Allan Savory works to promote holistic management in the grasslands of the world. I discovered his work, quite by chance and am an instant fan.
Why you should listen to what he has to say.
According to his website, Desertification of the world's grasslands, Allan Savory suggests, is the immediate cause of poverty, social breakdown, violence, cultural genocide -- and a significant contribution to climate change. In the 1960s, while working in Africa on the interrelated problems of increasing poverty and disappearing wildlife, Savory made a significant breakthrough in understanding the degradation and desertification of grassland ecosystems. After decades of study and collaboration, thousands of managers of land, livestock and wildlife on five continents today follow the methodology he calls "Holistic Management."
Just imagine: a man comes up with a plan that can solve so many of today's problems without sacrificing coal. Imagine a plan that feeds the poor and eliminates the need for mass migration. Well, after watching his 20 minute video presentation, I became convinced that this humble man has come up with the solution - not necessarily to Life the Universe and Everything, but a pretty good start.
Australia is currently entertaining the idea of signing up to the Paris Agreement which would necessitate the culling of our livestock here in Australia.
From what I have learned, it is the OPPOSITE to what we should be doing!
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