Seth Itzkan gives a talk on Holistic Management at TEDx Somerville, March 2012. Title of the talk is Reversing Global Warming With Livestock?
Seth Itzkan gives a talk on Holistic Management at TEDx Somerville, March 2012. Title of the talk is Reversing Global Warming With Livestock?
Improving water availability is a key reason for doing Holistic Management around the world. This is particularly true in semiarid regions where water access is often scarce. As soils are restored, water tables are replenished, rivers will run longer, and surface pools will stay longer into the dry season.
This paper investigates the grazing management assessment reports authored by Briske (2008), and Holechek (2000) in light of their claims regarding methodologies for grassland restoration advocated by Allan Savory. Rebuttals to the Briske and Holechek conclusions are provided by Teague et al. (2008), Gill (2008, 2009a, 2009b, 2009c), and Savory (2000).
The evidence in support of Holistic Management, both scientific and empirical, combined with the heightened emergency of global warming, makes inquiry into this methodology essential. To ignore the merit and potential of this innovation now, or to succumb to vitriol, would be a dereliction of our duty as stewards of this planet.
Examples of land restoration using Holistic Management. Pictures from South Africa, Mexico, Zimbabwe & Namibia.
A list of articles and videos that discuss Holistic Management and / or Allan Savory.
Coming up in Boston: an evening with Alan Savory. It's about 'grazing cattle' which sounds dull. But trust me allansavory.eventbrite.com/#
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) January 12, 2013
Reversing Global Warming while Meeting Human Needs: An Urgently Needed Land-Based Option. CIERP’s Agriculture, Forests, and Biodiversity Program
with the Friedman School’s Agriculture, Food, and Environment Program and Planet-TECH Associates present.