Nature Communications (Oct 2018)
A global strategy to mitigate the environmental impact of China’s ruminant consumption boom
- Yuanyuan Du,
- Ying Ge,
- Yuan Ren,
- Xing Fan,
- Kaixuan Pan,
- Linshan Lin,
- Xu Wu,
- Yong Min,
- Laura A. Meyerson,
- Mikko Heino,
- Scott X. Chang,
- Xiaozi Liu,
- Feng Mao,
- Guofu Yang,
- Changhui Peng,
- Zelong Qu,
- Jie Chang,
- Raphael K. Didham
Affiliations
- Yuanyuan Du
- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University
- Ying Ge
- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University
- Yuan Ren
- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University
- Xing Fan
- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University
- Kaixuan Pan
- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University
- Linshan Lin
- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University
- Xu Wu
- School of Economics, Zhejiang University
- Yong Min
- College of Computer Science, Zhejiang University of Technology
- Laura A. Meyerson
- Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island
- Mikko Heino
- Department of Biology, University of Bergen
- Scott X. Chang
- Department of Renewable Resource, University of Alberta
- Xiaozi Liu
- Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica
- Feng Mao
- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham
- Guofu Yang
- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University
- Changhui Peng
- Center of CEF/ESCER, Department of Biological Science, University of Quebec at Montreal
- Zelong Qu
- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University
- Jie Chang
- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University
- Raphael K. Didham
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06381-0
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 9,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 11
Abstract
Rising demand for ruminant meat and dairy products in developing nations drives increasing GHG and ammonia emissions from livestock. Authors show here that only long-term adoption of global best-practice in sustainable intensification buffered by a short-term coping strategy of green-source trading can offer a way forward.
