From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming" Saturday November 22nd, 2014 www.bio4climate.org

1. Gree$ngs
From
the
Paradigm
Fence
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2. Karoo,
South
Africa
Grassland
WaterCarbon
Desert
WaterCarbon
Which
side
do
you
prefer?
Which
side
gets
more
rain?
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3. Holism
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4. Tuesday, January 13, 15

5. Tuesday, January 13, 15

6. 35
-­‐
75
million
35
million 5
billion
Animal Con;nent
Tuesday, January 13, 15

7. The
end
of… soil
Buffalo
Genocide
The
beginning
of…
deser(fica(on
Soil
needs
animals
Tuesday, January 13, 15

8. Livestock
as
a
proxy
for
wild
herds
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9. Tuesday, January 13, 15

10. 4
x
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11. 2004
100%
bare
ground
for
decades
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12. 2005
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13. 2006
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14. 2013
Deep-­‐rooted
Perennials
Deep-­‐rooted
Perennials
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15. 15
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16. Deep-­‐rooted
Perennials
Deep-­‐rooted
Perennials
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17. 2014
Climax
Perennial
Grass
(Panicum
maximum)
“Guinea
grass”
Mid-­‐succession
Perennial
Grass
(Heteropogon
contortus)
“Spear
grass”
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18. 2014
<-­‐-­‐
mopani
tree
<-­‐-­‐
mopani
tree
mopani
tree-­‐-­‐>
Restored
Landscape
With
Climax
Perennial
Grasses
(Panicum
maximum)
Panicum
maximum
seed
head
Bare
ground
for
decades
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19. 19
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20. 20
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21. 2004
2013
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22. 2006
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23. 2009
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24. 2013
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25. 2006
2013
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26. 26
2014
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27. Google
DigitalGlobe
•
GeoEye
•
Cnes
/
Spot
Image
New
Surface
Water
in
Dry
Season
1.5
Km
/
10
m
eleva;on
gain
Tuesday, January 13, 15

28. Driving
Upstream
Copyright
©
Seth
Itzkan,
2012
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29. Tuesday, January 13, 15

30. New
Surface
Water
in
Dry
Season
No
more
pumps
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31. 31
Coahuila,
Mexico
–
1963
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32. Coahuila,
Mexico
-­‐
2003
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33. Lebowa
–
1970s
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34. 34
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35. 35
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36. 36
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37. How
Much
Carbon
is
Captured?
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38. Grasslands
–
Largest
Ecosystem
Love
Carbon CO2CO2
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40. Tuesday, January 13, 15

41. 41
25-­‐50
50-­‐75
75-­‐100
100-­‐150
150-­‐200
150-­‐200
>300
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42. Tropical
savanna:
146
tC/ha
Desert,
semi-­‐desert,
scrubland:
83
tC/ha
Desert
extreme:
26
tC/ha
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43. Grasslands,
Tropical
Savanna:
117
tC/ha
Desert,
Semi-­‐desert:
42
tC/ha
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44. 44
Global
Sequestra;on
Poten;alGlobal
Sequestra$on
Poten$al
88
to
210
Gt
C
40
to
100
ppm
CO2
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45. How
we
think
about
the
future
• Popula;on
crashes
• Mass
migra;ons
• Vast
new
deserts
• Ci;es
abandoned
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46. 4°C
Warmer
World
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47. Geo-­‐engineering
to
the
Rescue!
§
Space
Mirrors
§
Ar;ficial
Trees
§
Reflec;ve
Crops
§
Biochar
§
Ocean
Fer;liza;on
§
Fores;ng
§
Aerosols
§
Cloud
Seeding
§
Carbonate
Addi;on
Do
you
feel
be7er
now?
Source:
Earth’s
Plan
B,
New
Scien(st,
28
Feb.
2009,
p8
“Earth’s
Plan
B”
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48. How
we
could
think
about
the
future
• Climate
Stabiliza;on
• Vast
new
grasslands
• Water
tables
replenished
• Sustainable
economies
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