Erasmus K H J zu Ermgassen

Biographic Data

ID6460577
NAMEErasmus K H J zu Ermgassen
GIVEN NAMESErasmus K H J zu
FAMILY NAMEErmgassen
SIGNATUREZU ERMGASSEN E K H J
AFFILIATIONSUCLouvain
ORCID0000-0002-9168-6057
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS15
TOTAL CITATIONS34
WORKS AS AUTHOR15
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX4

  • Halting the expansion of pasture in the Brazilian Amazon

    Open AccessErasmus K H J zu Ermgassen, M Adami et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2024

  • The role of midstream actors in advancing the sustainability of agri-food supply chains

    Open AccessJanina Grabs, Sophia Carodenuto et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2024Cited by: 4References: 22

  • Deforestation and climate risk hotspots in the global cocoa value chain

    Open AccessClaudia Parra-Paitan, Patrick Meyfroidt et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2024References: 6

    In this study, we produced a spatially explicit diagnosis of the deforestation hotspots and future climate risk (2050) of cocoa producing areas, zooming into the top 8 cocoa exporting countries and the main global cocoa traders. Cocoa-driven deforestation often co-occurs with deforestation driven by other agri-commodities, and thus needs to be tackled jointly. Climate risk will be substantially increased in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana, the two most i…

  • Transparency, traceability and deforestation in the Ivorian cocoa supply chain

    Open AccessCécile Renier, Mathil Vandromme et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2023

    Cocoa production has been identified as a major global driver of deforestation, but its precise contribution to deforestation dynamics in West Africa remains unclear. It is also unknown to what degree companies and international markets are able to trace their cocoa imports, and satisfy their sustainable sourcing commitments. Here, we use publicly-available remote-sensing and supply chain data for Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s largest cocoa producer…

  • Reverse the Cerrado’s neglect

    Open AccessMichel Eustáquio Dantas Chaves, Guilherme Mataveli et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2023Cited by: 1References: 4

  • Large gaps in voluntary sustainability commitments covering the global cocoa trade

    Open AccessClaudia Parra-Paitan, Erasmus K H J zu Ermgassen et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2023Cited by: 6References: 11

    The production and trade of agricultural commodities, such as cocoa, have important impacts on farmer livelihoods and the environment, prompting a growing number of companies to adopt public commitments to address sustainability issues in their value chains. Though trading companies, who handle the procurement and export of these commodities, are key actors in corporate sustainability efforts, cross-country data on their identity, market share, a…

  • Ten facts about land systems for sustainability

    Open AccessPatrick Meyfroidt, Ariane De Bremond et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the National…2022

    Land use is central to addressing sustainability issues, including biodiversity conservation, climate change, food security, poverty alleviation, and sustainable energy. In this paper, we synthesize knowledge accumulated in land system science, the integrated study of terrestrial social-ecological systems, into 10 hard truths that have strong, general, empirical support. These facts help to explain the challenges of achieving sustainability in la…

  • Inclusion, Transparency, and Enforcement

    Open AccessLaura Kehoe, Tiago N P dos Reis et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2020

  • Understanding the Stickiness of Commodity Supply Chains Is Key to Improving Their Sustainability

    Open AccessTiago N P dos Reis, Patrick Meyfroidt et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2020

  • Spatially-explicit footprints of agricultural commodities

    Open AccessNeus Escobar, Emilio Jorge Tizado et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2020Cited by: 6References: 7

    Reliable estimates of carbon and other environmental footprints of agricultural commodities require capturing a large diversity of conditions along global supply chains. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) faces limitations when it comes to addressing spatial and temporal variability in production, transportation and manufacturing systems. We present a bottom-up approach for quantifying the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions embedded in the production and tr…

  • Using supply chain data to monitor zero deforestation commitments

    Open AccessErasmus K H J zu Ermgassen, Ben Ayre et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2019

    Zero deforestation commitments (ZDCs) are voluntary initiatives where companies or countries pledge to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains. These commitments offer much promise for sustainable commodity production, but are undermined by a lack of transparency about their coverage and impacts. Here, using state-of-the-art supply chain data, we introduce an approach to evaluate the impact of ZDCs, linking traders and international mark…

  • China’s pig relocation in balance

    Open AccessZhaohai Bai, Shuqin Jin et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2019Cited by: 2

  • Future environmental and agricultural impacts of Brazil’s Forest Code

    Open AccessAline C Soterroni, Aline Mosnier et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2018

    The role of improving the enforcement of Brazil's Forest Code in reducing deforestation in the Amazon has been highlighted in many studies. However, in a context of strong political pressure for loosening environmental protections, the future impacts of a nationwide implementation of the Forest Code on both environment and agriculture remain poorly understood. Here, we present a spatially explicit assessment of Brazil's 2012 Forest Code through t…

  • The environmental costs and benefits of high-yield farming

    Open AccessAndrew Balmford, Tetsuya Amano et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2018Cited by: 10References: 7

  • Reducing the land use of EU pork production

    Open AccessErasmus K H J zu Ermgassen, Ben Phalan et al.ARTICLEFood Policy2015Cited by: 5References: 1

    Livestock production occupies approximately 75% of agricultural land, consumes 35% of the world's grain, and produces 14.5% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. With demand for meat and dairy products forecast to increase 60% by 2050, there is a pressing need to reduce the footprint of livestock farming. Food wastes have a long history as a source of environmentally benign animal feed, but their inclusion in feed is currently banned in the …