOCKCRP / Seeds

Buffelgrass: a drought-tolerant bunchgrass

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  Buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) is a bunchgrass that grows in clumps, it can transform deserts into grasslands. It is one of the most popular forage species and is extensively grown across arid and semi-arid parts of the world as it uses less water to produce more feed allowing sustainable agricultural production. Originating in Africa, … Continue reading →