For the Love of Land: Global Case Studies of Grazing in Nature's Image - Softcover

Howell, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 143921610X ISBN 13: 9781439216101

Publisher: BookSurge Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

For the Love of Land describes practical, proven methods for bringing degraded landscapes--grasslands, rangelands, savannas, and farmlands--back to life through mimicking natural migratory grazing patterns with domestic livestock. Through a combination of essays describing nuts-and-bolts management guidelines, the natural history of grazing, and inspiring stories of successful practitioners of landscape stewardship and restoration, For the Love of Land points the way to an ecologically, economically, and socially regenerative future.

About this title

About the Author:

Allan Savory is cofounder and president of the Savory Institute, headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Born in Zimbabwe and educated as an ecologist with degrees in zoology and botany, Savory has a decades-long career in African and Middle Eastern government and politics, private consultancy, and teaching. His work in resource management started in the mid-1960s, and in 1988 he authored Holistic Resource Management, published by Island Press, an effort to find workable solutions ordinary people could implement to restore degraded lands. He and his wife, Jody Butterfield continue those efforts today, reaching a global audience through the efforts of the Savory Institute.

About this edition

• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 143921610X
• ISBN 13: 9781439216101
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496