Greening method

A little investigation has turned up an impressive record for this scientist (yesterday's post):  he says he has been applying his method, using animals to turn desert into green land, for forty years on five continents without a single failure.  A stunning claim, potentially world-changing.

How it is done:  "[H]erds of well-managed grazing animals, nibbling on native grasses and roaming from spot to spot to elude predators and seek fresh pasture—managed in a way that mimics their behavior in the wild—will restore the land's natural dynamics."  Savory Institute's explanatory graphic is here.

photo:  savoryinstitute.com

"[Cattle] could help prevent and even reverse land degradation and the desertification of grasslands, combating in the process both human poverty and the disappearance of wildlife."

See the TED Talk in yesterday's post for pictures.

If these successes can be turned into massive reclamation of land, there are more benefits to come.