42 Daniela Ibarra-Howell & Allan Savory Savory Institute Mission The SI believes that the holistic management of land, livestock, and people is a valuable solution to carbon sequestration, and financially viable communities. Therefore, the Savory Institute equips land managers with innovative tools and curricula. Additionally, it researches the ecological, social, and financial outcomes associated with Holistic Management. The Institute continues to enhance its knowledge through its own practical learning sites. Through a strategy rooted in collaboration, storytelling, market support, and cutting-edge research, Savory is shifting the paradigm around agriculture’s role as a solution to many of the world’s challenges. Savory Institute, its global network, and the Land to Market program all harness the link between eco-regeneration and human livelihoods. This sets in motion the virtuous cycle of increased Earth healing and socioeconomic well-being. Impact & 4 returns Inspiration The Savory Institute equips the local leaders with knowledge and tools for taking charge of their future and legacy in their communities and regions. By connecting these changemakers in a global community of learning and practice, they are able to support and learn from each other to transform the way we live, work, and relate. Social Capital The Savory Institute assembles producers, brands, retailers, and consumers for education and trade. More than 1 billion people work to derive livelihoods from grasslands and, in the meantime, increase their well-being and that of consumers in normalizing regenerative, nature-inspired management practices across the value network. Natural Capital Financial Capital The initiative’s active projects have influenced healing on more than 13 million hectares, enhancing soil health, increasing production, mitigating floods, enhancing drought resilience, increasing the nutritional value of food, sequestering carbon, and restoring wildlife habitat. There are 2 ways in which Savory Institute’s work has created financial value: • Via increased land production and resilience (with a yield promise of x2) • Via access to regenerative markets for food and fashion - with price premiums and longer contract commitments - conscious brands in the program are committed to prioritize sourcing of meats, dairy, leather, and fiber from lands verified to be regenerating.
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