About Managing Wholes

Allan Savory Managing Wholes has one of the best photo collections of successful land restorations on the Web.

Basics

• Site purpose and features -- articles, photos, email lists… (this page)
• About site content: Why holism? What kind of reporting is on this site, and why?
• Occasional newsletter -- notifies you of new content. Once a month or less, no spam.
• Site help -- changing the site's appearance, printing articles…
• Who manages the site and how to contact us

Participate

• Submit a story or photo.
• Make a donation to support this site, which is run and paid for by volunteers.
• Help this work when you contribute content, link to this site, buy books, donate money or equipment, or translate pages.

Extras

• Site design and software, technical details.

Site purpose

This site is for sharing knowledge and information about managing holistically. Holistic management works to create simultaneous personal, social, economic, and ecological benefit, rather pursuing benefit for one element at cost to another.

This site features real-world information direct from people with practical experience. Not knowledge from "experts" whose theories don't fit the facts. Not techniques whose short-term success causes long-term problems. Just practical know-how from real people who do the "impossible"—such as increasing biodiversity and profit.

Our goal is to promote change toward a future that works—toward a verdant and flourishing ecosystem and responsible human communities.

Site content

• Articles: Most contain firsthand, on-site reporting of what people are learning from managing wholes, rather than issues, problems, or parts. "Managing wholes" is less about which practices people adopt or prohibit than it is about the decision framework itself.
• Pictures from around the world, showing land restoration, ecosystem function, and more. We welcome photo submissions.
• Occasional newsletter keeps you notified of new content and site features. You will receive one brief message monthly, or less No spam, no junk. We don't share your private information with anybody.
• Email lists: Need an electronic mailing list? Have us set one up for you. No ads, no spam, and member information stays private. Contact us for details. Privacy policy.
• Stories, photos, and links from people like you. We welcome your submissions. What seems "ordinary" to you could provide vital information for someone doing something for the first time … someone who can benefit from your knowledge and experience, however large or small. We welcome stories and photos of failures as well as successes; what did you learn? How to post.

Updated 20 October 2005
URL: managingwholes.com/about/index.htm