Grasslands cover 40% of the earth’s ice-free land. These are critical ecosystems for biodiversity and water conservation, but are also important as a feed source for livestock. The Global Agenda of Action is a partnership of livestock sector stakeholders committed to the sustainable development of the sector. Livestock production accounts for 18% of global greenhouse gas emissions and already 40% of the agricultural land is used for feed production. The Agenda has three focus areas, namely: “closing the efficiency gap,” “restoring value to grassland” and “towards zero discharge.” UNIQUE was contracted to conduct a global review of options for support to grassland restoration in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and was invited to support the focus group to frame a strategy.

• Analysis of grassland restoration in the context of climate change mitigation.
• Review existing models for a grassland protection and restoration programme.
• Review these models including lessons learned from REDD+.
• Proposition of potential roles of regulatory mechanisms and climate finance for a global action.