Livestock – environment interactions and policy implications in the United Arab Emirates: a review

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1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Livestock sector review 1.2. Importance of livestock to national food security 1.3. Species and breeds of livestock kept in UAE 1.4. Livestock production systems in UAE 1.5. Objectives of this review 2. LIVESTOCK AND ENVIRONMENT 2.1. Changing landscape or evolution of livestock systems 2.2. Environmental issues of livestock activities 2.3. Intensification of livestock systems and environmental concerns 2.4. Impacts of changing environment on livestock 2.5. Feed subsidies impacts on livestock sector, food security and environment 2.6. Waste management (of livestock activities) impacts on environment and public health 3. MAIN FINDINGS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS 4. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS