How to green the world's deserts and reverse climate change | Allan Savory

NOTE: Statements in this talk have been challenged by other scientists working in this field. Read more here: blog.ted.com/allan-savorys-ho...
"Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert," begins Allan Savory in this quietly powerful talk. And terrifyingly, it's happening to about two-thirds of the world's grasslands, accelerating climate change and causing traditional grazing societies to descend into social chaos. Savory has devoted his life to stopping it. He now believes -- and his work so far shows -- that a surprising factor can protect grasslands and even reclaim degraded land that was once desert.
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[@ladyaurelia1099]

Here on the high plains ( Dakotas, Wyoming, Nebraska) we have had ranchers who have done exactly this for quite a while now, by mimicking the habits of bison. It has brought back trees and brush and a more varied, lusher landscape. I am so happy that this old technique works in other places. ✨🍃✨

[@OceanSwimmer]

Lady Aurelia, Glad to hear of the progress in the high plains. And our government insists upon a reduction in farmland and livestock.

[@claudegentsch9268]

TEXASMUDNECKSAY Bring water from the Great lakes spring run off Via Tunnels to the grand CANYONS HYDRO ELECTRIC DAMS . Really need Atlanta 6. DAMS.

[@xapimaze]

I live in a small "city" in the Northern Basin and Range area. Outside of town there is a hiking trail through small mountains. Cattle are not allowed on most of the trail. The part of the trail where cattle do NOT go is beautiful and lush. The part over the fence where cattle are allowed to graze is comparatively barren. Maybe the the cattle are not moved enough?

[@kriley9386]

Lady A, National Geographic had an article on this topic years ago. It said the tilling/plowing activity of the hooves of large animal herds played a big part as well (along with the dung and urine.). Think how churned up the ground would be if a herd of bison ran by: churned, not packed down.

[@billsoderholm3125]

No, no, no! If there is not enough water in southwestern cities it means too many people live there as compared to the resources. We need to depopulate these areas, not take the water from the Great Lakes region.

[@malignusrex3968]

The most amazing thing I saw in this video were humans who weren't waiting for politicians and governments to come save them. They came together as communities, got up off of their collective backsides, rolled up their sleeves and made this happen. Sitting back on our phones complaining that someone else should be correcting our situation doesn't seem to be working out very well for us. I wonder what would have to happen between now and a future where we have turned the tide and saved ourselves. I believe this video holds some answers in more ways than one. There is no one in a cape on their way to save the day. The work will never get itself done. There is only you. No matter your differences, be good to one another and watch each other's backs because no one else will.

[@peterbelanger4094]

Thing is that word "community" does not really exist. It's a myth. What even IS a "community"? It's nonsense. We live in an atomized society where most people really do not care one bit about the other people who are, honestly, in the way. "community"....pffft!... life sucks. we are all alone in life, can't depend on anyone.

[@peterbelanger4094]

"community" is a myth. Nobody really cares. The internet has atomized our society.

[@peterbelanger4094]

2 of 3 comments censored. Really boosts that feeling of "community"

[@postholedigger8726]

Politicians and governments do what wealthy heavily lawyered (lobbyists) special interests pay them to do. Don't expect a government to look after your interests. PHD

[@malignusrex3968]

@@postholedigger8726 Indeed

[@stevenstart8728]

The great herds were moved to fresh pastures by the predators. Rotational grazing using fences and smaller paddocks is mimicking this process. I will always remember an ag adviser telling me that if all I changed was moving to a rotational grazing method I would grow 30% more feed. He was right. In Australia we have had a trend of not grazing our crop stubbles over summer, but I have observed that if I heavily graze those paddocks over summer the following winter crop is better and also not needing near as much urea fertiliser.

[@gabriellanunoffyourbeeswax8367]

You get it. Work with nature instead of against it. Use nature's resources to help maintain the land. Why would we be better at it than nature, it has been doing it for some odd million years.

[@deefee701]

That's interesting. Rotational growing was a farming technique in Europe for centuries. It's amazing what knowledge gets lost with industrial machinery.

[@kkrolf2782]

To your great credit you went against “standard practice” and learned a VALUABLE lesson!! Most people are inclined to continue their familiar path right over the edge of the cliff!!

[@loturzelrestaurant]

@@kkrolf2782 Positive, all you can wish for about Climate-Change-Coverage: UpisNotJump, Hbomberguy, Some More News, Second Thought.

[@surfDaddy]

Wow. Great observations.

[@RandallFencer]

As a fence builder of course I'm all for intensive rotational grazing. The truth is I got into this business because of rotational grazing and HRM, I've been a student of both since I was young. Naysayers who claim it ruined their land missed one or more key points. Stock density (the number of animals on a given area of land while it is being grazed) must be quite high, grazing duration must be quite short, and rest before re-grazing must be long enough to allow the grasses to grow to maturity or very near before being eaten again, this perhaps the most critical because re grazing too soon depletes root reserves and prevents seed production. All three of these parameters vary greatly depending on rainfall and the soil condition when you start, all three will change as you go along. Don't expect big government or big business to get behind this, there is no power or money in it for them, it has to come from the people, grass roots, no pun intended. We need actual leaders, not politicians.

[@eleanorsopwith9806]

So true, by the people, grass roots! 😆💚

[@frankwestphal8532]

Great insight and detail. Thank you!

[@movinon1242]

The one clarification I would make is: its the planning that works, there's no single successful grazing formula. The amount of rest, the stocking density, the amount of time on a paddock, etc. is all fluid. They are all dictated by the individual grazier's context and the situation on the ground (weather, feed quality, water availability, etc.).

[@mamo9389]

That's absolutely correct what you say about politicians and actual leaders.

[@grumpy3543]

@@movinon1242 Exactly right. You need to simulate the natural herd movement of wild grazing herds as much as possible. That could be achieved by cowboys moving large herds of cattle across the plains.

[@JaiUneGuruDeja]

Makes me want to buy some dry land and fix it

[@JaiUneGuruDeja]

@Kevin Tewey I just saw a movie titled "The Biggest Little Farm" where they faced similar problems in Southern California. What they overcame including the Santa Ana winds seemed insurmountable. But, they did it. If you are trying to do this with your land, God bless you, sir!

[@nicholasbruner6366]

Don't be afraid to do so. Technology and research will help you. Time and enjoyment are required.

[@barkingsheep5224]

Research permaculture, join permies.com, and jump in!!

[@skys6655]

No need to buy it just fix it

[@jonathanmcdonald7512]

I live in paradise, which could use your investment in just this. Check out Woodlake CA, and come be a cowboy.

[@diycraftsproject5523]

how am i only hearing this in 2019

[@LilyZayli]

Right? it has 3 million views so plenty of people have heard the videos message, so I'm surprised I hadn't heard about this either.

[@whiskeysudsjackwagon8510]

Does this mean Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn't going to kill all the cows now?

[@mikeskidmore6754]

Because those in charge want Depopulation

[@TheGibnem]

you're not alone ;)

[@TheDevilK]

Me too. What's happened since?

[@leehansen4750]

When I was 15 years old, in the 50's my uncle farmed this way! Dairy cattle, manure from the cattle droppings in the fields, manure from the barn spread onto the fields, hag and chicken manure spread onto the fields, raised and ground his own feed for the livestock and used mechanical cultivators to weed his crops. Then the chemical. Companies came in and every thing was sprayed by tractor and plans and only corn was raised with no crop rotation or fallow fields. Balanced agriculture needs livestock, diversified crops and fallow fields and trees.

[@anthonylemkendorf3114]

I try to watch this at least twice a year. I also share this at least 20 - 30 times a year in my health food and organic produce business . It’s almost always received positively!

[@themadcountrywoodsman.7101]

to admit your wrong is powerful enough to give your life meaning.

[@tasty4644]

Beautiful

[@braxtonshrianandan2438]

REALLY ..? BY CULLING Elephants and other animals is a SIN beyond which 'GOD' can forgive..! This guy and his SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS confounded the Problem that they CREATED..! Africans and INDIANS and SOUTH American lands NEVER had FAMINE ..until the ''WHITE ' Tactics came to play in the LAST 200 yrs..! All Colonial lands were stripped thru WESTERN practices..! And NOW..after causing HAVOC in Farm rich nations ...he SAYS we did this and we did that...If they had LEFT them alone it would not have happened..! IN SOUTH Africa ..they took fertile African land and PUSHED AFRICAN Farmers into ARID Desert land ..In 100 years ..the ''white land became desert ..Then they blamed the Elephants and deer type animals ..etc..! And now ..? ? OH I was WRONG ..! Egypt and Sudan and MANY African countries had SILOS of food ...as high as small Pyramids...Their Social structure was aligned perfectly ..Then Disaster..! I guess ..we can say ...OH WELL..! !

[@billcollis9477]

If we can be wrong once, and we are all human, we can be wrong again.

[@nabhasan]

Killing 40,000 elephants will give meaning of extreme stupidity.

[@lachlanogrady]

@@braxtonshrianandan2438 you like CAPITALS don't you

[@robertjoseph440]

I’m just a retired firefighter and I had tears. I worry for my grandkids. This gives me hope. God bless.

[@BobRooney290]

the dude killed 40,000 elephants for nothing. that's messed up.

[@michaelwalsh9145]

The one thing you need to worry about for your children is this farce that the psychopath elites have been brainwashing people with for decades keep listening to them and your children will have a grim future.

[@xB0505]

@@BobRooney290 He didnt say that the man gave him hope, so thats completely irrelevant

[@eleanorsopwith9806]

💚🦋👍🏻

[@clayboy699]

@@BobRooney290 i wonder what happened to the ivory 👀

[@frankwestphal8532]

This video just shows us once again that natural systems are complex and have a balance to them. Every single time we disrupt that balance we get a short term gain, and a long term loss. Science and technology are allowing us to see further into the future. We don't have to keep making the same mistakes. Great video.

[@MrYorickJenkins]

Fascinating and the more general lesson is not to be caught up in dogma, to be always open to new facts and realisations and to be prepared to admit that one was wrong. This guy is doing work infinitely more valuable than a whole bunch of politicians

[@btudrus]

"Fascinating and the more general lesson is not to be caught up in dogma" Especially if this dogma - that animals are "bad for the climate" - is completely false and is pushed by big industries...

[@bronwynesterhuizengreensha5294]

Allen. I literally have tears in my eyes. I am a horticultural scientist currently focused on teaching and researching permaculture and this method you are preaching as a scientist has been a principle of permaculture for over 40 years. Permaculture is considered a pseudoscience but it seems to have many answers for us to save our planet and still feed us. I am now inspired to repeat this experiment on a small scale with goats here in bahamas. I have never had much sympathy for livestock, but the value of their manure is immeasurable in a remote location. Here I dont have desertification. Its a bit different. The land is all reclaimed from the ocean with quarry fill which is predominantly lime and the only non mechanical way to breakdown and rebuild soil is with livestock. This tedx talk has inspired me to try my own experiements. Thankyou. Also. I too am from Africa!

[@Gustav4]

I think you would like the podcast with permaculture teacher Dan Palmer and Allan Savory. Dan in from New Zealand and teaches people how to make better decisions using a slightly different way compared to Allan which he calls Holistic Decision Making. I can't send the link here because KZbin would delete my comment, but just search for the two names.

[@ianmiles2505]

Permaculture iis not natural. It is not scalable. Holistic management works with the landscape as it is.

[@chris-eq3sx]

Factory farming has been bad for the animals, bad for the land and bad for the people eating the animals

[@soldan4830]

Don't. His methods have been proven wrong.

[@dr.amaldeberkyaldeberky8772]

We need a call to return back to the rural communities ... but How we can develop rural villages to become suitable for the civilized life

[@beakj]

When I was at School, we learned to just stand up and say “I have made a mistake”. Because if you could not do that, you could not work in the field I was studying. This man has just said this with the most force I’ve ever heard!

[@dadt8009]

But it seems he hasn't learned from his previous experience. The way he speaks sounds like he cannot be wrong now ("I repeat to you. There is only ONE way!").

[@cosmokramer3081]

@@dadt8009 it seems you didn't listen to him and only want to complain about something.

[@dadt8009]

@@cosmokramer3081 I watched the whole thing twice. He could be right or he could be wrong. Although other experts thing he's wrong. But he's 100% sure he's right. That's what I complained about.

[@cosmokramer3081]

@@dadt8009 He's 100% for a good reason, unlike you he mas multi-year experience which neither those "experts" have. Most "experts" on sensitive matters are prostitutes in that they'll support what is mainstream and not dangerous for their careers. For example in the USSR if you wrote a scientific paper that didn't support communism it would be dismissed as "anti-scientific". Most people don't understand that from this point of view science is like journalist and whatnot. By now many other farmers have come to this conclusion of them is Gabe Brown who is retired and handed off his duties to his son. Another one is Ray Archuleta, there's videos on youtube with them explaining how the soil works, if you watched them you wouldn't have doubts.

[@dadt8009]

@@cosmokramer3081 Please permit me to ask a personal question. Are you a working scientist? If you are maybe you could understand what I find disagreeable about him. Few scientists would argue so arrogantly for what they discover or develop as 100% correct and their way is the only way, especially on something as complex as soil science. Except some fundamental laws and observations, there is always room for doubts in science. That's how we keep adding new knowledge and correcting or modifying old one.

[@FoMoCo123]

I'm so glad I found this Talk . I have been advocating for years that the single biggest issue to our planet is the management of the land and ecosystems. Governments have allowed building houses on floodplains for decades to solve the immediate problem of homes for people. This has been a disaster and over exaggerates the problem of climate . We simply need to re-focus on the management of the land and how water is saved and used correctly. We need to get smart fast.

[@sandrabyrd5765]

Another thumbs up. As a child in the late 1960's while driving on Northern New Mexico's back roads, my Grandfather gave me very sage advice. He said, "Look at that bare, dried up land. It's like that because they graze too many cattle or sheep there." He went on to say that if you want the land to be fertile, you need to move the animals grazing area every year or to give the animals a more balanced animal to land ratio. Little did I know then that plants would become my passion. I'm so glad to see ancient knowledge being restored. It's my belief that some* Natives that had been forced to migrate Northwards from South America learned & retained this knowledge. He was a highly intelligent, curious, & thoughtful man of French-Spanish Basque (sheepherders), & some Apache ethnic descent. For any Botanists or Landscape Architects out there, UNM has a Master's Program in Reforestation.

[@lightbulb8869]

terraforming deserts would be 1000x easier than terraforming mars

[@Alignedtop]

Why would you want to terraform deserts? For the use of feeding animals, I understand. But sand reflects heat, forests do not.

[@lightbulb8869]

@@Alignedtop to combat climate change

[@tobn634]

Copper Rabbit Are you really saying that deserts are better against climate change the forests and woodlands?

[@tobn634]

We are not going to Mars because it’s easy and also the assumption that we want to go to mars because we are to many people on earth is completely false.

[@Nickah37]

@@Alignedtop Did you even watch the video? he explains exactly why

[@jeringatai3156]

8 years later and now its on my youtube. Good work yt algorithm. Couldve seen this 8 years ago

[@ole-mariusbergesen7818]

Same

[@sundwitzi9225]

+1

[@budbud2509]

Here we are 8 years later and probably due to the increase in CO2 those deserts are actually turning green. NASA stated that during the last year deserts had gone green and an increase the same area of North America

[@jabo5894]

8 years ago they couldn't track your thoughts as good as they can now.

[@budbud2509]

@@jabo5894 And our smart phones are listening to us all the time as well !!

[@Salazarsbizzar]

I've watched this talk a few times. It makes me feel like there's hope,I love all the wonderful work that the good honest and decent people are doing to save us from ourselves.

[@pepper419]

Oh you are right. It's millions of acres of wheat, soy and sugar, etc. that's doing most of the damage to this planet and it's government funded of all stupid things.

[@brucehitchcock3869]

I confer ! I agree . ❤️🌞🖖🙏

[@walkertongdee]

These two will never actually do anything but talk lol...

[@roberthiggins6401]

This honestly the best video or program, presentation I've ever seen. This man is amazing at explaining and needs to train others up so they can do this work. In all honesty he should be the leader of the world climate change thing but then I suspect they wouldn't have him as he talks seems. This is Nobel prize worthy!

[@Seamannon]

I agree, get that man his Nobel prize ASAP!

[@johnathanhodskins5820]

I was like wow cool this is gonna make headlines! *6 years ago* 😔

[@dragonblade7273]

@Dixie Frank litteraly the video is saying having more cows on bigger plots of land is better for everyone

[@twenty-fifth420]

Dixie Frank Are you like...Okay? It just seems like you cant finish a thought.

[@lpon9757]

I guess very smart and good people like this man were talking about climate change, unsustainable agriculture practices and so decades ago, today merely organic agriculture is still far from becoming a standard ^^

[@Sol_Solis_]

@@lpon9757 One of the main couse of this is the fact, that industy and the machines that everyone use are based on something, that manly developed during/for war. Plus materalism. Engineers need to design more machines that fit in an organic agriculture. And that need time. We don't have much, maybe more small scale farms, even urban gardeners can help in this. Grouping together it is possible to make food in places we never thought it could be possible. We just need to think differently.

[@PeterCaudwell]

That's what they said in 1878 when Augustin Mouchot introduced the world to the solar powered fridge.

[@RajeshYadav-vi5uf]

Sir, I am an Indian living in Delhi with upbrining in an Indian small town. I have seen farmers using these techniques in their fields. In my country and basically in Delhi, when every Winter the farmers of nearby States burn their crops to clear their fields for next crop, I wonder how and why they have forgotten the lost art of conserving the soil. It is a proven fact that unless the soil has enough of humous, it will not absorb water and it takes time to develop humous and animal excreta helps in increasing the nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorous, calcioum etc in soil. I wish my fellow citizens, even if not paying heed to the knowledge of our great grandfathers at least listen to your TED video and stop burning crops in their fields. Regards

[@simoncarter5951]

Rajesh Yadav This is often done to remove weeds for pasture or crops to be planted. It can be done using pesticides to but it also has consequences of its own and it does not burn the seed pods of the weed. But I suppose which is better. Weeds or dirt

[@iheartdonuts662]

@@simoncarter5951 how bout grass and less carbon in the atmosphere

[@MinaTess]

*Marco Polo||* Unfortunately, herbicides containing _glyphosate_ are unsafe for those who will consume the crops later. How about using labor to thin the weeds? It's old fashioned, but it _does_ work. High labor intensity, yes, but not poisonous.

[@wagnerpd5921]

Plz read my Comment to this video.

[@Brothington]

Maybe you could direct them to this video and make a difference there.

[@vleiratfilms2020]

My cousins Peter and Joan Southey near Middleburg in the Karoo used your wagon wheel grazing method with sheep and cattle and I saw with my own eyes the difference between their land and the farm next door. Amazing.

[@duncanmaina7491]

I am a kenyan and i greatly appreciate the work you have been doing to slow down or stop desertification. Your Ted talk is an eye opener to all who will have a chance to access it in youtube. You have changed the widely held perception that livestock is the cause of land degradation. The concept of controlled grazing using large herds which trample on land leading to carbon sequestration should be embraced by all governments and other stake holders. My question is, how do you pass this message to governments and community leadership here in Africa and other regions that are facing this scaring scenario of desertification . In kenya we have pastrolists who can be trained to implement this controlled grazing in the regions they roam with their animals. I believe that once our governments have acquired this knowledge, they can formulate policies regarding controlled grazing to combat climate change.

[@TheSarokar]

KZbin should recommend this to every user out there.

[@jacquesstoop2587]

sarokar dude is a phony with no proof to back up his claims. He just shows pictures. www.google.co.za/amp/s/www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2017-2-march-april/feature/allan-savory-says-more-cows-land-will-reverse-climate-change%3famp

[@rileyfish5688]

@@jacquesstoop2587 His methods are very inconsistent. This is probably due to his need to generalize the approach. Perhaps if he, along with other scientists, could closely study cases of desertification, they would consistently find success. Looks like the solution is to closely study the specifics.

[@jayh9529]

I recommend hangman1128 channel,enjoy climate changer

[@yjschreiber1]

this is most likely a scam, he is a lobbyist for the meat industry, and has been heavily critizised for this misleading ted talk! slate.com/human-interest/2013/04/allan-savorys-ted-talk-is-wrong-and-the-benefits-of-holistic-grazing-have-been-debunked.html (this is just one example, there are many articles on this!) Eating meat can not even slightly reduce greenhouse gases (check IPCC report etc.), and his claim that "grasslands are burned, releasing CO2" is also misleading: grass regrows the next year, therefore taking up the same amount of CO2 again. Please be critical about this before defining your opinion (you don't have to agree fully with me, just look it up yourself please). Stay scientific

[@Allansavory]

@@jacquesstoop2587 you might read this rebuttal of the Sierra hatchet job Dear Editor: We are compelled to comment on the article written by Christopher Ketcham entitled, “Allan Savory’s Holistic Management Theory Falls Short on Science. ” A key deficiency in Ketchum’s article was the approach used to address the science of grazing impact on ecosystem services. In fact, there is a large and ever-growing database documenting the positive impacts of grazing on soil carbon along with improvements in other ecosystem services that is consistent with what Savory has been saying for years. To put these numbers into perspective a mid-size car emits around 1.28 metric tons of carbon (converted from carbon dioxide) annually into the atmosphere. In 2001, Rich Conant and Keith Paustian, at Colorado State University, published a meta-analysis of 115 ranches from a variety of global environments indicating a mean annual 0.54 metric tons of carbon sequestered per hectare (ha) demonstrating the capacity for soil to capture and store carbon. In 2011, Teague et al. investigated the impact of high and low continuous grazing as compared to adaptive multi-paddock grazing (AMP) in Texas (the approach advocated by Savory) and indicated the AMP treatment had an annual 3 metric tons of carbon sequestered in the soil above and beyond that of the continuously grazed treatments. USDA ARS scientist Alan Franzluebbers, has indicated high potential in the eastern US as well. In Nature, Machmuller et al, report over an 8 metric ton annual increase in carbon sequestration over a 3 year period following the conversion of degraded cropland to grazing land in Georgia. For context to meet an overall carbon sink (or storage capacity) for a Midwest grass-finishing beef system, our work indicate a needed 0.89 metric ton carbon sequestration to offset the entire footprint, including that from enteric methane emitted by cattle. This seems plausible based on the existing carbon sequestration literature. Finally, the most downloaded manuscript in the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, for 2016-17 cites the beneficial components of AMP and conservation agriculture on North American food production. The authors, of which Rowntree is one, estimate that if these conservation approaches were completed on 25% of our crop and grasslands, the entire carbon footprint of North American agriculture could potentially be mitigated. Holistic Management is used by thousands of practitioners over millions of hectares of land. Proper adoption of animals to landscapes over a variety of precipitation levels is an efficacious land management tool. We have been on many of these ranches. We are currently summarizing a large Patagonia dataset with ecosystem measurements on over 2 million hectares of land mostly managed holistically, that is, using a decision-making framework that helps land managers to move toward their goals in a way that is economically, ecologically, and socially sound in their context. Attempting to reduce the complexity of land management to just animals and time in a reductive scientific environment, as Ketcham does, is no different than splitting hydrogen from oxygen to study water, especially using a 160-acre ranch in Utah as documenting support. Allan Savory is a brilliant and insightful ecologist. We know no one who loves land and wildlife more. Your article did him an injustice and warrants a retraction with an apology to your readers. At least, tell the other side of the story. Jason Rowntree, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Animal Science Michigan State University Scientific Advisor, the Savory Institute Matt R. Raven, Ph.D. Professor of Community Sustainability Michigan State University

[@rodalanrichardson]

In the ranching community, I learned about Intensive, rotational grazing since the 1980's. I spent time on several ranches that had experienced similar, land-healing results after implementing these practices.

[@billwest7481]

@The Bee GuyFor my local bee keepers I have land with extensive perennial beds and 100% organic support. The blooms begin in March and rotate by variety into late October. I have 100's of species that visit and many overwinter in the compost areas. This was an area of bad erosion and lifeless soil. I have a spring feed stream I pump water. It's amazing how quickly nature can recover with good land management skills. Love to see the bees working the flowers.

[@Shastar271828]

Please speak out about this.

[@ronfullerton3162]

@The Bee Guy My father farmed crop rotation, and it did work good for him. But it requires grain crops, grasslands, and animals. Labor and management intense. But we here in the states ran off the small farms that made crop rotation possible and went to big production farming that is mainly grain cropping, and no open range livestock. A good exception are the ranchers of the Nebraska Sandhills. They rotate cattle around to different pasturing areas to maintain the cover of the Sandhills, preserving the ecosystem. Plus their cattle are a very wonderful meat product.

[@downbntout]

Rod Alan Richardson It works!

[@ronfullerton3162]

@The Bee Guy That free range grain fed beef sure is a better tasting meat. My father farmed in Southeast Iowa, and it was a crop rotation operation. Dairy cattle and hogs we're grain fed and free to roam. Would go back to those days in a moment. Hard work but oh how rewarding.

[@ab7166]

This is one is truly next-level stuff! Another “Oh boy, we got it all wrong, again!” scientific discovery. Those 40,000 elephants may have just saved the planet. Your video is the most consequential I’ve seen in along time. Bravo! 👏👏👏👍

[@0prairiegrl7]

Humble thank you for your work and abilities to bring awareness of this to the masses.

[@ryanaegis3544]

This reminds me of a documentary about reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone NP, and how it has dramatically helped the vegetation, even resulting changes to erosion and river paths. A cattle herder outside of Yellowstone had the idea that the herd needs to be driven to preserve his land, so he drives his cows, like a predator would, around his land everyday, and it has made his land extremely fertile. He suggested what you do, that we need more animals, not less, including predators on the land to sustain it.

[@lilleyandy]

I thought the same thing.

[@wagnerpd5921]

I'm all For steak & appreciate Vegans: makes meat cheaper! Please read my Comment to video.

[@mersh121]

Ryan Aegis "Wolves change the course of rivers" search on KZbin. This was in Yellowstone National Park and all they had to do was reintroduce the wolf. The areas natural apex predator.

[@jirusjirus9322]

Joel Salatin from the movie "food inc." moves his healthy cattle to a new grazing field every day. He can do this because the number of his herd is manageable. Same thing with chicken coops on wheels, you can move them everyday. This video shows real action over time.

[@GoneCarnivore]

@@mersh121 They are the only Apex predator currently available in the U.S. BUT! You do realize there are other Predators missing from the equation in America. Native Americans quite possibly killed off the American Lion and Sabre toothed cats. They were present after the Ice ages. I believe Native Americans had to keep the wolf population in check otherwise they would have been at the top of the menu for Wolves. I believe wolves if added back to nature and left without control will wipe out all of the wild hooved animals in the U.S.

[@D3fcon141]

This was 7 years ago... We need to get this going.

[@deathsaidhello]

7 years... This man devoted his life for us and we just basically allowed this to continue happening... We can do better.

[@tnunn3023]

Try nano-clay...Ges its all fixed by now...7 years is plenty of time to show improvement...if it works

[@Thoralmir]

The climate alarmists buried this. They don't want practical solutions, that would solve the problem, and then where would they get their funding? It would also disrupt their narrative in their war against fossil fuels, and they can't have that. If there's no visible desertification, why would people support or fund them?

[@MerinaShow]

And climate change is now being used in political propoganda, shifting into a center point and instead of fixing the issue ofcourse the decline is applauded so that campaigns can use climate change as another string to move the puppet

[@MerinaShow]

Move the puppet, move the people. In 2020 we need to recognize all indecent intention and give the people the power of sight, 2020 vision you could say, to see what we’re doing wrong and to see how we can overcome the problems we’re accountable for

[@tracesmith4966]

1st time seeing and listening to Ted...❤ I now have hope...hope for my grandchildren and full heart hope for the starving people of Africa. Just fell madly in LOVE with Ted...a Hero Warrior for the love of our planet and its people. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@davesundra]

Fascinating insights . There’s always a few individuals change mankind forever with their discoveries and knowledge. You happen to be one sir . 🤓👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

Been pushing this entire talk for 55 years. Grew up on a farm with a father that thought soil was the lifeblood of the farm (250 acres and 18 cows - what dad thought as a proper number) . Read about how the Sahara being the grain fields of Rome . And watched the deserts grow in maps etc in books and magazines All before 1960. We all need to be talking about this.

[@ivymargaretgreen8939]

I agree completely. Let's get rid of industrial agri-business and fund more farmers......restore the grasslands and admit that much of our planet is only suitable for grazing.... Cattle aren't the problem, feeding them gmo corn or grain is.

[@warrenpuckett4203]

Have ever wonder why if you remove a old barn that did not have a concrete floor it makes such a great place to plant a garden? Yes you can take store bought sweet potatoes and they will get longer than your arm and only need one for a family of 9 to have a big chunk( the same size as the one you bought)on each plate. Oh and a 50' row is 35 bushels stored In the root cellar. And another 50' row of potatoes is 50 bushels. Grew up on a old depression era plot in Tennessee. Yes the rest of the farmed area was not worth scratching the ground until the chickens helped with that a few square feet at a time. How? Move the coop every a month or two and till it into the soil. I can also remember a December that it rained every day. all day, for a month.

[@davidmartin2136]

we have 10 cows and a bull on 140 acres in South Texas, we also have 60 acres cleared to make hay. I would like to know how vegetation can grow without rain, we had 5 inches this year and the only thing they have to nibble on is rocks.

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

@@davidmartin2136 oh my......there is a movie made by a husband and wife from Southern California that built a farm from the soil up...it takes money...and hard work...new york is so green it will hurt your eyes. My daughter's brotherinlaw came from Arizona and said he never knew there were so many greens

[@errnitium]

@@ivymargaretgreen8939 how is GMO a problem?

[@AngelaMoses123]

I have brought rain to my desert home! When I mention it people think I'm crazy! Moving to a desert area and not seeing rain for 2 years I was so sad. When a little rain came I was very thankful and appreciative and asked for more and in the meantime began to love the earth. The desert seemed lonely. So I began to surround myself with plants and covered the Earth with mulch and my extra food scraps and garden cuttings, so that it could be put back onto the ground. The plants brought shade and I made ground cover, to help them maintain their moisture, absorb the heat and stop the stickers from growing. I created a water feature to give my space a spirit of life and before I knew it I had a mini Oasis and then the clouds began to gather above my home, several times a week to bring rain and sometimes only over my home but, more rain in general is starting to come to this little desert town. When I found this video I was pleased to realize there is a science behind it! I have an instinctive love for plants, and great appreciation towards God for the gift of rain and his continual inspiration which has allowed me to do the things similar to what you're speaking of. Sometimes it rains just over my house, and insects and birds come here too! All because I missed the trees so much that I created a green oasis and covered the dry barren ground to bring it relief and cooling! The only thing that was missing was the life water brings. So, I added water. I was thankful as the rain came but was amazed when it seemed as if a miricale occurred and it kept coming! Sometimes it was just over my house . I realized that the little oasis was somehow stimulating and attracting small rain clouds over my house on a regular basis. I am part Native American and I think that we have known this instinctively for years. But I didn't realize it could happen so quickly!

[@bobgreene2892]

Outstanding effort! Your investment in the land shows the solutions we need are near at hand-- it is only a matter of awakening our own resolve to use them. Rain clouds appear wherever there is sufficient moisture, and your oasis (more likely than not) is doing its part to create them.

[@dlmalley8639]

BLESS you Angela Moses for following your HEART and Innate knowing. The Indigenous peoples are the Most connected to the earth and spirit of ALL life forms. Modern man has been Disconnected... of which has caused this mess and GREED is KILLING us ALL and the planet. The Whole world would benefit from the wisdom of the Indigenous nations. 🦋🌎🕊

[@mad-b264]

@@dlmalley8639 YOU KNOW THAT, GREED IS KILLING EVERYTHING, GREED IS EVIL, THATS HOW I SEE IT, ITS THAT BAD I COULD TALK FOR MONTHS ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH GREED................KEEP THE WISDOM TO TEACH THE YOUNG.............

[@saradanhoff6539]

Tree aspiration is the single greatest terrestrial influence on temperature and moisture regulation. Deforestation is the ultimate problem. The destruction of trees to create more grazing land is the beginning of the process. This speaker's solution is no real solution, unless it occurs with simultaneous mass reforestation.

[@nirgunopetersen1382]

So touching and inspiring what you have cocreated. Thank you ferry of the rain and angel of the moss! This story is absolutely beautiful and shows me how much creative power we have if our actions come from our heart. Rain and love for our planet, sun and love for ourselves.

[@flowersinthegarden457]

Bravo! We need more humans like you and all the farmers! Thank you⚘

[@markvelarde321]

This is something I have believed in for many years. Unfortunately there are so many ppl that are trying to destroy agriculture, farming, and ranching. Greed wants to develop lands that require nurturing. Ppl are so unreasonably panicked over climate change and believe that adding more aggregate to our cities and land will save water when I believe it actually develops a more arid environment and creates more heat in our cities and towns. We need more grasses and trees in order to have a healthier eco system, which brings about more rain and moisture. Great presentation

[@colehalford1893]

I work on my family's horse ranch, and everything this video says I have seen with my own eyes on thousands of acres of their property. I have seen total garbage waste lands that have dead and dying trees on it turn to beautiful grass or farmland.

[@hugofry6818]

The Israelis have been doing this for years. if they'd kept control of the area that is today labeled as Palestine, it would be as fertile and productive as Israel.

[@wagnerpd5921]

Please read my Comment to video.

[@edcistudent1]

@@hugofry6818 bnhhhh

[@colehalford1893]

David Wales, sweet. I did not known that about Israel. My apologies for not responding sooner. My life is kind of like this perfect storm.)

[@rps714]

Exactly...and this guy is acting like he discovered some new trick.

[@digiboy009]

My villagers do keep (night time) cattle in their crop fields during summer, they keep shifting the place every week to cover all the area. This is a very ancient practice in many places in India and they still do it.

[@ashwath810]

im from india too, i agree "This is a very ancient practice in many places in India and they still do it"

[@absalomdraconis]

We do it in Oklahoma in some way as well, though in our case it's because the wheat will actually grow more grain if the grain heads get eaten at the right point in it's development.

[@wagnerpd5921]

Please read my Comment.

[@hwm2047]

Thank you for all the inspiration you share with us Allan Savory!

[@eleanorsopwith9806]

Allan Savory is an inspiration. Sheep were grazed on grass at our outdoor visitor centre. The grass was very tired and scrappy but in just a few weeks, the few sheep transformed it into healthy grass giving a new lease of life. Nothing can care for the soil so well as rotating livestock on it.

[@gavinrad1]

Yes I am also inspired by a dude who engineered the death of 40000 elephants.

[@eleanorsopwith9806]

@@gavinrad1 That was in the 60s when it was policy and consensus but he is about the only expert in his field who was able to admit being wrong. It was a catastrophic mistake. Unfortunately elephants are still being culled today, misguidedly for environmental reasons when they only kill 4 percent of trees at most. They actually help the environment and help increase biodiversity.

[@byreddypedda]

In India we are following this habit since so many years. After harvesting, farmer hire sheep herds to make them hundreds of sheep to graze in their fields for three to four days. In return farmer provide food to the shepherd men and they give grains in return. One way herd get food and the men get food grains. Sheep during their stay the urinate and the dung rejuvenate the land.

[@yunusemretortamis727]

hi man, can i ask what this process is called? I mean, how I can look it up online?

[@BramOuwerkerk]

They also have the largest fires after harvest

[@hasherahmed8523]

@@yunusemretortamis727 You searched it as organic farming or sustainable agriculture land management.

[@anandsrinivasan342]

Ever since agriculture was invented the grooming of Goats and Cows become as allied business.. unfortunately when the tractors were replacing the usages of bull in our field brought terrible longterm losses to our agricultural business management. Now lessons were learnt and farmers are looking back our history and now sustainable and organic farming is become everybodys interest of course it's just primitive in approach while many are intend to incorporate in phased manner...

[@midimitrova471]

I have also witnessed farmers doing this, although on a much smaller scale, in my village in East Europe. Sheep and goats were rotated on pastures and fields to prapare and furtilize the land.

[@geraltofrivia287]

I am really happy that this old man was telling the truth. He knows his mistakes and learns from it. Love the video.

[@Potatopanman]

He still did not answer the question as to what the grazing animals ate when there wasn’t a single blade of grass within 100 miles.

[@yt.damian]

Shrubs, bushes.

[@victorbeaulieu9171]

Spilt your set stock paddock up into how many paddocks you can and get more grass. Just find a way to get more animal impact at the right time if you want your land to improve.

[@almi6342]

Its not the thruth, rather an opinion. Altough those pictures look really stunning, photographs are hardly used as scientifc evidence for several reasons. As it is quite the opposite of what I've been teached in university and as a scientist I am careful of rejecting the Null Hypothesis. I did some research on holistic management. In short this is by far no free pass for going on with our current meat consumption or to quote a review on holistic management: "To date, no review study has concluded that holis- tic grazing is superior to conventional or continu- ous grazing. One possible reason is that the effects of the holistic framework for decision-making have not been appropriately accounted for in these studies. The claimed benefits of holistic grazing thus appear to be exaggerated and/or lack broad scientific support. Some claims concerning holistic grazing are directly at odds with scientific know- ledge, e.g., the causes of land degradation and the relationship between cattle and atmospheric me- thane concentrationst is well-established that continuous excessive grazing with high stocking rates, or uncontrol- led grazing, increases the risks of desertification. How-ever, although grazing in most cases result in reduced vegetation growth, under certain condi- tions (a long evolutionary history of grazing, mo- derate grazing pressure during short time periods, and low net primary production) grazing can re- sult in increased vegetation growth. It is also well- established that improved grazing management can improve conditions on many degraded lands. Ba- sed on this review, holistic grazing could be an ex- ample of good grazing management, but nothing suggests that it is better than other well-managed grazing methods. " publications.lib.chalmers.se/records/fulltext/244566/local_244566.pdf

[@garytoles8816]

Allegas M, there is much researched documentation that verifies Mr. Savory's perspective. Here is but one for you to start your continued "unbiased" "scientific" research. Dr. Richard Teague, research scientist Texas A&M AgriLife Vernon TX. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gImQk5uIoLuFsLM

[@sergiojimenez4968]

Gracias por la información, anteriormente creía que el pastoreo era uno de los agente mas importantes de la desertificación, pero ahora me doy cuenta que teniendo un control de manejo del pastoreo en ciertas superficies, esté se convierte en una excelente solución a la desertificación.

[@akashrathi9050]

Sir, a lot of respect for you. So happy that good people like you do exist.

[@lenguyenngoc479]

ah yes this dude is the dude that suggested elephants were the cause of desertification against all the evidence that cattle overgazing is the cause and advised the Zimbabwe gorvement to kill 40.000 elephants. Do u think I would fall for the same trick listening to this monster? I'm super surprised how clueless people are

[@akashrathi9050]

@@lenguyenngoc479 he mentioned in his talk that overgrazing is not good for the land and so he suggested hollistic management technique. Is this not the right technique to save our soil from desertification?

[@MT-ub8qg]

I have been making this argument for over a decade. My professors did not want to entertain any idea that was not fossil fuel and carbon commodities centric. Monoculture farming and government controlled eco management is causing far more harm than all the fossil fuels for the past 100 years

[@credenza1]

Savory's ideas appear to disrupt the "CO2 pollution" narrative to some extent. It's also worth noting that NASA data shows a greening of the Earth over the past 35 years due to CO2 increases. www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/carbon-dioxide-fertilization-greening-earth

[@rlguerrero2263]

@@credenza1 Thanks very much! I´m gonna use it now!

[@CSRgamer]

That's a very bold claim

[@PeterOzanne]

He does NOT deny the effect of fossil fuels etc - merely says they are (at least) EQUALLY to blame as monoculture and "modern" consumerist farming methods.

[@MT-ub8qg]

@@CSRgamer a bold claim that also happens to be true. I have done the research. I also was raised and live in agricultural area south of lake erie where toxic algea blooms from farm run off of petrochemical fertilizers are deadly to biodiversity in the watershed. Monocultures only work with massive amounts of these petrochemicals chemicals to replace soil nutrients. If you ever stand in a soybean or wheat feild in summer and see it has the same overheating as the urban heat island effect. It would no longer strike you as bold.

[@chipkyle5428]

In SW Louisiana we are following no-tilled rice crops with Crawfish farming, holding water and laser-leveling fields to reduce fuel and water needs and erosion. Improved varieties of rice have tripled yields on my 5th generation family farm with less fertilizer needed. This year's crawfish ponds are not plowed and become next year's rice fields. We think of our Crawfish like cows in a pasture! They are precious. I'm 73 and remember our rice and beef cattle rotations. Both cattle and crawfish rotations are good for our Louisiana soils. We get 65 inches of rain a year and hold floods (conserving water) on our land with contour levees. The crawfish are harvested with airboats. The rice with track combines. The very best crawfish pond can yield 1,000 lbs an acre. The best rice crop can yield 8,500 lbs per acre. Of course events like hurricanes and Putin's criminal invasion can effect our lively hood just as yours. I love this video. I have a Animal and Plant Science degree. Well said. Common sense land management. Peace.

[@KaylaOM]

This is so fascinating. Humans need to lean into nature vs going against it. This does give me hope in this world.

[@ExplorerRose]

Maravilloso!! Bravo!! Mil gracias por compartir este conocimiento! 💫Espero que se ponga en práctica desde ya en todo el mundo 💖🤗, yo lo voy a aplicar ya, en pequeño pero ya!

[@jalucaru]

I'm coming back every Month, wondering why we don't talk about this more

[@allansavory3116]

Gradually good science and common sense is spreading - greatly helped by this talk going viral (although many as you see still abuse) One reason for the slow acceptance (now over 60 years for me) is that this is normal behaviour when new counter-intuitive insights are discovered. This talk will help understand that I hope kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HUmZiYqstlmq8

[@jalucaru]

@@allansavory3116 thank you so much for the link, I really enjoyed the talk!

[@tokctoo]

@@allansavory3116 From the facts available to me, I assume that you are right about your methodology of reversing desertification and unfortunately, probably wrong about it's ability to reverse climate change on time but still, clearly, as reversing desertification is of tremendous importance for the human kind, please accept my deepest bow and a tip of my hat for your work!

[@tokctoo]

@@allansavory3116 Thank you!

[@100samanthamarie]

Come back! Let’s talk about this. Post it on social media

[@calvinfarrow3819]

I have seen this technique work first hand. Four years ago we moved to a place out of town adjacent to some very dry hills where there was very little vegetation growing. A year after we let our horses graze one of those dry fields, it grew back the next year with more than double the about of grass as before, and fast forward a couple years, that once dry, crusty, and hopeless field is now greener than a golf course with no more additional water than before.

[@johnlauener9341]

Just curious. If the area is desertified what are the animals grazing on? How can it sustain a large herd? Thanks.

[@michaelcox8604]

If you leave animals on a field that is insufficient for its needs, the edible grassy vegetation will eventually disappear and be replaced with weeds and/or barren soil. This is vastly different than a rotation method that simulates mass migration. I personally have property that was completely overgrazed when a neighbor secretly pastured his horses while I was away for 3 years. Afterwards I let the land stay fallow for several years to recover, and then it was burned in a wild fire. Today the grass is again healthy.

[@MC-gt6yp]

Yes herbivores and carnivores help pollinate across large spaces if allowed to move.

[@bluejanis5317]

@Calvin Farrow How often did the horses graze the first year? Maybe its just their dung that helps the plants grow the next year?

[@absalomdraconis]

@@johnlauener9341 : Desertification rarely results in a quick transition to sand. Instead, it desertifies into _low_ _density_ plant life, and consequentially high erosion. That land itself is also relatively infertile, because plants are actually nourished (indirectly, via symbiotic soil fungus) via slowly rotting plant matter in and on top of the soil (mineral and living soils are largely differentiated by the presence or absence of that very "green manure").

[@markmain]

About 10 years have passed since this video, any updates on successes/failings/surprises while trying to expand this work? I'm curious what factually worked, where approach needed to be modified/improved upon, and perhaps any failing/learnings. Any good links regarding this topic?

[@pameyre8053]

It works but the likes of Bill Gates and blackrock would rather buy the arid land and turn us out and feed us crickets in robot harvested factories. Just facts

[@ragingrooster5444]

Update is in: animal agriculture is still killing our planet as it plays a major role in the methane, biodiversity & food security emergency that we are facing.

[@greenway6316]

Excellent Ted talk. What an education. It's 2022 & this still hasn't been talked about.

[@thesumeriangod5421]

I just want to hug & simply say thank you to all of the beautiful souls working on this! & anything that is helping mankind & The environment at the same time.

[@GaryDaviesFilms]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYSkq2B3bLhrpdk

[@johnbwill]

When we mix pragmatism, with industriousness and intelligence - we get outcomes like this. Great work. meaningful work.

[@MayankSingh-qg4zv]

True

[@Phoneman635]

Wonderful, highly thought provoking video (can be listened to at 1.75x without loss of clarity)

[@freighttrain7143]

It's clear to see that this works, but I do have one question: Once an area has become a desert, how would you maintain a herd of anything there? There's nothing to eat. I am confused how that works - is it just bite the bullet time and haul in tons of feed?

[@SylviaFerrero]

21:02 - I had the same question. 😊Turns out he explains it right at the end of his talk.

[@freighttrain7143]

@@SylviaFerrero Good find. He addressed it..... just not sure he answered it. His answer was a $5 bet and some fancy jargon. Cattle cannot EAT a Sigmoid Curve. lol Curious to see WHAT they do about this - the cattle have to eat, and cattle eat A LOT. Otherwise they don't make fertilizer for you, and the fertilizer doesn't bring back the grass.

[@graemeb5329]

@@freighttrain7143 I speak as a farmer who practiced this planned grazing in Southern Africa. It all comes down to recovery period - the drier and more arid the environment, the longer the Recovery Period required. So, in an extremely arid environment, the herd will arrive in a huge bunch, stay for a VERY limited time (even if they get little to eat and need supplementation) and only return after a very long RP e.g. in extreme cases, that could mean a 3 or 4 or even 5-year recovery period before regrazing. The bunching and concentration of the herd results in a 'ploughing' effect on the encrusted soil, caused by hoof action, and as soon as there is any moisture, the seeds (which lie dormant in the soil for many years), will sprout in the loosened soil. They are then be fertilized by the dung and urine, and what was a near-desert will transform into grassland as soon as there is reasonable moisture. The effect is quite astonishing, and if the planned grazing system is persistently maintained, the arid 'desert' will be transformed. I have heard people say that they believe their local climate, in turn, has also improved over time as the environment has improved.

[@WildPrimal23]

Not just desserts but grasslands that have weak, tired grass could really benefit from livestock

[@bluecollar5839]

How is this not main stream news ! My god this is incredible.

[@get8bit]

It's more profitable to wag a finger and demand tax dollars than it is to fix the situation. I raise a herd of goats and tell people about this all the time. Their eyes usually glaze over before they switch subjects to the current news craze (currently lab grown meat made from cattle's embryonic fluid and soy). Gross! Just buy grass-fed from farms doing it right!

[@safir2241]

Devin Holmes Nope. Lab grown meat guarantees no foodborne illnesses. & is way cheaper.

[@get8bit]

@@safir2241 ​ Safir Lab grown meat currently costs roughly $112/lb and nothing is ever "guaranteed" free from foodborne illness. Every year, there are e.coli scares from lettuce.

[@safir2241]

Devin Holmes If you knew anything about cultured meat, you’d know it’s grown in a sterile environment (unlike actual meat, where slaughterhouses are covered in feces). The cost is steadily going down, & I really want to see the price of meat if the government didn’t subsidize $38 billion a annually for it.

[@get8bit]

@@safir2241 Lab grown "meat" creates its own waste products of lactic acid and ammonia which is essentially excrement. It's still over $100/lb while grass-fed meat can be produced virtually for free. It's what humans have eaten for millions of years before the industrial era or smallest hint of man-made climate change.

[@SamStormbornOrmandy]

I'm sharing this to my Instagram stories, please do the same to help spread the word. Allan Savory made a horrific mistake in killing 40,000 elephants but if we all share this video and help educate others, hopefully this education will prevent other tragedies and help reverse climate change at the same time.

[@xiyi1275]

I totally agree. By help educate other, we can make a differences!

[@meganathng7600]

Thank you very much sir for the information and your research details

[@pepper419]

I'm too old to do much about this but I can't help watching this and telling other people about it. Allan Savory is a Godsend.

[@ben_jammin242]

The right words in the right place can make all the difference :). If all you have is your voice; speak :).

[@st105900]

this is one of the most informative ted talks i have listened to in a really long time

[@vinrusso821]

Moronic is all I can say. 2017 was Superbloom in Southern California, this year may be even better. Drought-Fire-rain makes for beautiful arid areas and deserts. Just Google Cali super bloom, they will explain how it really works.

[@UserHuge]

www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2017-2-march-april/feature/allan-savory-says-more-cows-land-will-reverse-climate-change though?

[@immrnoidall]

Ancient Egypt died from power hungry people keeping technology secret. same with others like Greece. watch the history of toilets/plumbing/ sewer treatment. kids graduate without knowing how a flashlight or toilet works.

[@XOPOIIIO]

Why there is no global program to implement all these findings? Why so many talks about global warming and not doing what this man said?

[@gregorymarshall2633]

ХОРОШО Greed And Denials

[@XOPOIIIO]

Gregory Marshall, Greed? You can earn billions in farming.

[@gregorymarshall2633]

ХОРОШО let’s get it started then And go 1/2s on it

[@yeboscrebo4451]

Because powerful entities use "global warming" and "climate change" as buzz words to hit us with unending legislation to strip us of our freedoms. Ironically, they couldn't care less about climate change.

[@XOPOIIIO]

CHILLIN DILLAN, Global Warming is a scientific fact.

[@chiquitafeldberg8512]

I still share this video all the time. The only man who has a solution.

[@cinderling5472]

What? An actual TedTalk that is inspiring, informative, yet goes against the grain (pun intended) ? I am in awe. Beautifully done, both speaker, and platform

[@tellchoat8337]

I watch this video several times a year, I find it incredibly inspiring

[@_Rafiki.]

less watching and more doing. just kidding. i wish i could do more but feels like all the power is with governments and corporations

[@carltaylor4942]

I forget where this quote comes from but it is so true: "It's not the _chemistry_ of the soil that matters, it's the _biology."_ If you simply keep piling on chemical fertilisers in the end you will end up with chemical dust. In my garden I use no fertilisers and no pesticides or herbicides - I use _organic matter, leaves and compost, manure and leaf mould._ These things are easy to obtain and to use and as a result I have worms, bees, butterflies and other beneficial creatures visiting. If I get weeds I pull them out. It's not rocket science. Grow huge amounts of prickly pear cactus so the roots hold the soil in place.

[@wagnerpd5921]

Eat prickly pear jam?

[@Brothington]

Yes and use the weeds or any organic matter as mulch.

[@carltaylor4942]

Brothington - Yes, I do that. There are a lot of Malvas around here and I use the leaves as a green compost. I just covered the garden in autumn leaves. I also use worm tubes to process kitchen vegetable scraps and tea bags, etc.

[@DivergentStyles]

Is there not tiny plastic particles woven into teabags now days though?

[@carltaylor4942]

Wagner - I do peel and eat prickly pear fruit although I haven't tried making jam from it. I also make a prickly pear leaf chilli. They eat these in Mexico and call them nopales.

[@TomMyersComedy]

Dudes like this always seem charming and sweet and soft spoken and then they’ll just casually drop something like “so at that point I ordered the death of 40,000 elephants”

[@bobbygill9184]

You may wish to pay closer attention to the facts at hand rather than making sweeping assumptions: "Savory’s early research advocated for the culling of large numbers of elephants based on the belief that large numbers of grazing herbivores were destroying their own habitat, a mainstream belief that persists with many anti-livestock proponents to this day. His recommendations were not enacted during his time in the Game Department, but later in 1969 as a Member of Parliament he brought about a Parliamentary Commission of Enquiry led by George Petrides charged “to investigate and report on all aspects of wild life policy and management in Rhodesia and to make recommendations thereon." Following the recommendations of the Petrides Commission, Dr. Graham Child was appointed Director of National Parks and Wild Life Management who then implemented an elephant culling program. In a 2004 article discussing the program, Dr. Child noted that “while I was Director 30,529 [elephants] were killed, mostly on culls, and the countrywide population grew from an estimated 44,109 to 52,583 animals.” However, this culling program did not reverse the degradation of the land as expected, and Savory has called his decision to advocate for the culling of large numbers of elephants "the saddest and greatest blunder of my life." This preventable loss of life, the result of interpreting research data to fit the prevailing world-view that too many animals causes overgrazing and overbrowsing, led to Savory becoming even more determined to understand and resolve the root cause of land degradation and to prevent others from making the same short-sighted mistakes which he attributed to applying reductionist thinking to complex living systems. This eventually led to Savory's development of a holistic framework for decision-making and to the creation of Holistic Planned Grazing, as detailed in his books, Holistic Management, Third Edition: A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our Environment, written with his wife Jody Butterfield, and Holistic Management Handbook, Third Edition: Regenerating Your Land and Growing Your Profits, written with Sam Bingham and Jody Butterfield."

[@WildPrimal23]

He gave you all sides of him, didn’t sugarcoat the bad things he has done and regrets. That’s the mark of a genuine man

[@spiet7380]

The one to watch out for, the evil man out of pride would tell you killing all the elephants was a good thing and then continue to do so even knowing he's wrong to protect that pride. This man admitted his mistake and dedicated his life to finding the solution. Big difference. ❤

[@mirba6933]

Thank you my man. You did bad things, but you also doing the greatest things for humanity. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[@anthonybeers]

God Bless you Sir. I'll be looking up your research. -Tony from Zambia.

[@sirwhitemeat9785]

I wanna buy u a beer mate

[@therealmiddleground]

You mean kony from kongo?

[@VladTheImpalerTepesIII]

Google is soooooooooooo easy to use

[@downbntout]

See the Institute named after this man in Zimbabwe

[@isaiahacosta532]

Let’s hope our future politicians will focus on preserving the earth rather than fighting everyone that live on it

[@sibanidasgupta1927]

I do agree from india. Make fertilizers out of selfish politicians.

[@ricardokojo]

It's important to notice that we are the ones who choose the future politicians that'll govern our countries. Choosing those who keep their focus on unsustainable economic growth will only continue the destruction of the planet.

[@gringopapi6985]

@@ricardokojo agree, politicians are just a reflection of us. We start by changing the man in the mirror

[@abnormalgut4014]

Ha! Good one...as if polititians will ever try to benefit humanity and not their own pockets before we have another revolution

[@Aethuviel]

Go back to the pre-politician system. They always created more problems than they solved.

[@adetolaoniyelu8075]

So all we needed to do was just to tweak the nomadic lifestyle of Grazing their Livestock. Brilliant 👏 presentation Allan and wonderful delivery Allan. Loved every bit of it.

[@bwalyacharlesngowani15]

How I wish all my African brothers should listen to this and help the world heal. Putin has been my current nightmare but this talk has had me rethink and priotise my threats. Thank you TEDtalk organisers and Allen

[@misaeltoledo7080]

One of the best TED Talks I’ve ever watched, hands down.

[@suewelk2237]

Yes me too. I have referred to this video many many times to ignorant people who don't want to know the truth. A wonderful and educational video!

[@LeonDieBoer]

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[@superresistant8041]

One of many bullshit talk.

[@byrlink]

I was amazed at first but then I saw this guy has already been debunked. He never provides data and there is no scientific replication. It’s just anecdotal “evidence” in the form of photographs that don’t tell the real story.

[@learningminds6947]

Please spread this video on every social media platform so that every continent or country start this process and save the mother nature. This is truly incredible , the most easiest way to save Earth.

[@woj3pl668]

The easiest is actually to stop consuming meat.

[@woj3pl668]

@Orange the best way to conserve jungles is to stop eating meat. Vast areas of the amazon rainforest are being cut down to make space for pastures or soya fields (80% of soya is fed to animals)

[@jksinorbit]

@@woj3pl668 totally and epically wrong. We are unequivocally evolved to be carnivores even though technically we are omnivores, we very distinct carnivorous adaptations . Anthropology through the nitrogen levels in our ancestors bones, shows clearly that in all but one, of hominid species ( which quickly went extinct ) that forms part of our lineage we are carnivores, and top of the food chain carnivores at that. To echo the words of Jared Diamond, the worst thing to happen to mankind was the agrarian age. The agrarian age was brought about due to extinctions of our preferred prey animals ( quite likely because of our hunting proficiency and climate pressures) Putting plants into your body is the equivalent of putting diesel into a petrol car it will not serve you well in the long term. I love animals too, but i know what i am… the best thing vegans can do is support regenerative farming of all kinds, its the only hope. Monoculture soy fields are just as evil as bad as industrial cattle farming practices.

[@woj3pl668]

@RATM 7406 @RATM 7406 our heritage as carnivores is disputed, but even if it wasn't, doing as our primitive savage ancestors, who lived no more than 25 years doesn't seem like the brightest idea. Saying that eating plants is unhealthy is some next level tinfoil hat conspiracy. The healthiest populations throughout history are and were dominantly plant based. I'm don't feel qualified enough to argue about the ideal diet for humans but vegan diets have been proven to be nutritionally adequate on all stages of life by such institutions as the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics or the British Dietetic Assosiation. Veganism isn't about some eugenic manipulation to achieve optimal evolutionary outcomes through diet, its a way of life which reduces overall suffering, both human and non-human. If we want to look at optimal diets we should do that within the realms of veganism You can't love animals and contribute to their killing on a daily basis, just like you cant love your wife and beat her. If you really oppose monocultures maybe you should stop consuming meat as often there grains are grown as animal feed

[@jksinorbit]

@@woj3pl668 ​@@woj3pl668 the only thing that you stated correctly is that grain is grown as animal feed, something i am very opposed to because ruminants are evolved to eat grasses, grains make them unhealthy…now if grains can do that to a herbivore… I challenge you to actually look at the science. An excellent youtube channel is Low Carb Down Under, Dr Paul Mason in particular is excellent. Dr Paul Saladino has some great interviews with, dentists, athropologists, psychologists about carnivore diet. Dr Bill Schindler ( eat like a human) Dr Natasha Campbell a expert on treating childrens autism, ADD and other toxin related issues Dr Georgia Eades Sally K Norton expert on oxalates The list of doctors and professors and scientists who in my mind have successfully challenged the impaired data that became the status quo is gathering daily.

[@gethappycyclingcampingoutdoors]

What an amazing talk, thank you ☮️☯️❤️

[@nasiachristie]

WOW! Brilliant research; great thinker. This research should be at the centre of the global warming debate today in the post-covid world. I take my hat off to this man.

[@deeday3187]

Wow this needs to be taught is schools.

[@peternicho]

It needs to be offered to all countries and then taught and implemented starting with the middle east.

[@BrianHeath1]

Dahvon, yes, as long as we teach the whole story. But that is difficult in an ordinary classroom. That is why we pay people, like the speaker to spend their lives studying range management and animal husbandry. Here is some more of the story: www.hindawi.com/journals/ijbd/2014/163431/

[@lainasobh5506]

It is taught by some professors in college, but only to those who take an environmental or ecology class. Even then it isn't always addressed, but you're right it should be

[@hasanjoyd2505]

and in public/private offices as well.

[@duradim1]

The schools are too busy teaching children what gender to choose.

[@mathieuandtwilafillion5746]

What a profound presentation. And to think that 95% of our province's traditional grasslands have been destroyed for ag purposes. It's heart-wrenching.

[@itlupe]

95%, typically, is hysterical. As usual.

[@yang5159]

Ask china, that has done it

[@pamelamolina5623]

I don’t think you were listening. Cattle mimicking natural grazing animals is necessary to regreen the land

[@driftlesshermit9731]

@@pamelamolina5623 Except the majority of farms are fenced in and the grazing animals are confined to feed lots while the land is used for monoculture. The problem is 8 billion humans.

[@driftlesshermit9731]

@@pamelamolina5623 Further more he said burning one hector of land is equivalent to 6,000 automobiles exhaust but he fails to mention the amount of raw materials and carbon burned in order to manufacture 6,000 automobiles which would be multitudes higher. The dude is a shill.

[@KeithRowley418]

An amazing talk - quite astounding. Thank you.

[@CarmenElRose]

He's amazing. Should be among our world leaders. What a wonderful talk, I'm grateful to hear it

[@thunderbay62]

Amen to those who seeks solutions and do not rest on old assumptions.

[@TheShizzo]

This needs to happen. You don't come across many win/win situations in life, but this is certainly one.

[@halyoung388]

Can I get an Amen to that?

[@1MSubsNovideos]

Hal Young: “Can I get an Amen to that?” Amen!

[@grubbybum3614]

Unfortunately we're going in the opposite direction in Australia - MORE burning!

[@gitman3486]

@@grubbybum3614 Send this video to your political representatives, ranchers, national parks etc.

[@hayden3774]

R E L E A S E T H E C O W S

[@Proud2bmodest]

It worked! Satellites show that global temperatures are lower now then when this talk took place. Great job everyone!!

[@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor]

Allan Savory is a genius and we must adopt and improve his methods!

[@0927kira]

what he did in Zimbabwe is genius?

[@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor]

@@0927kira Yeah. The guy massively improved his farm using the Holistic method and is teaching it to the rest of the world.

[@0927kira]

@@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor ah so thats what we call killing elephants and making them almost extinct

[@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor]

@@0927kira Oh yes the one blunder on his record that was based on the then prevailing world-view about overgrazing that even he himself calls the greatest blunder of his life definitely outweighs his contributions to agriculture which were spurred on *by* the failure of the elephant cull 🙄 Clearly you just want an argument, so how about instead you suck my nuts?

[@0927kira]

@@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor oh great you support elephant extinction

[@krtrw]

This message needs to get out to all nations, peoples and governments. Thank you!!

[@ca6360]

40 thousand elephants shot for no reason? Almost as bad as Biden admin and the economy

[@gregschroer2314]

🤑

[@loturzelrestaurant]

@@gregschroer2314 Positive, constructive, all you can wish for about Climate-Change-Coverage: UpisNotJump, Hbomberguy, Some More News, Second Thought.

[@shugiyasin8901]

The governments are the cause for the drought. Do you really think such smart people that work for the government wouldn’t know about this kind of information? It’s much better to control the food supplies to gain control. Malnourished civilisations due to lack of meat and over consumption of processed foods contributing to sick societies again helping to be controlled and great for the Pharma Industrie. There is so many reason why it’s better for the government to not solve the climate crisis but actually worsen it. We are about to be offered a carbon foot print ID by the WEF. If control is what they want solutions are not in their best interest.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

@@shugiyasin8901 Cool but fact is thee is no Evil Masterplan of any Kind.

[@benden5095]

In others words nature was doing perfectly fine before we messed with it. Excellent presentation, let's hope we take heed.

[@NoblenessDee]

We were told animals were killing the land ... either someone was wrong or we were lied too.

[@JL-tc3pf]

Humans are the cancer of the Earth.

[@ThekiBoran]

@@NoblenessDee If you want to hear a lie read a paper or turn on the news.

[@possummagic3571]

Seriously, that's all you took away from the talk?

[@bza6874]

Guess what? Nature is doing perfectly fine still.

[@Darryljohns77]

Sounds good, however, I think it may not be applicable everywhere. For example, large areas of Australia are used for livestock grazing on sodasol soils. These soils have a thin layer of soil on top where the grass grows, and beneath that layer, impermeable sodic soils (salt), which can lead to dryland salination if kicked up by hooves. This can make the land bare, cause erosion, and plants may not be able to grow in it. I think one key thing that is likely useful just about everywhere, is ensuring there is vegetation covering the ground. This will keep the soil structure healthy, permeable to water and oxygen, habitable by microorganisms and invertebrates, and the soil will retain moisture.

[@Gustav4]

search "Cups and water - demostraing Water Infiltration and Soil Surface Evaportation." on youtube, he is a certified trainer in what Allan Savory teaches based in Australia. In this particular video he addresses this issue of salt content in soil and how this can help to fix this problem.

[@yrp237]

I heard about Regenerative farming/grazing about 6 months ago and found it fascinating that the answer was actually so simple and the results astounding. I then recently watched a documentary called Mully that talked about how in Nigeria on barren land he planted trees, lots & lots and that actually caused climate & rain to form so then he created ponds w/farm raised fish and in a short period of time that barren God forsaken land is now lush & green. So we have the answers & the ability...I just wish politicians would talk about these success cases instead of fighting over nonsense.

[@mouhamedndiaye1241]

The peasants in my country Senegal knew about livestock longtime ago and they were even practicing it.

[@berno8535]

Most civilisations did

[@nameofthepen]

Thought-provoking in its logic. Stunning in its implications. Exciting in its possibilities.

[@wagnerpd5921]

Akin to listening to Elevator Musak whilst sitting atop a commode when constipated.😲

[@davidtuer5825]

@@wagnerpd5921 Not very witty!!

[@dar1e]

Get rekt

[@halyoung388]

Spoken like a true movie critic.

[@iambilbobaggins1884]

And utterly bullshit in its science.

[@flumenparagliding7293]

Amazing video, amazing information. Thank you!

[@robindavisdavis6423]

Mimicking nature is the way to go. Awesome talk but we all need to know about it. Share this to everyone you know...

[@TeatimeAndy]

Amazing presentation, this needs to be shared worldwide!

[@72Yonatan]

Alan Savory: You have stubbornly pursued the truth and found it. Good success to you, sir.

[@GaryDaviesFilms]

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[@la912]

Well said

[@OliveirosDiasJr]

🙏Thank you for the highliths!

[@tarronanon]

This is a real solution to fight climate change and not to glue your hands on streets!

[@bealtainecottage]

This I have known and applied it to the three acres that is Bealtaine Cottage in this over-grazed island of Ireland that was once covered in oak forest. The difference from 2004 to the present day is staggering...

[@bealtainecottage]

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[@Sig220Euro]

Animal grazing can and should be part of a full permaculture application. Grazing is one of the fastest ways to grow soil. It doesn't necessarlily need to be cattle or sheep. People are doing it with chickens and ducks even to help speed the rebuilding. Checks these out about a guy using permacutlure and grazing using ducks to rebuild barren ground in Texas. 1 year update:(2014 he's been on the property a year at that point) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGjaiHmgjMZ4mpI Here is from about a yr or 2 later and u can see the change to the land. Look up one of his newer vids and really see the impact up to today... kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXmlm5Sbpqdkp7M

[@rcpmac]

No

[@famicomnintendo]

Nice!!!

[@tomtoolan5243]

I do not believe you! There is zero chance that you have three acres in Ireland and would have any impact, you would have been better off doing what your anceders did and spread seaweed.

[@Wornout1]

Thank you so much , a very brave admission to have devistated large herds of elephants . A very high price to pay for progress .you have a very powerful message. Keep sharing.this is so important

[@mikecahill3989]

He did not devastate large herds of elephants , they culled them and they he herds they are doing just fine now

[@UnkleGaga]

@@mikecahill3989 culled them? Elephants are native to Africa. What if we started “culling” humans? Would you be ok with that? Of course you wouldn’t. These elephants weren’t diseased, they were healthy and this guy comes along and convinces the government officials there that by slaughtering 40,000 elephants will solve the desertification problem. It didn’t and it got worse. I don’t care how sorry he is for what he did. 40,000 beautiful elephants are now dead.

[@gregschroer2314]

😿💩

[@rachaelwright9932]

What incredible research and powerful message. Something again that people can do for themselves as governments won’t do it for their people

[@kristinheartknaan]

I followed the link in the TEDvideo descriptionNOTE, to an argument by “other scientists” that this method does not clear up the issue of herd-methane. Yet @12:40 min THIS scientist’s talk clearly states that the methane from the herd is broken down by the replenished land! I just wanted to point that out in defence of the scientist presenting this wonderful TED talk- 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏True to his field! With Love from Mother Nature ♥️

[@Gustav4]

Also a little logic helps, do they really add anything to the atmosphere? after all they just eat forage grown naturally by mother nature, they dont pull up methane from underground or something.

[@HotGardenTalk]

I recommend researching biocrust and desert ecosystems. To continue that, research "what causes desertification?" Use google scholar.