Savory Institute
Allan Savory
August 25, 2018

A Brief Overview of Holistic Management and Holistic Decision Making (2011)

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Summary: Two things – agriculture and fossil fuels, are causing climate change. Agriculture is the production of food and fibre from plants and animals from Earth’s land and waters. Agriculture made civilization possible, but over centuries caused the vast man-made deserts, and is currently leading globally to producing more eroding soil than food. Viewing the major changes on Earth from space Dr. Elisabet Sahtouris described humans as a “desert forming species”. Climate change will continue even in a post fossil fuel world because of desertification.

Savory Institute

The Savory Institute is on a mission to regenerate the grasslands of the world and the livelihoods of their inhabitants, through Holistic Management. Since 2009, Savory Institute has been leading the regenerative agriculture movement by equipping farmers, ranchers, and pastoralist communities to regenerate land within culturally-relevant and ecologically-appropriate contexts.

How do you define regenerative agriculture?

For many years now, organizations of all types have publicly stated their definition of the term “regenerative agriculture.” We at the Savory Institute are often asked to sign on

Soil Carbon Sequestration with Holistic Planned Grazing: A Map of Published Rates

Carbon drawdown is a hot topic for many in the regenerative movement. While the Savory Institute is adamant that a holistic perspective assessing all ecosystem processes is far superior