Greenhouse Gas and Animal Agriculture Conference: proceedings of the 7th GGAA - august 4th to 8th, Iguassu Falls/Brazil.

The Greenhouse Gas and Animal Agriculture Conference (GGAA) is the premier international conference summarising the collective state of scientific knowledge on greenhouse gas abatement strategies and production systems adaptation needs for the livestock sector. The gathering features leading scientists and policymakers reviewing the current state of knowledge and presenting significant new developments in policy, measurement, modelling, mitigation and adaptation efforts associated with greenhouse gases from animal agriculture. The Conference takes place every 3 years, moving from continent to continent at each edition. The first conference, GGAA2003, was held in Japan with 200 delegates from 20 countries. Five subsequent GGAA conferences have been convened: GGAA2005, Switzerland; GGAA2007, New Zealand; GGAA2010, Canada, with the biggest in Ireland, GGAA2013, attracting 460 delegates from 41 countries. The GGAA2016 in Australia received more than 300 delegates from 36 countries.