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Recent posts on Soil Carbon CoalitionSubmitted by Peter Donovan on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 17:10Managingwholes.com site revampSubmitted by Peter Donovan on Mon, 07/19/2010 - 13:12Managingwholes.com has recently undergone a remodeling. We are now mainly a dynamic site based on a database, rather than a static one based on files. This will make maintenance easier for us, but should not change the experience of most users. We've attempted to keep links and pages at the same location. Comments, suggestions: write to feedback at managingwholes dot com SimulationsSubmitted by Peter Donovan on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 06:36If you don't have a Java-enabled browser (for example, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later) you probably can't play here. Most of these simulations are Java applets, requiring your browser to load about 1 megabyte of Java libraries to run the model. Everyone a changemakerSubmitted by Peter Donovan on Mon, 07/19/2010 - 08:39Having only a few percent of the people controlling the way we live, and acting as the gatekeepers for new ideas, isn't working any more. Because the rate of change is increasing, the failure gets worse. Enterprise Facilitation: articles and linksSubmitted by Peter Donovan on Sat, 07/10/2010 - 07:27Index of articles and linksIn 1986, Ernesto Sirolli began learning how to empower communities to take responsibility for their own economic and community development. Person-centered rather than program-centered, and bottom-up rather than top-down, Enterprise Facilitation works by transforming passion, skill, and motivation into viable local businesses. About Enterprise FacilitationBrittle and nonbrittle environmentsSubmitted by Peter Donovan on Sat, 07/10/2010 - 07:24A new measure of ecosystem function, vital in understanding seasonally dry ecosystems and reversing desertification. Why management that helps some landscapes harms others Index of articles and linksBrittleness is a fairly new measure of ecosystem function that allows us to match land management to what each landscape needs. Desertification--what it is and how to fix itSubmitted by Peter Donovan on Sat, 07/10/2010 - 07:19Why conventional "solutions" fail to reverse desertification; proven methods that work. Index of articles and linksDesertification is an age-old problem. Since writing was invented, people have lamented landscape damage and urged better care of the land. Despite the march of science and billions spent to combat desertification, the world's deserts continue to grow. What is desertification?Fundamental ecosystem processes and how they work: articles and linksSubmitted by Peter Donovan on Fri, 07/09/2010 - 17:40Basic knowledge to help you manage ecosystems successfully. Index of articles and linksBy understanding and monitoring a few fundamental processes that operate in every ecosystem, we can simplify the complexity of natural systems enough to manage natural resources skillfully.
Grazing as an ecological tool: articles and linksSubmitted by Peter Donovan on Fri, 07/09/2010 - 17:38A page of links to in-depth articles on the role of grazing and grazing management in maintaining and restoring grassland ecosystems. Index of articles and linksA considerable body of experience, monitoring, and research demonstrates that properly managed and timed grazing is a key component of the "whole" in grassland environments. However, because of the damage inflicted on the world's grasslands by little or no grazing management, many people and organizations oppose livestock grazing in any form. Grazing and overgrazing: articles and linksSubmitted by Peter Donovan on Fri, 07/09/2010 - 17:35Index of articles and linksConventional wisdom says grazing damages land -- yet the same land a few cattle or sheep damage today often supported thousands or millions of wild grazers less than 200 years ago.
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