John D. Liu – Greening Arid Lands by Restoring Ecosystems – Drylands Permaculture Course

As an “Ecosystem Ambassador,” John D. Liu has been dedicated to documenting and aiding the restoration of ecosystems, globally, for decades. He got his start in Ecology when he was documenting the monumental ecosystem improvements in the Loess Plateau in China in the mid-1990’s. What he discovered there opened a road that has led around the world, and thankfully, to us as well. In this video, John shares his experience and reminds us how abundantly possible it is to achieve massive ecosystem restoration, with concerted effort on the part of large groups of people. The clear examples of how these changes have been achieved are as numerous as they are astounding. Thank you again for joining us, John!

• Reference Links from John D. Liu:
• FAO Presentation: https://www.academia.edu/video/lmQbJl
• Forests Keep Drylands Working: https://www.academia.edu/5568889/_For…
• Forests of Hope (Especially note the section on Rene Haller in Kenya – beginning at 16:00 minutes): https://www.academia.edu/5556551/_For…
• Infinite Growth? The True Basis of Wealth: https://climate-diplomacy.org/magazin…
• Addressing Drought: https://www.academia.edu/12948373/Dro…
• In Search of Sustainability (Mali): https://www.academia.edu/12518117/In_…
• A Line in the Sand (Inner Mongolia): https://www.academia.edu/5556664/_A_L…
• The Great Green Wall of China: https://www.academia.edu/17521787/The…
• More from John: The Holy Grail of Ecosystem Restoration – https://www.kosmosjournal.org/kj_arti…
• Academia.edu profile – https://knaw.academia.edu/JohnDLiu
• SEKEM – https://www.academia.edu/43899898/SEK…
• Gurukula Botanic Sanctuary – http://www.gbsanctuary.org/ourstory.html

Ecosystems Ambassador, Commonland Foundation Visiting Fellow, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO) Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) [email protected] USA +1 949-358-1503 www.ecosystemrestorationcamps.org https://knaw.academia.edu/JohnDLiu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuA57…