What is Holistic Management? - Presented by Allan Savory
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Transcript of What is Holistic Management? - Presented by Allan Savory
Momentum +Momentum +
Permaculture Voices
Allan SavoryFebruary 2015
10 tons
New Mexico 1957
Complexity: Social Environmental Economic
Permaculture design BiodynamicIndustrial chemical
Regenerative
Organic
Sustainable
Social Environment EconomicPermaculture design Biodynamic
Industrial chemicalRegenerative Organic Sustainable
What is missing?Management of complexity
Holistic Management
Biodiversity
NASA NASA
Public & Scientific Belief
Non-effective rain flows across soil or evaporating from soil.
Effective rain flows through soil or plants.
Technology
Fire
Concept of resting environment
Euros 10,000 per hectare
$30 Billion on 1% of land
TechnologyFireResting landPlant trees & grass
ONLY OPTION
CO2
N2O
N2O
CH4
CH4
BC
BCDESERTIFICATION
Causing climate change
CO2
From fossil fuels
From agriculture
CO2
CO2
N2O
N2O
CH4
CH4
BC
BCDESERTIFICATION
Stop without livestock?
Technology - Fire - Rest
CO2
CO2
N2O
N2O
CH4
CH4
BC
BCDESERTIFICATION
Stop with livestock ?
Technology – Fire – Rest - LivestockHolistic management
CO2
CO2
N2O
N2O
CH4
CH4
BC
BCDESERTIFICATION
Atmospheric Excess
Soil long termTrees & grass ambient cycle – 100 year?Acidifying
CO2
CO2
N2O
N2O
CH4
CH4
BC
BCDESERTIFICATION
Remove store safely?
Technology – Fire - Rest
Nothing without risk
CO2
CO2
N2O
N2O
CH4
CH4
BC
BC DESERTIFICATION
Remove stop store with livestock?
Technology – Fire – Rest - Livestock
Without livestock
Stop Remove
CO2
CH4
N2O
BC
Desertification
+/-50 %
+/-50 %
+/-50 %
+/-50 %
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With livestock
Stop Remove
40 years ago
South Africa
Lebowa
HOLISTIC planned grazing
Culture Economy
Livestock/cropsWildlife. etcHolisti
c Management
Social Environment Economic
Permaculture designBiodynamic
Industrial chemical
Regenerative
Organic
Sustainable
Genetic
Objectives
Tech.Fire.Rest-
Many factors
Simple context
Social Environment EconomicPermaculture design Biodynamic
Industrial chemicalRegenerative Organic Sustainable
What is missing?Management to address complexity
Holistic Management
Holistic
Holistic context
Objectives
Tech.Fire.Rest L/stock
Many factors
Contact Info
Chris [email protected]
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