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> [The problem of a rising population destroying more than four tons of soil for every human already alive needs to find its way into corporate board rooms if we are to enjoy future financial, economic and political stability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-savory/the-problem-of-a-rising-population-destroying-more-than-four-tons-of/)

[Allan Savory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-savory/)

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## More by Allan Savory

> [The problem with holistic management is it's so profoundly simple, but it's not easy. And it's profoundly simple. You're almost insulting people's intelligence to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-savory/the-problem-with-holistic-management-is-it-s-so-profoundly-simple-but/)

[Allan Savory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-savory/)

> [The problem of a rising population destroying more than four tons of soil for every human already alive needs to find its way into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-savory/the-problem-of-a-rising-population-destroying-more-than-four-tons-of/)

[Allan Savory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-savory/)

> [People and land need healing which is all inclusive - holistic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-savory/people-and-land-need-healing-which-is-all-inclusive-holistic/)

[Allan Savory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-savory/)

> [Hard systems are everything we're using right now - computers, phones, planes, the clothes you're wearing, the room you're in. Everything there involves 100%…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-savory/hard-systems-are-everything-we-re-using-right-now-computers-phones/)

[Allan Savory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-savory/)

> [Burning one hectare of grassland gives off more, and more damaging, pollutants than 6,000 cars. And we are burning in Africa, every single year,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-savory/burning-one-hectare-of-grassland-gives-off-more-and-more-damaging/)

[Allan Savory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-savory/)

> [If you dig deep and keep peeling the onion, artists and freelance writers are the leaders in society - the people who start to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-savory/if-you-dig-deep-and-keep-peeling-the-onion-artists-and-freelance/)

[Allan Savory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-savory/)

> [Agriculture is the most destructive industry that we have. More than coal mining and other extractive industries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-savory/agriculture-is-the-most-destructive-industry-that-we-have-more-than/)

[Allan Savory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-savory/)

> [I've often been asked what drives me, particularly through the last 50 years of abuse, and ridicule. What has kept me going is one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-savory/i-ve-often-been-asked-what-drives-me-particularly-through-the-last-50/)

[Allan Savory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-savory/)

> [We need to manage holistically, embracing all of our science and traditional knowledge - all sources of knowledge. We can do that from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-savory/we-need-to-manage-holistically-embracing-all-of-our-science-and/)

[Allan Savory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-savory/)

> [It helps to think of soil as a living organism covered with skin like a human. We can live with a certain percentage of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-savory/it-helps-to-think-of-soil-as-a-living-organism-covered-with-skin-like/)

[Allan Savory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-savory/)

> [A good tracker is interpreting all the time, from every little sign, you know? Not just interpreting the age of the tracks but also:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-savory/a-good-tracker-is-interpreting-all-the-time-from-every-little-sign/)

[Allan Savory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-savory/)

> [Agriculture is not crop production as popular belief holds - it's the production of food and fiber from the world's land and waters. Without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-savory/agriculture-is-not-crop-production-as-popular-belief-holds-it-s-the/)

[Allan Savory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-savory/)

> [Almost all the knowledge required to produce more food than eroding soil is available today - we just need to use that knowledge within…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-savory/almost-all-the-knowledge-required-to-produce-more-food-than-eroding/)

[Allan Savory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-savory/)

> [Ultimately, the only wealth that can sustain any community, economy or nation is derived from the photosynthetic process - green plants growing on regenerating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-savory/ultimately-the-only-wealth-that-can-sustain-any-community-economy-or/)

[Allan Savory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-savory/)

> [I was so fanatical about trying to save wildlife... I was unable to accept that we couldn't solve this problem of thousands of years,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-savory/i-was-so-fanatical-about-trying-to-save-wildlife-i-was-unable-to/)

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