Now this is off the wall. This ecological scientist believed the orthodoxy that the way to save grasslands and prevent them turning to desert was to reduce livestock numbers. He eventually realized he was wrong, and that using larger herds (as in nature) would revitalize the land and reverse its trend towards desert – which is significant in climate change.
It’s one of those counter-intuitive things that’s reasonable when you think about it – but does anyone know if it’s widely supported, or if he’s regarded as something of a crank in the field?
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