# How to fight desertification and reverse climate change

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2013
- Speaker: Allan Savory
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_fight_desertification_and_reverse_climate_change)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

(NOTE: Statements in this talk have been challenged by scientists working in this field. Please read "Corrections & Updates" below for more details.) "Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert," begins Allan Savory in this quietly powerful talk. And it's happening to about two-thirds of the world's grasslands, accelerating climate change and causing traditional grazing societies to descend into social chaos. Savory has devoted his life to stopping it. He now believes -- and his work may show -- that a surprising factor can protect grasslands and even reclaim degraded land that was once desert.

## Lectures

1. [How to fight desertification and reverse climate change](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/allan_savory_how_to_fight_desertification_and_reverse_climate_change/6cc189e7ac17), 22 min (TED's player)