Sustainability of Livestock Systems in the Pampa Biome of Brazil: An Analysis Highlighting the Rangeland Dilemma
| Autor: | João Garibaldi Almeida Viana, Rafaela Vendruscolo, Vicente Celestino Pires Silveira, Fernando Luiz Ferreira de Quadros, Mariana Patricia Mezzomo, Jean François Tourrand |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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sustainable rangeland management
sustainability indicators Environmental effects of industries and plants functional integrity MESMIS method Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Renewable energy sources rangeland socio-ecosystem Environmental sciences GE1-350 |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability; Volume 13; Issue 24; Pages: 13781 Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 13781, p 13781 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su132413781 |
| Popis: | The objective of this study was to analyse the sustainability of different livestock systems in the Brazilian Pampa biome, from the perspective of the rangeland dilemma. We used the indicator-based framework for evaluating the sustainability of natural resource management systems (MESMIS). These were constructed for social, economic and environmental dimensions, and they were measured across a study suite of 115 establishments, representing the rangeland livestock system (RLS), intensive livestock system, and livestock–agricultural system (ALS). Indicator averages were compared between three systems via ANOVA and Tukey test. The results allocated a higher level of sustainability to RLS. When the three land-use systems were analysed across the dimensions, significant differences were found in their environmental sustainability, with the ALS presenting poorer results. Within each dimension, there were significant differences in the indicators for production systems, social participation and capital flow. We discussed two main points: the results found through the concept of the rangeland dilemma, by exploring its conditions, in addition to exposing the concept of functional integrity. In conclusion, an approach to develop policies for the Pampa is to recognize the rangeland as a “common good”, to generate income and stimulate the local economy. |
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