BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Reversing Global Warming while Meeting Human Needs: An Urgent ly Needed \;Land-Based Option\nA presentation by Allan Savory\, Ranc her and Restoration Ecologist\,\nFounder of the Savory Institute and ori ginator of the Holistic \;Management approach to restoring grassland s\nReception to follow. Free and open to the public. Presented by the&nb sp\;Agriculture\, Forests\, and Biodiversity Program of the Center for&n bsp\;International Environment and Resource Policy at Fletcher\; the&nbs p\;Agriculture\, Food\, and Environment Program of Tufts' Friedman Schoo l \;of Nutrition Science and Policy\; and Planet-TECH Associates.&nb sp\;\nWhile governments posture and dither\, a pragmatic practitioner an d \;intellectual entrepreneur\, Allan Savory\, has been developing a nd \;demonstrating a powerful technique that can reduce carbon dioxi de in \;the atmosphere immediately while reversing desertification a nd \;providing livelihoods and food for millions of people.  \;H is applied \;research based in Zimbabwe on the restoration of grassl ands has now \;been replicated on millions of acres worldwide. The a pplication of his \;methods has the potential to significantly reduc e atmospheric carbon \;through an increase in plant growth and soil formation. This process \;begins immediately and involves no new tec hnologies\, only a shift to \;the Holistic Management practices for livestock that he has pioneered.\nMajor organizations and institutions a re now recognizing his work\, but \;climate scientists and governmen ts have yet to incorporate it into \;their analyses and policy presc riptions. URL:http://somerville.patch.com/events/climate-change-is-holistic-land-ma nagement-the-key SUMMARY:Climate Change: Is Holistic Land Management the Key? LOCATION:Tufts University Fletcher School: 160 Packard Ave\, Medford\, MA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR