Holistic Management, Third Edition
A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our Environment

Key Takeaways

  • Now in its third edition, Holistic Management: A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our Environment is the seminal work of Allan Savory and Jody Butterfield.
  • In addition to the detailed insights on ecosystem processes and grazing planning, this textbook provides anyone—whether you manage a farm, a family, or a business—with an easy framework for managing complexity and making decisions that give you the quality of life you seek out.
  • It is recommended that this book be read before the Holistic Management Handbook. This is the textbook that covers the "why" whereas the handbook is the "why."
  • Available in paperback, Kindle, or audiobook.

Summary

Fossil fuels and livestock grazing are often targeted as major culprits behind climate change and desertification. The bigger problem is our mismanagement of resources. Livestock grazing is not the problem; it’s how we graze livestock.

Holistic Management: A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our Environment outlines Savory's paradigm-changing vision for reversing desertification, stemming the loss of biodiversity, eliminating fundamental causes of human impoverishment throughout the world, and climate change. The long-anticipated new edition is written for new generations of ranchers, farmers, eco and social entrepreneurs, and development professionals working to address global environmental and social degradation.

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