The Foundation of Holistic Management

NASA! NASA  

 “Land  degrada)on  costs  an  es)mated  US$40  billion  annually  worldwide,  without  taking  into  account  hidden  costs  of  increased  fer7lizer  use,  loss  of  biodiversity  and  loss  of  unique  landscapes.”  -­‐  Food  &  Agricultural  Organiza2on  of  the  UN    “...the  Responsible  Investment  (PRI)  and  UNEP  Finance  Ini7a7ve  es)mated  the  cost  of  the  mismanagement  of  all  natural  assets  to  the  world  economy  today  at  around  USD  6.6  trillion  a  year  —the  equivalent  of  11  percent  of  global  gross  domes7c  product—through  effects  like  contamina7on  of  water  supplies,  loss  of  fer7le  land  through  soil  erosion  and  drought,  and  supply  chain  disrup7ons  from  deforesta7on  and  overfishing  (2010).”  -­‐  UNCCD  fact  sheet    “The  produc7vity  of  some  lands  has  declined  by  50%  due  to  soil  erosion  and  deser7fica7on…On  a  global  scale  the  annual  loss  of  75  billion  tons  of  soil  costs  the  world  about  US$400  billion  per  year.”  -­‐  Eswaran,  H.,  R.  Lal  and  P.F.  Reich.  2001.  Land  degrada2on:  an  overview.  

   

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Holistic Management

A decision making framework which results in ecologically regenerative, economically viable and socially sound management of the world’s grasslands.

Holis2c  Management  was  first  developed  over  40  years  ago  by  Allan  Savory,  a  Zimbabwean  biologist,  game  ranger,  poli2cian,  farmer,  and  rancher,  who  was  searching  for  ways  to  save  the  beau2ful  savannah  and  its  wildlife  in  southern  Africa.  

Four Key Insights

•  The First Insight: A holistic perspective is essential in management.

•  The Second Insight: The brittleness scale. •  The Third Insight: The predator-prey

connection to the land. •  The Fourth Insight: Plant recovery time

Ecosystem Processes: Four windows into the same room

Large grazing animals trample down material to the soil surface where it breaks down more quickly, or they reduce the bulk of plant material through eating and digesting it.

The Role of Large Animals

A  dynamic  planning  process  that  can  effec7vely  and  prac7cally  account  for  this  nearly  overwhelming  level  of  complexity—human  values,  cultural  and  tradi7onal  prac7ces,  economic  goals  and  needs,  ecological  considera7ons,  biological  context,  weather  and  climate  implica7ons,  wildlife  habitat  considera7ons,  management  logis7cs  and  challenges,  topography,  animal  performance,  etc.  

Holistic Planned Grazing

Holis7c  planned  grazing  

RESULTS      

DATE:  APRIL,  2009  LA  INMACULADA,  PITIQUITO,  SONORA,  MEXICO.    

DATE:  SEPTEMBER,  2012  LA  INMACULADA,  PITIQUITO,  SONORA,  MEXICO.    

Promote  the  large-­‐scale  restora/on  of  the  world’s  grasslands  through  Holis/c  Management  through:    •  Healing  the  land  •  Empowering  others  to  heal  the  land  •  Removing  Barriers  

There  is  approximately  40  Million  acres  currently  being  holis/cally  managed  globally  

Savory Institute Mission

Savory  Ins)tute  Special  Projects  

•  Inner  Mongolia,  China  –  TNC  Partnership  •  Fox  Ranch,  Colorado,  USA  –  TNC  Partnership  •  BX  Ranch,  Colorado,  USA  –  TNC  Partnership  •  Bulembu,  Swaziland  –  Building  Africa  Partnership  •  Sahel  Region,  Africa  -­‐  Heifer  Interna7onal  Partnership  •  Abu  Dhabi,  UAE  -­‐  Govt  Partnership  •  SAGARPA  Mexico  –  Govt  Partnership  with  Savory  Hubs  

Savory  Ins)tute  Strategy:  Hubs  

 Our  2025  vision  is  to  create  a  global  network  of  producers,  educators  and  organiza/ons  worldwide  empowered  to  influence  and  restore  over  one  billion  hectares  of  the  world’s  grasslands  (1/5  of  total  grasslands  area)  through  the  establishment  of  100+  Hubs.      

•  HM  Training,  Consul/ng  and  Monitoring    -­‐  Cer7fica7on/Accredita7on  programs  in  partnership  with  local  Colleges  -­‐  Local  consul7ng  projects  with  commercial  farmers  

•  Ecosystems  Services    -­‐  When  markets  are  available,  mone7ze  carbon  and  water  produc7on  

•  Market  Products  -­‐  Meat,  Dairy,  Wool,  Leather    

•  Rural  Entrepreneurial  Incubators  -­‐  An  opportunity  to  s7mulate  local  entrepreneurial  solu7ons.    This  could  involve  other  enterprises  including  but  not  limited  to  abacoirs,  retail  meat,  food,  water,  solar  businesses  and  other  locally  relevant  opportuni7es.  

     

Savory  Hub  Services  

Current  Hubs  

•  Argen7na  •  Chile  •  Ethiopia  •  Kenya  (2)  •  Mexico  (4)  

 

•  United  States  (6)  •  Spain  •  South  Africa  •  Sweden  •  Turkey  •  Zimbabwe    

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