Benefits of Holistic Management

Using available resources to achieve a "triple bottom line" of sustainability

The "triple bottom line" of managing holistically is reflected in a rich return of sustainable economic, environmental and social benefits. It is achieved with resources the land manager already has in place. Whether land is used for ranching, organics production, food production in pastoral communities or public lands preservation, or even if it is unused, it can be returned to health and/or its productivity greatly increased without large infusions of cash, equipment or technology.

Holistic Management enables land stewards to utilize resources available now to obtain these results:

• Reversal of desertification.
• More biologically active soils.
• More productive rangeland or cropland.
• Removal of existing Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere.
• Less new Carbon Dioxide due to reduction of crop and forage burning.
• Reduced costs.
• Enhanced profits & livelihoods.
• Increased carrying capacity.
• Maximum benefit from rainfall.
• Protection from drought.
• Improved wildlife habitat.
• Better food security.
• Improved economic viability for organics production.
• Clean water.
• Healthier environment.
• Stronger family relationships.