EXCERCISES Agriculture influences climate through emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. Climate can affect agriculture through emissions of greenhouse gases. They are the excessive use of fertilisers, the digestive system of ruminants, the management of livestock manure, the consumption of fossil fuels and the cultivation of rice. They imply the application of ecological concepts and principles in farming. Its main aims are transforming agriculture in order to reduce its environmental impact and adopting practices that are climate-smart. It can be reduced through effective manure management and use of feed that increases livestock digestive efficiency. 12 Write questions for these answers. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 13 Fill in the gaps with one of the words given below. burned • converting • heat • land • precipitation • rise • remains • time • tropical A hurricane is a violent, ........................................... storm. Reforestation means ........................................... cultivated ........................................... into forest. A fossil is any ........................................... of an organism from a past geologic age. A fuel is a material that is ........................................... in order to create ........................................... or power. A flood is a ........................................... and overflowing of water over land. Rainfall is the amount of ........................................... within a given ........................................... and area. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 14 Listen to the recording and fill in the gaps. FAO Strategic Framework 2022-2031 Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an ........................................... that helps guide actions to transform agri-food systems towards ........................................... and climate resilient practices. CSA supports reaching internationally agreed ........................................... such as the Sustainable development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement. It aims to tackle ........................................... main objectives: sustainably increasing agricultural ........................................... and incomes; adapting and building resilience to climate ...........................................; and reducing and/or removing greenhouse gas ........................................... where possible. CSA supports the FAO Strategic Framework 2022- 2031 based on the Four Betters: better production, better ..........................................., a better environment and a better life for all, leaving no one ............................................ What constitutes a CSA practice is context-specific, depending on local socio-economic, environmental and ........................................... change factors. FAO recommends the approach is implemented through five action points: expanding the evidence base for CSA, supporting enabling ........................................... frameworks, strengthening national and local institutions, enhancing funding and financing ..........................................., and implementing CSA practices at field level. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Adapted from: https://www.fao.org/climate-smart-agriculture 15 GROUP WORK FLIPPED CLASSROOM At home, go online to find information about the major sources of GHGs. In class, share your information and think of some possible solutions. GLOSSARY : : : : : : afforestation imboschimento feed cibo per animali in a nutshell in poche parole pattern andamento reforestation rimboschimento to threaten minacciare