Neal Spackman

Regenerative Resources – USA

Neal Spackman is a Terraformer, an internationally recognized pioneer of hyper-arid agro-forestries. Neal is the director of the Al Baydha Project in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, where he and local Bedouin tribesmen designed and built an agroforestry system to convert deserts into savannahs. This project restores ecological function, increases biodiversity, creates soil, improves water resources, and establishes agricultural production despite severe desertification. 

He is also the founder of Sustainable Design Masterclass, a webinar series that highlights global pioneers and experts working at the intersection of economy, ecology, agriculture, and entrepreneurship. Neal is passionate about regenerative agriculture and understanding the interaction between ecology and wealth. He has taught and consulted in the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.

Spackman is a former student of Geoff Lawton, Neal began work on the project with no prior experience with either permaculture or dryland restoration, but in a remarkably short time he and his team have completely transformed the way the land both sequesters water and builds topsoil, and has even reached the point where the trees no longer need any water from drip irrigation in a desert that receives only a few centimetres of rainfall a year.

Neal Spackman joined us for one of our panels at Global Earth Repair Conference in 2019, Ecosystem Restoration for Climate, and contributed greatly to the discussion.

Location: USA

Organization: Regenerative Resources 

Websites:
1) https://regenerativeresources.co/
2) Sustainable Design Masters Class
3) Neal Spackman – Medium

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Video 1: The Story of Al Baydha: Regen in Saudi Arabia. 
Video 2: Neal Spackman: Scaling Up Ecosystem Regeneration