Livestock density (areas of concern)
Data provider
Contact point
Melanie Weynants
Suggested citation
Cherlet, M., Hutchinson, C., Reynolds, J., Hill, J., Sommer, S., von Maltitz, G. (Eds.), World Atlas of Desertification, Publication Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2018.
Related tool or portal
Date or time period of observation
2014
Frequency of update
Geographic coverage
Cautions
Livestock feed is often grown far from the rearing place, hence the environmental impact of high livestock density is not necessarily local. Concerns can be validated or dismissed only by evaluating them within their local biophysical, social, economic and political contexts. Local context provides an understanding of causes and consequences of degradation, but also offers guidance for efforts to control or reverse it.