The animal husbandry sector is a large contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, particularly the emissions of methane and nitrous oxide. It is possible to reduce these emissions through better livestock management, composting of animal manure or turning it into biogas. Such initiatives are now implemented in a number of villages in Indonesia, one of them being the Indrokilo village in Ungaran, Central Java. However, no quantification of GHG emissions and their reduction through these initiatives has been done until now. So, the rural communities and the government supporting climate change mitigation did not know how much the animal husbandry there contribute to climate change and how successful are the initiatives implemented for its mitigation. The present research work fills in this gap of knowledge. It presents the results of estimating GHG emissions from livestock and manure management in Indrokilo during the period of 2008 - 2012, suggests strategies on emissions reduction to be realized there, assesses their potential to decrease emissions of methane and nitrous oxide, proposes the optimal strategy to pursue by the village community and concludes with recommendation on ensuring sustainability and success of the climate change mitigation program in Indrokilo village, as well as other rural communities.