Regreening the desert with John D. Liu | VPRO Documentary | 2012
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- For more than 15 years, cameraman and ecologist John D. Liu has been working on his worldwide mission to green deserts and to restore biodiversity.
It all started in 1995 when Liu filmed the Loess-plateau in China. He witnessed a local population who turned an area of almost the same size as The Netherlands from a dry, exhausted wasteland into one green oasis. This experience changed his life. From that moment on, Liu has been travelling all over the world to convince and inspire government leaders, policy-makers and farmers with his film material and knowledge. Liu diligently spreads the message that restoration of ecosystems is not only possible, but also economically very meaningful.
Backlight accompanies Liu on his mission in Jordan and shows on the basis of Liu’s own film material that a green future is possible worldwide.
Originally broadcasted by VPRO in 2012.
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Credits:
Composition: Jeroen van den Berk / Gijs Meyer Swantee
Directed by: Rob van Hattum / John D. Liu
Research: Gerko Wessel
Production: Marie Schutgens
Senior editors: Henneke Hagen / Jos de Putter
English, French and Spanish subtitles: Ericsson.
French and Spanish subtitles are co-funded by European Union.
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This is something I’m incredibly passionate about. My grandma and parents did the same to a piece of land in Australia and I hope if I can ever make the money, to buy land and restore it as well.
All that being said...why use the Inception soundtrack? Furthermore, why use the Inception soundtrack and not credit it? Strikes a bit of a chord for me as a professional musician and media arts student
He didn't explain the total solution . He said no grazing, let plants grow. The most important idea is to shape the ground in order to collect the rainwater and to try to prevent evaporation. This is done be key-lining the ground, building swales and putting in check dams. This will allow the rainwater to soak into the ground and recharge the aquifer. This in turn will provide moisture for grounplants , trees and water for the following years.
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@@jamessang1704 check out Gabe Brown on you tube. its also about grazing correctly too.
@frank. 2,a,😄
Begs the question: Why aren’t we terraforming Earth first before thinking about Mars?
Profits. One day Aliens will be researching our Planet and wondering if there ever was a life on our planet.
Because we have exploited earth beyond the wealth they want. And the earth is parceled out, unless you start a war and take someone else's land, you're not going to access the wealth like they want. No one owns Mars, yet, or the moon. Antarctica is off limits.... for now.
Because ppl like you, pay attention first to the news which talk about sensations.
'We' are not, but somebody is, like jsoc and the drone strike program exponentially created terrorists. These geo engineering programs exponentially create climate problems. The Monkees continue to play with matches and volatile compounds.
Because space immigration would bring more economy value than reforestation, (PS: I’m not denying the huge Benefits of exploitation of space in science and technology) capitalist will never care about environment, they only care about their markets and threats or potential threats to their markets
Spending money on this instead of never ending wars would be nice.
It was the chaos of never ending wars that destroyed it in the first place. Once people are displaced and disconnected from the land, they switch from managing it to mining it. And socialist thinking that the road to a land of milk and honey for all, starts with taking land away from the best dairy farmers and beekeepers.
CHECK OUT THE BAHA'I FAITH, AND THE MESSAGE TO HUMANITY .....
And population control.
Gotta fight for what we got or else we lose it
@@El-VULTURE.LOCO13 or just keep making the payments...? What was ever gained by fighting ?
Who downvotes this? This guy is a hero to humanity. Restoration is something we should all be doing.
My only explanation is... Those are bots from fake accounts. No human can watch this and down vote it.
Because it is just climate change BS.
This is blowing their cover for 2030 plan
Some people press on the wrong thumb by mistake. I agree, we should all spending our spare money, those who can, on collecting grains but also on programs to stop African natality (and elsewhere where it’s necessary). To stop it with humanity but stop it. It will stop wars, and save our planet. In black Africa, a woman have 8 children, average. We need to stop this insanity if we love our planet. They try to emigrate everywhere they can, it means they can’t live in their birth of place. So they have to reduce their population, instead of augmenting it. Nigeria has a population that will soon be as important as the population of the United States. Peacefully reducing the number of humans in countries that have this high rate of births, it smarter than waiting for famines and wars.
@@DrBernon It was someone with the attentionspan of a fish, which is basicly every 2nd human.
I love this story of how a cameraman sprung into a career where he interacts with world leaders. He is inspirational on different levels.
Big respect to this great guy,he is one of those unsung heroes..it’s people like these who should be trending
Beautiful thoughts of a beautiful girl
I mean, Chinese were doing it.
Respect and support. In our society these qualities still exist but far and few in between. We have become more arrogant, stupid, and useless as witnessed in trends. The world is leaving US behind.
agree... do the best you can do for our planet. save our planet
@Norseman Shady af comeback, lol, are you a toddler ?
this video needs 7 billion views
...are you kidding me ! most of the people are fucked up in head waiting for Jesus or Mohamed
I agree with you brother
This video just perplexed my entire body. I couldn't stop watching it to the point I was late for my appointment
What about 7 billion share...am sharing it
@@nickcohen4900 and what makes you better by belittling them? Why not use that energy to encourage, an educate?? Facts are you're only increasing the amount of loons with such a low level mentality. Be a Steve Irwin about it my friend. Solutions, not problems, are what change the world. Cheers!
Napoli Hools seriously like the most ignorant comment I’ve ever seen 😂
In just 6 years he can transform a desert into a wonderful environment. We need this in Australia.
There are videos about such projects in Australia
australia is different. the red centre was never lush.
Directing the water from the Kimberley’s to the south west of Western Australia could means greening the continent?
@_Decadent _Descent red centre is just clay bro. What are you trying to grow in heavy clay?
@_Decadent _Descent where we gonna get those?
I would love to see how these regions have changed almost 10 years on. Amazing work
I love to see things like this that bring me hope for humanity unlike the negativity filled media in these times.
yeah but the shitty media companies are only after money and negative media makes an insane amount more than positive sadly
@@byr0n it’s the masses that want poor content like that. Blame them too, news outlets are running on cash not air
@@billiamj737 of course. We always have hope. If you have no hope you do nothing about the problems and they get worse
Give this man a Nobel Prize please
Yes indeed give him two, his type are the blessing on this world easy solution hard work but all possible . we could do with governments going all hell to help and make our world as it should be for all .
He certainly deserves one.
Give him AlGore’s Nobel! AlGore should never have been awarded a Nobel. (Maybe a Nobel prize for fiction)
@@RockHudrock give him Obama's Nobel. Start with the least deserving. At least Al Gore did something, however flimsy, to deserve his.
Carlos Sálico no, Al Gore deserves it more than him, Al Gore’s predictions are so accurate. “ polar icecaps will disappear in 5 years” or “ snow will be a thing of the past” instead of a hardworking man that turned a desert into a lush forest.
1:25 start China
4:39 yellow River- China's sorrow
7:20 Jordan - land of milk and honey
8:14 solutions
8:47 Hans Zimmer song
25:40 Petra - hydraulic management
28:00 cycle of poverty - but must pass high inertia
30:00 hat, belt and shoes
46:30 a billion every 12 years - go gently into good night
You are goat
I wish everyone would watch this. Even more important today than 2012.
Wow. I hope the TH-cam algorithm helps more people see this video!
That's a message that needs to be spread.
i hope so
I have all ways wondered why meat is still being eaten it is so inefficient and bad for the environment you could get protein from beans not meat
Most get the kardashians 😂
@@bennybennerson7728 it was actually presented in another video on this exact topic.
Basically: not all soils are capable of sustaining the vegetation needed for human sustenance; taking sub Saharan Africa as an example. Hence, the first step for re-greening is to create pasture land. Even then not all lands can be regreened because of the soil property; overly rocky such as Namibia prevents everything seen here to take place hence there will be meat eaters because they just can't access proper land.
YET anyways, someday some smart ass scientist will be able to find a better way.
I'm in Yuma Arizona (desert oasis) and showing this to my soil science class. Thanks for uploading to TH-cam. Great stuff, full of hope and promise!
CHECK OUT THE BAHA'I FAITH AND WHAT IS PROPHET BAHAULLAH WROTE TO MANKIND....
@@johnedward3404 Why are you shouting!?
MAKE ARIZONA GREEN AGAIN.
@RobertMasson So good to hear. These are the cutting edge stories that students need to see and hear. And this particular video covers many components of the discussion.... Ecosystems, diversity, the underlying gaps of our economies and financial structures, along with solutions improving the long-term outlook for our future. And their future. Lucky students in Yuma!!!👍
I have all ways wondered why meat is still being eaten it is so inefficient and bad for the environment you could get protein from beans not meat
This is such a Jewel of a documentary, this is probably the best video youtube ever recommended to me
There is hope for us after all. People like these need more recognition and their studies and methods put in place in as many deserts as possible.
Geoff Lawton has been applying permaculture techniques for over 30 years on 6 continents in over 50 countries! I have become a student of his and of permaculture. As part of a worldwide humanitarian effort that must "grow" he has made a vast amount of his knowledge availiable for free. There is no other way!! Men Like John and Geoff are heros fighting the good fight.
why don't we all vote him as country PM ? or European PM ? or middle east PM ? i bet it will brings some impact.
as here in germany... more and more "supposedly reserved land are now turned into residential units"
it was so obvious.. my friend bought a land here from housing developer.. promised the wild old fruit orchard behind will be reserved land that can't be bought from construction... and within 2 years after the completion of his new house.. the land behind has passed the survey to be open out for construction.. and it is about to start work..
what a joker these german authority.. pure joker. they changes their laws as they like...
and they create funny law like "if you kills a wasp you will likely be fine from a few thousand to tens of thousand euro"..
these are politician.. too free to make and remove laws as they like.. maybe should put them to work as gardener.. so that they won't be so "free" to do stupid things...
i think all in all, farmer don't do that much harm to earth as compare to how politician and government harm the earth in large political right scale.
reminded me that if we abide by God's law... HIS first creation is to put Adam and Eve in the garden of EDEN to tend the garden... that's men suppose to be doing.. not creating development and destroy everything as men passed by...
that's what essentially men do.. destroyer of the earth.. (only minority ppl like Geoff Lawton and John D. Liu and some minor amount of ppl are doing their struggle to change the eco system to better..
if they can be voted as leader of a country, the country should prosper in eco system.. and the earth might eventually stabilizing..
.. ya.. my imagination that won't exist.... with human being.
oh.. and those politics are banded as protecting environment.. hence make all types of laws to make civilian life difficult in every single way.. but the large cooperation that brings in taxes revenue for the government... are allowed to pollute secretly..
i was working in a 3d metal printer technology in germany big daughter company of big car part manufacturing company or group rather.... they instructed us to wash the waste aluminium fine dust powder and stainless steel fine dust powder (so fine that they fly in the air) down sewage system in the company compound.. so many ppl saw it.. but nothing was being done.. for years.. and still doing the same..
my college said.. luckily i am not living in Neuss anyway..
that's the typical core mentality of Germany here.. and where is the environment politician ? busy making up laws and fines that gripping civilian life in every single small way.
for example charging resident for rain water from roof that comes into their sewage system..
ya... i think with these thing happening through out the world... (even here in germany... where it should be the most environment friendly conscious country..) what more to say about those country that interest in become world most economic powerful nation ?!!
all in all,... money is evil.. it does make save life and make life better.. it destroy far more that anyone can imaging...
i bet Adam and Eve don't think about money at all.. :)
all they was thinking was enough to eat... so they won't open out the whole forest to make lumber factory out of it... or any sort of such thing.. nor dump heavy metal into water system (even if they have it)
Growing is the key
@@andrewyek John D needs a massive promotion.
@@andrewyek I once worked at a hair dye factory and was shocked Wat they put into the water system. Hey Wat about stuff hospitals just wash into the system.
we should learn this and practice this in every elementary school
THis is why I homeschool.
And, Allan Savory's theory too!!! Open your mind.
Senang Coding your right
AMERICAN EDUCATION IS TERRIBLE!!!! THANK THE SOCIALIST UNIONS!!! TO WASTE A YOUNG MIND .....TO BE PURPOSE BY LABOR UNIONS....TRAITORS!!!!
This is so inspiring. I wish we were doing this worldwide. My only critique of the video is that there are no translated captions so we could understand what everyone was saying. But amazing. Truly.
@palomagal1 - Yes, I found that absolutely frustrating!€
There are! Just hit the CC icon on the top right and you'll see english captions.
I'm in Georgia USA, I power up my day by absorbing the info from your video's. Your quest will save humanity. Thank you sooooo much. 🌅 🌎 🌙
I am from himalayas and my theory is, wherever people starts grazing goats the place slowly turns to desert. We are stopping this practice slowly. Goats don't just eat they devour, they are the locusts but much bigger.
They don't choose they eat almost everything
@Roshni Rampadarath any time after this current situation
Red Panda Have you looked into Allan Savory? Goats can cure deserts just as fast as they create them. It really just depends on how you let them graze.
@@David-dx5wz Allan Savory was wrong then when his theory made 40 thousand Elephants killed. And I believe he is wrong this time to. He is just a theory, we are practical.
Definitely! sheep eat leaves but goats also dig roots. Goats have been banned in many northern parts of China. I hope the rest of the world follows.
I think people can graze goats, but we should do this very carefully.
I got goosebumps after seeing before and after pictures of Chinese desert...great job
I cried....I was totally surprised by my reaction!
Same. As a Chinese when I saw the ocean of trees, I cried not because of nationalism, but in contrary, of internationalism. I see greatness of humanity and what we could do if we work together
Our neighbors raised some farm animals in moveable pens. They would let the animals graze on an area for a while, then, after some time, move the pens to a new location. The manure of the animals, of course, stayed where the pens had been, and they had the greenest, lushest lawns I've ever seen. They also had food and flower gardens in that area.
Excellent! Controlled grazing is crucial for many places. And we know that because that’s how nature does it. Plants and animals work in harmony.
I wish you only the best. Thankfully there are people like you.
A true hero to many.
Would love to see a follow up to this story as its 7 years later now.
Peter: I've just been back to the Loess Plateau with a BBC Film Team. Watch for "The Age of Nature" next year.
When he mentions another 1 billion people every twelve years, I shudder at the thought of the future of the human race.
I keep hearing and reading of a growing housing crisis, we don’t have a housing crisis, we have a population crisis.
th-cam.com/video/v5FFLUPUoHo/w-d-xo.html a video from last year
Sure we should see a follow up
JC u
I bet I am not the only one who wanted the video not to end..................
John, Thank you.
China is already doing this
@@zacksmith5963 good for China. Sometimes you just have to stop talking and start doing.
Thank you for this great documentary. It needs to be watched by all people involved with agriculture. We need to work on saving our planet NOW.
I really like his voice, it's so soothing to the ears and makes me wanna watch more.
They really need to utilize this in the California desert.
Everywhere!
AND we need to stop increasing the population !!!!
They... Hmmm, maybe... We?
@@Melicoy Idiotic. We need to absolutely increase population DRAMATICALLY
@@Melicoy We need at least 500 billion people on Earth
I love plants and I almost cried when I heard the part about plants coming up that were thought to be extinct in the 1800s...wow.
After seeing these documentary, I feel so sad for the animals that lost their habitats due to desertification. It inspired me to do something for maintaining good ecosystems. Thank you sir for your unpredicted efforts to regreening the desert.
Thank all involved in this video and thank UTube. I hope to see more shows like this. Maybe there is hope for us on a global scale.
This should be taught in every science class in elementary and jr high school. High school should have programs where students can get their hands dirty and see the progress of their work.
We have high schools in Toronto, Ontario, Canada doing just that, and selling produce locally from the gardens grown on once front lawns of schools.
janine wetzler it’s sad America doesn’t use common sense in matters of educating the youth.
@@reginaldtyroneshort Come to the south! Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, Florida, and Tennessee all have FFA programs. Im sure it is available in most states.
Mike Ward it may be available but how many are taking advantage of it.
They did with the future farmers of america. But our govt. has remove all trades and agriculture teachings completely out of school thanks to liberals and their leave it alone approach that doesn't work.
May you John D Liu stay healthy and strong so that you can continue with this labor of Love...
Amparo Alvarez 🤗
there is no profit in this world, only luv. 🧐
a wonderful human being talking sense for those who have ears to hear.
We need this projects urgently and globally right now! Thanks for sharing
Beyond lobbying and egoistic interest of multinationals, this should be how we fight climate change.
💰The Superclass " Elite " want to reduce the population to 1/3 . ...
Climate change didn't cause any of this, humans did.
Very constructive documentary. i wish politicians would watch this and get inspired.
I'm a Mexican politician and I am inspired right now :'y
@@alejandroosorio7865 Mexico has the potential to become a Garden of Eden, it just needs the right leaders to take her in the right direction. Peace
India have to learn a lot from these African countries
Alejandro Osorio Maybe to grow some fine Mexican weed ?
Most are too interested in the polls, their pay check and enjoying the headrush and feeling of self-importance. They, unfortunately, forget that they are there only for one reason: to represent the wishes of their electorate. The electorate forgets that we actually have a say. Perhaps people need reminding? 🙂. #regenerateourworld
Incredible. Just happened on this by accident, Why do we never hear such wonderful news?
You are so real, so close to the through and even nature and I think pure.
Thank you for that all.
TREES are so Refreshing and BEAUTIFUL!!
@L T If your near water, your less likely to be near urban pollution, which is why the air is cleaner.
Now is 2019, we are glad to see regreening success in China👍
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@John brenot No, many are.
Your fear of China tells us about you.
It says nothing about China.
@John brenot You're a baby killer, hypocrite piece of shit.
John brenot
Shut up man.
@John brenot you 'western'-ers cheated, looted Asia and the Middle East. Go f**k yourself now
This is called being sincere and having a concise, intellectual person who cares about his or her environment
Having operated a large sheep and cattle ranch in the desert of NM, it is possible to have a balance of grazing and native plants. In fact a proper mix of animals and vegetation helps both prosper.
On our 25000 acre ranch we received 15-21 inches of rain a year. It literally looks like Jordan except we protect the trees, vegetation. The second we see any stress in the land, we remove livestock. At the same time, the areas that we leave completely un grazed see massive brush and weaker plant growth after 5-10 years without grazing animals.
A great example is California where they removed all grazing sheep and goats off the mountains, the vegetation not only has become less healthy, we see massive brush fires.
Agree with the author of this video. Striking balance where vegetation and humanity collide is absolutely imperative.
Birth control is cheap…. Populations can find balance.
Geoff Laughton is in this. I was going to introduce his turning a desert into an oasis in 4 years. But at 20 minutes he's in this documentary; one of the greatest permaculturalists and hydroponics as well as gardening expert.
Yes it's good to see them working together ❤
26:00 for those looking for a more exact timestamp
This lady is my kind of princess! Beautiful, smart, caring and obviously, loves Jordan.
Yes, I am proud of her.
And speaks English as English should be spoken, with an English accent.
@@ppppugh7892 Obviously a highly educated woman.
@Wenceslao Futanaki who is she?
Thunder Paw AJ why list “beautiful”
first?
this guy should be on every podcast ASAP, we need everyone to know this info
Thank you for showing this.
I really like John D. Liu. He is highly intelligent and can look at things in a much bigger perspective then most people. But the best part is that he can explain it in great detail. A lot of people need to work more toward this same mindset. Get away from the Big Corp logistics. Keep up the fight!
Liu for president?
@@jmlin501 🤣
The hard headed mentality of "We've done this for many years, so are NOT going to change it !" is rampant around the world... and difficult to overcome.
This is probably the downside of humans tendency to form habits.
Humans do what rewards them and there's no reward for making the world better.
Capitalism is all about stealing resources.
I have all ways wondered why meat is still being eaten it is so inefficient and bad for the environment you could get protein from beans not meat
Difficult yes, not impossible. I started by planting trees in pots on my rooftop. Maybe we start at home and encourage our communities...😊
Too much money involved. We need to do it ourselves, not think any of the powerful will. Same with Vandana Shiva and her crusade for organic, local crops vs GMO, large extensions for “feeding the people”: the long term effect is environment devastation and, in the end, more hunger, because one single disease can wipe out the whole crop. Not to mention the effects of the agrochemicals they have to use for said GMO crops on human, animal and earth health.
You're a hero! Thank you for helping our planet.
This deserves world, earth, and humanitarian awards.
These programs are not going to win awards because they are not the president of the United States and they are not Americans. 😂
Obama started the war, then killed bin Laden and invaded other countries. And then he won a pacifist award. 😂😂😂 In 2023, I think Biden should and can present a pacifist award. 😂😂😂
This chap is a legend! I salute him and his work. However, these solutions to hold back desertification, and all the negative knock-on effects it causes man and the environment, were blindingly obvious 25 yrs ago. Why has it taken scientists (with utmost respect a photographer) to raise awareness of this phenomena ?!! Great video and definitely needs to be viewed by the billions of people around the world.
Why haven't Africans from whom we all descend from figured this out thousands of years ago? China learned only recently also.
I've been watching videos about this today, and seen how in my country (Australia) people have been trying to tell politicians, farmers and the public about this for years. No-one listened and drought has advanced so much that many major rivers have now run dry and the resilient bushland has become brittle from dehydration and subject to destructive fires which are difficult to control. I don't "know" why such solutions aren't welcomed and put into practice, but I do suspect that methods which don't create cash profits are considered unimportant to people with capital (eg, fertiliser manufacturers and politicians) and come across as 'hippy idealism' to the general public. Clearly, more education is needed, but how much time do we have left to implement such learning? I am sharing this video on social media to try and raise awareness, especially as it shows a variety of locations, useful methods and positive results.
Money and Greed make many of the powers that be blind.
@@christinesmith9386 An Aussie farmer was the first person to realise the need to recreate the natural sponge effect on wetlands, and similar environments. this american guy took to the fam for the Australian Farmers discovery decades ago.
What about Alan Savory? He said similar things 20 years ago...
Hi , I'm so impressed with this job . I really want to do this for my country Iran , where there has been a long time drought and miss use of the natural resources. Please help me to learn and use these methods, after all we are all living in one planet , and we have this only one plant to live in. We are all one .
Thanks for sharing the video.
Thanks. so beautifully documented.
This was a very powerful piece. It's. And and I have a lot of respect for what Mr. Liu is doing.
I`m a farmer,& I really enjoyed a lot this so interesting video.Looking how severely damaged eco-systems are so wisely restored,make me so happy,I can`t wait to implement all this knowledge,at home. Watching how in Jordan they are transforming the so ancient desserts into a green landscape,really amazed me.Beside that,results at China & Rwanda,are really remarkable!!!.Greetings from Colombia!!!.
What about Alan Savory? He said similar things 20 years ago...
Greening the desert may help to redeem mankind for the harm that has been done.
It seems to give a lot of positive energy to our viewers, and to encourage some to take regreening intitiatives.
It's a start, isn't it?
Redeem may not be a bad choice of words. But we're killing ourselves and the environment - it's like destroying our homes, our mother. We are part of the natural environment and we can't live without it. Water, clean air, oxygen, lack of pollution, abundance of food and materials (fibers, timber, etc).
@Jimmy JBK. That doesn't make any sense.
Increasing CO2 will dramatically help re-greening efforts!
NO MORE LAWN MEANS NO MORE LAWN COSTS AND NO MORE AIR CONDITIONER COSTS.
About 30 years ago I reforested the lot around our house. When we purchased the house it was a typical grass lawn with two trees suburban home. I initially planted 60 young hardwood trees throughout the yard and 90 Burford Holly bushes around the perimeter of the property. Looking at a house as having four walls and one roof I concluded that 4/5ths of the heat was coming through the walls and 1/5th was coming through the roof. The roof was getting direct heat and the walls were getting direct heat plus reflected heat reflected from the lawn. .My reasoning was the trees would stop direct sunlight and the Holly bushes would stop reflected sunlight hitting the walls of house. Before the trees and Holly bushes grew to their current size we had to run the air conditioner 24/7. This gave us a power bill close to $400.00 a month. In spite of the high power pill, it was unable to cool the house to a comfortable temperature. I made a few modifications to the house by adding roofed decks around the back and front entrances, to block the heat coming into the house through the doors, plus replacing the small window in the upstairs bedroom with French Doors plus a small roofed deck. The French Doors effectively took out most of the upper bedroom wall allowing the heat rising from the lower floors to escape. As the trees and Holly Bushes grew providing more shade the electric bill came down. Now the house is surrounded with a forest canopy and we no longer use or need the air conditioner. Our electric bill has been reduced by almost 75% and is currently $110.00 a month. The forest canopy is filled in to a point where the house can no longer be seen from the street. The property forestation is completely self sustaining and does not require watering, chemicals, mowing or any other human intervention.
John you are brilliant! You bring life & hope.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you John D Liu, thank you Ethiopia, thank you China for this amazing wonder
I love this, this is solutions based and hopefull. Not only focusing on what we have to stop doing but what we must do.
I also love what this man is doing to find a solution and fix this problem. He does not have to look very far the solution is in the holy scriptures that our Creator given to us.From Genesis to Revelation. If you read the book you will find instructions how to look after our planet earth.
Very few people are willing to follow our Creator's advice and instructions to live co existence with our people and animals.
Nothing in that chinese sutle propaganda documentary is new.
Thanks for posting
This is the technology humankind needs to focus on & adopt all over the world. Enlightening videos. Thanks for uploading. 👍👍
May be India can invite this ecologist John D Liu to India to improve desert lands in Rajasthan and Gujarat!
That would be wonderful! Repair the damage done by the "green revolution".
India should control population like China,less land with unstable monsoon climate, this may be a time bomb.
Vishnu Mahant : WHY INDIA CANNOT SAVE THE MOESSON RAIN WND PUMP THIS INTO GUKJWRAT AND RAJASTAN
Gregory Crewdson : controle popultion means later problems likd the chinese now
Your cattle can also help save you. See Allan Savory, Holistic Management.
Doesn't have to be cattle though, can be any kind of grazing animal.
John D. Liu, former environmental science major, I'm sending you a BIG HUG. Thank you for helping to save the Earth.🌎🌝
Thank you so much Sir. John D Liu. So much things I learned from this documentary
You are the HOLY GRAIL OF THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT. MOTHER NATURE deserved people like you. We should bring your effort to change our environment to the next generations.
Fantastic, and amazingly positive. In a complicated and degrading world, the solutions remain simple. Soil is gold. Let's kiss the ground.
Most valuable documentary’ to be seen .
I agree.I was captivated from the beginning.I shared this publically as I know its important to plant physiological seeds as well as prove our intelligence by reversing the damage done earth..
What agreat sense of hope this is. Just tell Monsanto they have another agenda.
Mhm
Without God all is hopeless.
The Native Americans have been telling us this for hundreds of years.
yes but not how to restore the damage.
Ree's Purpose: How much land have they reclaimed from the desert and where at?
The native americans were nomads and hunters and, besides, they were not overpopulated, so the to-day context is different.
@@grandmalovesmebest that makes sense seeing as they never destroyed anything, just coexisted and took care of their land.
@@GERARD1410 overpopulated"? is myth there was a LOT of people living here before. more than the fake history books told. the thing is they just lived normal lives not insane greed and plastic trinkets. non destructive living...
Thank you so much for everything, that content was my full concern 😟💕
Brilliant well done ! It proves that humans and the environment can work together - thoroughly enjoyed the depth and breadth of your presentation ?
"It's about what happens when human beings DON'T understand how ecosystems function."
100% correct Mr Liu.
Have all the world "leaders" (choke, cough) at the UN seen your work? They MUST.
Mark Dowse Farmers still need money and people need to eat. Poor countries can’t afford expensive farming techniques.
I did a lot on a 10-acre property and sustained many livestock I have a property neighbor that refused to fence off his five times the size of my property and overgrazed his property is unable to feed even six animals now
Yes, people who don't understand, and, also have a very narrow view!!! Learn Allan Savory's theory that is 100% proven to work!!!
@@juliamarple3202 and Yakouba Sewadongo's zai technique.
I wish our PM in Canada watched this documentary.
This brings tears of happiness to my heart. Observing, understanding, visualizing, and working together toward a common goal will help us protect what we have and rebuild what is possible.
Wonderful Wonderful & Nous Aimons beaucoup beaucoup La Princesse Rhania de JORDANIE et Son Hasbund .
Ce SONT des Gens Super INTÉRESSANT et MOBILISE beaucoup Beaucoup our pour L" Éducation des filles avec une Ex Première Dame et Bravo Bravo Reine Rhania de JORDANIE.
This is awesome. The most sensible preacher in our time once said that 15 billion people can survive in this planet if we would help one another and love one another. If the budget used in weapons for war would have been used for the restoration of our ecosystem life would more beautiful and no one will be hungry.
This was an incredible documentary. Thank you.
Instead of demonizing China we can learn a lot of things from these hardworking people.
You mean the slave labor of those people
@@arthurrobbins9508 lol you salty white people, you people used to do the same when you took off. Hardwork isn't slavery you dumass 😊
Ok . I’m with that , watch and learn , and still don’t associate with the chicoms
Maybe you are not aware that all of the environmental problems in China occurred after the communists took over. The forests and grasslands in the west were stripped to the bare earth. Trees were completely removed and never replaced until recently after the area became a desert. This tree cutting without replacement is now going on in Brazil driven by the Chinese. This seems to be constant theme of Chinese exploitation in other countries.
Right. Demonize the dirty commie bureaucrats but not their victims.
This is such a wonderful opportunity for mankind everywhere. Needs to be done world wide
Thanks
Certainly we've passed on it as an opporutunity and now it's requisite - do or die, quite literally.
Thanks for this documentary
both these guys are fantastic what a pleasure to watch them
I hope the president of Brazil sees this video
Amen! And Donald Trump!
Riiiight
Nigel Khan don’t believe everything you hear on PBS. Brazilian Amazon is NOT experiencing worse-than-normal fires. It’s a big lie. Poverty is what drives slash-and-burn agriculture. Prosperity is what leads to a cleaner, better environment.
They won't care those two idiots hays
He is an Idiot
Goosebumps and tears of disbelief and hope. Thank you for this documentary
I have searched this video for a very important presentation, and I havent found it after hours of searching... until now!
Good luck with that presentation!
@@themetal5587 thanks mate
Incredible. Thank you so very much for such hopeful news in a world of desperation.
Helping the earth heal. That is a Noble endeavour. Thanks for this.
Can’t wait to see the Centre of OZ green. 👍😉
Ajisen Ramen
Our earth has more than enough land to provide for everyone .. we just need to stop allowing it to turned into a desert..
Raising animals became the only solution to food .. once the plants went away ..-but when you have animals that are overgrazing everything ;....then we all suffer
Meow
It worked in Australia. Good start , same goal. Thank you for sharing. Please pass forward. Thank you.
Thank God for people like him. We all have to redefine our model of life
This should be mandatory throughout all educational systems.
29:45 "You can't eat trees!"
Fruit trees: let me introduce myself
Let's be honest, most of the video played out as pure ooga booga.
@@philipgeorge3472 What are you talking about? Do you have any science background at all! Biologically it makes absolute sense. Go do some reading and then come back when you have something intelligent to say.
When is the last time you ate the trunk of an apple tree?
@@KatariaGujjar you mean you prefer to eat sand?
Regeneratively grown animal-sourced foods are the key to human and soil health. Research it. Monocrops (vegan fields) are the problem.
Dear Princess ; I believe that your " little niche " will help to save your neighbor's and be a guiding light for other's ! In my opinion you have joined the group of Humanities Brightest ❣️
Thank you for your courage
Dianna
Montana USA
Absolutely amazing
I would love to see the update of all these areas. Thank you Sir for what you are doing.
The sheep and cattle on their own are NOT the problem. The problem is when they are allowed to run amok, spread thinly over every corner of the land at all times, that is what destroys the soil. If the livestock is kept in tight herds, and planned grazing is utilized, they will in fact fertilize the soil and contribute to the environment. That means lots of livestock on a small piece of land for a short period of time. Look up a man called Allan Savory, listen to his TED talk.
Supertomiman yes, exactly right. John Liu knows Allen Savory, has met him, and, I thought, understood and had adopted his ideas. Clearly not!! His comment about removing animals is the exact antithesis of Savory’s ideas. Having seen other videos of Liu I surprised at his comments. Liu met and spoke with Savory as long ago as 2009.
Allan Savory is a dangerous quack. His is certainly not a scientist.
patel435 is a dangerous quack. His is certainly not a scientist. like what i did there?
now get get the fuck outta here
Sounds good. The global warming crowds says cattle in India and Bangladesh are causing global warming because the cows fart too much! They lie, as is their movement, a lie. But, it is a phony job and big money for a number of people. Now they got a foothold and we can’t get rid of their lying ideas.
Actually the inverse is true. Savory holds a degree in ecology and John Liu a degree in journalism. This is however of no consequence as both are ecologist and neither quacks. I think more than a few people here are are failing to see the big picture and reverting to tribalism in the hopes that their given champion possesses a silver bullet to fix the planets problems . Here is a hint:neither does. So lets just get the facts straight. Both men agree that the first order of business is to understand the given ecosystem . Savory proposes that savannah and grasslands experiencing desertification need changes in regards to their use and management . His position being that large scale grazing be implemented in a managed form to replicate the preexisting state where large scale migratory animals created essentially a virtious circle. Liu proposes something entirely different but it should be noted: the ecosystems in question differ.Liu proposes penned animals,large scaled terracing and earthwork,or even letting the land lay fallow to heal itself:eg Jordan. The ecosystems?Arid and semi-arid mountain regions which were largely forest. Things to note,both proposals represent carbon sinks but neither approach is in and of itself a panacea .Questions?As for Mr. Pick below ?Hmm,let me guess -English farmer? Solution,a good Sunday roast and some therapy-this is clearly personal.I'm of the personal belief that what is demanded of each of us is that we simply try to do our best.
Very impressive work. Governments across the worlds should start working on de-desertification of these arrid lands....in India government is filled with beauraceacy and political warfares....no body cares... for the environment..India's development initiatives are not sustainable and holistic....the government simply doesn't get it.....when small countries in middle East, north China, australia and few African countries are able achieve greenery...what the hell is wrong with biggest nation...India. the Indian government...i guess they are busy strengthening their international diplomatic team for winning warfare and international debates . This gentleman should be invited to India for turning deserts into green. hats off sir. By the way...great initiative by the Princess of Jordan.
Well said Praveen!! Good eagle eye and analysis
You give Australia too much credit. We're deforesting everything in sight (and lots that is hidden) right now, it's insanity.
@@LureThosePixels Look into Malloon Creek if you haven't already, we need projects like that to get federal funding and be rolled out on a national scale. Our agricultural industry is doomed if our only solution is throw money at farmers to bail them out.
India isn't 'biggest nation' Lol
Edwin Stubbs what happened to Scomo and planting 1 billion trees?
We should be making this video our Paris agreement, that way money doesn’t end up in the wrong hands and we do what’s best for our country and the world.
Finally found a real human. God bless u. Love from 🇱🇰
Mr. John Liu witnessed what people can achieve to rebuilt their damaged ecosystem in China.
He turned himself as the advocator and visionary for promoting the POSSIBILITY to the whole world to shape our shared sustainable future. Great man with great heart and effort!
I can’t Believe how long ago this was now. Wish I’d seen this sooner. Although, I wonder how it’s all worked out now in 2021.
Hope it is still working out well.
yes correct hoping the same thing as well it's been 4 years young generations need to watch this type of documentary. definitely inspiring and quality content.
What about Alan Savory? He said similar things 20 years ago...
It's doing quite well
There was a bit of a disease outbreak on the western side of the forest due to those trees being among the first trees planted little species diversity and age allowed a fungal out break to spread for a few miles but fortunately it stopped.
@@laurafulop2486 I just read his transcript from the TED talk. I've recently jumped on the Regenerative agriculture bandwagon and am hoping to get something going by mid-22
@@johnsavchak8202 Regenerative agriculture, yes, regenerative animal agriculture, no.
Truly noble is the one who plants a tree in whose shade they will never sit
Man this is amazing