Climate Change Data

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health, and the European Commission

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Biodiversity
  • Animal Welfare
  • Disease Management

Social Achievements

  • Improved collaboration between veterinary authorities, wildlife management agencies, and hunting communities to address ASF.

Governance Achievements

  • Development of a technical handbook containing essential information about hunting management, biosecurity, and wild boar carcass disposal.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Spread of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boar populations across Europe and Asia.
  • High environmental resistance of ASFV.
  • Difficulty in controlling wild boar populations.
  • Lack of effective vaccine for ASF.
  • Complexity of ASF epidemiology.
  • Economic losses due to ASF outbreaks.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Development of evidence-based management and biosecurity measures.
  • Improved surveillance and early detection strategies.
  • Coordination of efforts among stakeholders.
  • Carcass removal and safe disposal.
  • Regulation of supplementary feeding.
  • Targeted hunting of reproductive females.
  • Trapping with euthanasia.
  • Biosecurity measures during hunting.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
  • Goal 13: Climate Action
  • Goal 15: Life on Land

ASF control efforts contribute to these goals by protecting human and animal health, mitigating environmental risks, and preserving biodiversity.