{"product_id":"holistic-management-third-edition-a-commonsense-revolution-to-restore-our-environment-9781610917438","title":"Holistic Management  Third Edition: A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our Environment","description":"\u003cp\u003eFossil fuels and livestock grazing are often targeted as major culprits behind climate change and desertification. But Allan Savory  cofounder of the Savory Institute  begs to differ. The bigger problem  he warns  is our mismanagement of resources. Livestock grazing is not the problem; its how we graze livestock. If we dont change the way we approach land management  irreparable harm from climate change could continue long after we replace fossil fuels with environmentally benign energy sources.  Holistic management is a systems-thinking approach for managing resources developed by Savory decades ago after observing the devastation of desertification in his native Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Properly managed livestock are key to restoring the worlds grassland soils  the major sink for atmospheric carbon  and minimizing the most damaging impacts on humans and the natural world. This book updates Savorys paradigm-changing vision for reversing desertification  stemming the loss of biodiversity  eliminating fundamental causes of human impoverishment throughout the world  and climate change. Reorganized chapters make it easier for readers to understand the framework for Holistic Management and the four key insights that underlie it. New color photographs showcase before-and-after examples of land restored by livestock.  This 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. It offers new hope that a sustainable future for humankind and the world we depend on is within reach.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666176925749,"sku":"ByrdShop_161091743X","price":68.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781610917438.jpg?v=1782421972","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/holistic-management-third-edition-a-commonsense-revolution-to-restore-our-environment-9781610917438","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}