Africa Center for Holistic Management
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The Africa Centre for Holistic Managementknown as ACHM is a not-forprofit organization located in Zimbabwe.
With their sister organization, the Savory Institute in Albuquerque, NM, the Africa Centre is successfully reversing desertification for the first time in history. Through Holistic Decision Making they are turning deserts into thriving grasslands, restoring biodiversity, bringing streams, rivers and water sources back to life, sequestering carbon, increasing livelihoods and combating global climate change.
ACHM is headquartered near Victoria Falls
on a 6500 acres (26.3 km²) property donated to Holistic Management International and the Africa Centre jointly and known as Dimbangombe Ranch.
The Africa Centre oversees two major efforts. The ranch is operated as a Holistic Management
learning site, and it is also home to the Dimbangombe College of Wildlife, Agriculture and Conservation Management
, which provides Holistic Management training to the local community.
It was co-founded in 1989 by Allan Savory
and his wife, Jody Butterfield. Savory had begun working on the ancient problem of land degradation (desertification) in 1955 in Northern Rhodesia
where he served in the Colonial Service as Provincial Game Officer, Northern and Luapula Provinces. He subsequently continued this work in Southern Rhodesia
first as a research officer in the Game Department, then subsequently as an independent scientists and international consultant.
When in exile Savory worked from the Cayman Islands
into the Americas introducing his new discoveries about both the cause of desertification and how to reverse it using increased numbers of livestock. This work he subsequently wrote up in the book "Holistic Management: A New Decision Making Framework" written with his wife Jody Butterfield and published by Island Press.
In 2009, Allan Savory and Jody Butterfield began a for profit organization called the Savory Institute. Through this organization they have established the Brown Revolution, with a focus on increasing the acreage of land under Holistic Management.
The Africa Centre for Holistic Management received a $4.8 million grant from the USAID OFDA in March, 2010 to take their efforts to scale in other African regions. In addition, they were the 2010 winners of The Buckminster Fuller Challenge.
With their sister organization, the Savory Institute in Albuquerque, NM, the Africa Centre is successfully reversing desertification for the first time in history. Through Holistic Decision Making they are turning deserts into thriving grasslands, restoring biodiversity, bringing streams, rivers and water sources back to life, sequestering carbon, increasing livelihoods and combating global climate change.
ACHM is headquartered near Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls
The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya is a waterfall located in southern Africa on the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe.-Introduction:...
on a 6500 acres (26.3 km²) property donated to Holistic Management International and the Africa Centre jointly and known as Dimbangombe Ranch.
The Africa Centre oversees two major efforts. The ranch is operated as a Holistic Management
Holistic management
A term that describes systems thinking approach to managing resources that builds biodiversity, improves production, generates financial strength, enhances sustainability, and improves the quality of life for those who use it...
learning site, and it is also home to the Dimbangombe College of Wildlife, Agriculture and Conservation Management
Dimbangombe College of Wildlife, Agriculture and Conservation Management
Dimbangombe College of Wildlife, Agriculture and Conservation Management is an accredited college by Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Education located just outside Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. It is situated on a property...
, which provides Holistic Management training to the local community.
It was co-founded in 1989 by Allan Savory
Allan Savory
Allan Redin Savory is a Zimbabwean biologist, farmer, soldier, exile, environmentalist and winner of the Banksia International Award 2003. and winner of the Buckminster Fuller Award 2010...
and his wife, Jody Butterfield. Savory had begun working on the ancient problem of land degradation (desertification) in 1955 in Northern Rhodesia
Northern Rhodesia
Northern Rhodesia was a territory in south central Africa, formed in 1911. It became independent in 1964 as Zambia.It was initially administered under charter by the British South Africa Company and formed by it in 1911 by amalgamating North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia...
where he served in the Colonial Service as Provincial Game Officer, Northern and Luapula Provinces. He subsequently continued this work in Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia was the name of the British colony situated north of the Limpopo River and the Union of South Africa. From its independence in 1965 until its extinction in 1980, it was known as Rhodesia...
first as a research officer in the Game Department, then subsequently as an independent scientists and international consultant.
When in exile Savory worked from the Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...
into the Americas introducing his new discoveries about both the cause of desertification and how to reverse it using increased numbers of livestock. This work he subsequently wrote up in the book "Holistic Management: A New Decision Making Framework" written with his wife Jody Butterfield and published by Island Press.
In 2009, Allan Savory and Jody Butterfield began a for profit organization called the Savory Institute. Through this organization they have established the Brown Revolution, with a focus on increasing the acreage of land under Holistic Management.
The Africa Centre for Holistic Management received a $4.8 million grant from the USAID OFDA in March, 2010 to take their efforts to scale in other African regions. In addition, they were the 2010 winners of The Buckminster Fuller Challenge.