Method That Turns Wastelands Green Wins 2010 Buckminster Fuller Challenge

Livestock might not be just the cause of desertification--they might also be the solution.

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Today, the Buckminster Fuller Institute announced the winner of its 2010 Challenge: Allan Savory, who has spent the last 50 years refining and evangelizing for a method of reversing desertification that he calls "holistic management." The African Center for Holistic Management International, an NGO he helped found, will take home a $100,000 grant.

The Buckminster Fuller Challenge is meant to award big...