South African statesman Jan Smuts’ work on Holism formed the foundation of HM. Understanding that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts is a key insight of HM.

A French dairy farmer in the 1950s developed Rational Grazing, whereby cattle would be rotated through paddocks, allowing pasture to recover. His book Grass Productivity is still greatly relevant today.

Using the work of his predecessors and decades of his own landscape management experience, Allan Savory developed the Holistic Management framework.

Defining your whole under management and what that whole needs be in order to get your desired outcome.

I.e. how do we build a system that continually meets our goals

Understanding the ecosystem processes that characterise natural systems, and the tools for managing those processes is crucial to build the system we want.

Plan becomes a 24-letter world. PLAN-MONITOR-CONTROL-REPLAN

Understanding how to apply the ecosystem management tools will help you build your system.

Founded by Brian Wehlberg, Inside Outside Management offers consulting and HM courses.

Founded by pioneer Terry McCosker and Allan Savory colleague Stan Parsons, RCS offers consulting and courses based on HM.

Offers online courses and hosts a calendar of approved HM educator courses throughout the world.