Compiling Manure Management Data for More Accurate Livestock GHG Inventories in Southeast Asia

Manure management is a critical but often undermeasured part of livestock emissions accounting. This publication unpacks how manure is stored, treated, applied, deposited, or disposed of across Southeast Asian livestock systems—and why these practices matter for estimating methane and nitrous oxide emissions. Developed through the collaboration of the New Zealand Ag Emissions Centre (formerly the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre) and SEARCA, it provides practical guidance on collecting and interpreting manure management data so countries can improve their greenhouse gas inventories, reflect local realities more accurately, and strengthen the evidence base for climate-smart livestock development.

This publication forms part of the four-title Climate-Smart Livestock Series, a special set of SEARCA Agriculture and Development Notes developed to support more accurate livestock greenhouse gas inventories and climate-smart livestock action in Southeast Asia.