Concha Salguero
Pastoral systems are key for achievingsustainability on:
• Food systems
• Environmental management.
• Territorial balance
Sustainable food systems
• Mobile pastoralism is the most efficient farmingsystem in term of resource use (Not rely on fosilfuels)
• Use of local resources to produce local food. • No impacts on third countries (need of imported
industrial fed, imported deforestation; landgrabbing, evictions impact on indigenous peopleand other population …)
• Less use of veterinarian products.• Highest level of animal wellbeing: ethical
products
Environmental management
• High Nature Value Farming: the most valuablefarming systems in Europe for biodiversity, qulityfood and climate (e.g. Wood pastures)
• Mayor biodiversity tool for preserving: e.g. Spain: according to the EU, 17 Habitats of ComunityInterest need reinstate grazing and other 15 depend on pastoral practices.
• Grazing is the best cost-benefit tool for fireprevention
• Pastures are main carbon sinks
Territorial balance
• Small livestock system are key againstdepopulation of rural areas (a major threat).
• They key for rural economic network and activateother economies.
• Produce in “marginal areas” non productive foragriculture.
• Specially significant for communal use of theterritory (e.g. Common grazings areas, existing in at least 18 countries in Europe; e.g. in Spain around
27% of livestock graze in Common pastures.
But…
• No support from policies such as CAP orclimate polici tools
• Pressures from intensive meat industrycompetition and now from Vegan and artificial meat industries.
• Dismantel of rural services crucial for viabilityof pastoral systems: e.g. Close of smallabbatoirs all over Europe.
• Thanks for your atention!