174. Healing the Planet by Transforming Sand Back to Soil with Rodger Savory

In our rush to solve problems, we often overlook simple logic that holds the key to enormous progress. When it comes to turning the desert wastelands of our planet (that human activity created) back into their once lush, productive forests and grasslands, Ecologist Roger Savory has one of those transformational observations that the world could be embracing. Chapters 0:00 – Intro & Welcome 3:00 – Caring About Future Generations 8:00 – The Roots of Desertification 13:10 – Break 15:27 – A Personal History Interwoven with Nature 17:17 – Unveiling the Biological Carpet 23:49 – Quick Insight into Land Restoration 27:10 – The Critical Top Millimeter 31:30 – Understanding the Micro Water Cycle 35:40 – Revitalizing Depleted Soils 38:55 – Agricultural Practices and Their Consequences 42:45 – Everything Is Connected 49:52 – The Barrier of Instinctual Fear 53:52 – Success in Australia  58:50 – Closing