Darwingirl11

This is common complaint at science conferences. Research dollars often go towards shiny things instead of knowledge that will advance diagnostic theory and serve the highest good. Without accurate theory, we cannot advance. The Mediterranean diet is a classic example. Once the researchers were able to show it had some health benefits, it received huge amounts of funding for years. They were able to publish again and again, gaining publicity, gaining more funding and giving the illusion of superiority over other, less-researched, dietary and nutritional tools. Imagine if they had sought to understand how it actually works? We need to ensure that research dollars go towards meaningful projects that seek truth, maintain objectivity and advance knowledge, not agendas.

I am a biologist/ecologist by training and there exists a biomimicry technique that can regenerate the most damaged, capped soils and produce up to an inch of soil per year. It mimics the behavior of the great herds and incorporates overlooked factors that contribute to the biological soil cycle including plant succession, coverage, small and large animal impact. It also incorporates permaculture. It arrests the desertification process, doubles the effectiveness of rainfall, promotes deep penetration of water to restore aquifers, brings back the native plants, insects, birds etc. It can be used purely to restore biodiversity on damaged land. And it’s carbon negative. It can be used for agriculture or ranching (or forest fire management). It eliminates the need for fertilizer and tilling. It eliminates runoff. Ranchers who are using it here in Colorado are seeing a 300% increase in hay production and thus the same for number of cattle or bison the land can sustain. It’s become known as concentrated, rotational grazing but there’s a little more to it. Alan Savory developed the technique while studying land degeneration on game preserves in Africa. His book and course explain SO many previously-invisible processes that contribute to soil health. Even without using animals, there is SO much we can do to restore healthy soil cycles, increase the effectiveness of rainfall and stop erosion desertification.

https://savory.global/