Green-Sheep
LIFE project:
Demonstration and dissemination actions to reduce the carbon footprint in sheep farming
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Acronym: GreenSheep Contract: LIFE19 CCM/FR/001245
Implementation period: 2020 - 2025
Project consortium
The project is implemented by a consortium of 40+ partners, fom five countries (France, Spain, Italy, Romania, Ireland)
Country coordinators
Sindy THROUDE (Moreau), IDELE, France (project coordinator)
Roberto RUIZ, NEIKER, Spain
Mauro DECANDIA, AGRIS, Italy
Catalin DRAGOMIR, IBNA, Romania
Tim KEADY, TEAGASC, Ireland
Romanian team
Catalin Dragomir (country coordinator and responsible for working package C2)
Mihaela Habeanu
Anca Gheorghe
Mircea Catalin Rotar
Mihail Alexandru Gras
Mihalcea Teodor
Horia Grosu
Iulian Vlad
Project objectives
- Reduce by 12% the carbon footprint of milk and meat produced in sheep farms
- Launch a national and European dynamic progress initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while ensuring sustainability of sheep farms
- Promote innovative practices associated with GHG emissions mitigation in order to ensure the techno-economic, environmental and social sustainability of sheep farms
- Create an national and European observatory of environmental and sustainable performances of sheep production systems
- Train current and future generations
WorkPackages (Technical actions)
Action C1: Development of a common European framework on GHG emissions and sustainability in sheep production
Action C2: Training of advisers
Action C3: 1,355 demonstrative farms in Europe involved in a low carbon and sustainable approach
Action C4: Monitoring of 282 farms in Europe and construction of carbon plans to ensure their sustainability
Action C5: Development of national action plans for sheep production to reduce GHG emissions and improve sustainability performances