How Farmers Reshaped a Region and Solved Drought
Permaculture Instructor Andrew Millison travels to the village of Laporiyah in Rajasthan India to see the 45 year water harvesting and community development project spearheaded by waterman Laxman Singh. We spent 2 days touring the village with Laxman and his team, including well known academic Vishnu Sharma. Vishnu has specialized in the revitalization of Rajasthan during his long career and we were very lucky to have him as Laxman's interpreter. This village has experienced such an incredible transformation due to the work of the villagers, it is hard to express in one video. For my regular viewers, you will see that this is flat terrain, with very different strategies than the regularly visited hilly locations. Enjoy!
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Imagine the world if people everywhere embraced working with nature designing intelligent water system and permaculture.
Not under Capitalism, we won't.
but that’s not profitable!!!
@@bobsandvegan8222it could be, however it would be profitable for everyone really
Companies won't allow...buy the government and pass laws to grab the land
Sounds like servitude.
I often see videos about environmentalists showing off by planting tree saplings 1 by 1. These men build irrigation systems that turns the whole village green. I think these kind of informative videos deserve more attention in the media/internet
Very true. While tree planting is, in itself, a good thing to do, the trees very rarely get more aftercare beyond a tree guard and a one-time drink of water - hence the disturbing number of tree deaths. This project (far and wide may it's influence spread) ensures that no plant needs struggle, whether it be nature sown or hand planted.
First they planted the water, and then planted the trees!
Tree planting doesn't even work as carbon sink. To mitigate carbon emissions we need a continuous patch of greenery. Nature doesn't work like electric poles planted in series.
@@amillison heheh nice statement there 😏☺️🫴
They planted trees here too. Characterising tree-planting as 'showing off' seems harsh. But here they also did the prior work so that those trees had a good chance of surviving. Trees need a lot of water, especially to get established, so tree-planting without a water plan often fails.
Mr. Singh and his organization isn't saving lives, they're saving generations. What a beautiful gift to the world.
Indeed. Amazing work.
Rising atmospheric CO2 levels are also changing the Stomata levels in plants, thus making them more water efficient and drought resistant, while also causing the plants to grow bigger and faster.
They’re still saving lives as well…
This is what a true leader looks like. Working for the people, not just for themselves. Making lasting changes that improve lives for generations to come.
Nnnoow...how can we get something like this happening in Australia? Oh, that's right...we can't
@@andrewparry1474Australia is almost as much of a failed democracy as the USA. Oh well....
its much easier to make efficient and not curropt leaders in small comunities. its more challenging to scale it up to a level of big city or a state
And within a few generations there's always some individual that wants it al for him/her selve. That starts a series of conflicts etc. etc. etc. How do we deal with that problem ?
Very well said!! A true leader and hero and did you notice how many times he rightfully credited the local people for doing the actual work.
Simply beautiful. I am from Spain and I cannot fathom why we are not doing the same here given our dire situation. Worst of all, many people here look over their shoulders to those areas thinking that we belong to the "developed world" and those areas are almost medieval, while being oblivious, or denying, the fact that Spain is desertifying rapidly. What a shame! We need help.
Share videos like this as much as possible. If you can't actively start something like this project, sharing the idea could begin something instead. Good luck!
I believe your problem is the export of water. Spain is one of the leading exporters of enormous amount of fruits and vegetables. And each piece of it takes 50-100 grams of fresh water out of Spain into other countries. Yes, at the end it is still finishes in the ocean, and spain is on the coast, but pumping fresh water out of boreholes for greenhouses, you drop your ground water level. You guys need to trade vegetables for money+water. Cheap, non purified water from rivers, not a fancy artesian one, but fresh, not salty! A tonne of water for a tonne of vegetables/fruits. Or forbid a groundwater usage for greenhouses and use only desalinated one from the ocean.
@@TushhsuTIt isn't that easy. None of the neighbouring countries have enough water. Also desalinated water is very expensive and lacks nutrients.
You just aren’t paying attention if you have to ask yourself why we can’t do anything like this in any western country.
You have to know this exists. Talk to your representatives… you mayor, environment minister or whatever you call it. Send them an email. Call them… idk start with your village or town and maybe you can inspire a group action between villages
I live in northern Italy and in the southern region of Sicily they are currently suffering a major drought. They are extremely worried water will completely run out by summer. What is being done in India is truly inspirational and I just can't believe how poor water management is in certain parts of the so called "West".
West, they're in the west alright.
@@Ni-dk7ni not so much westerners who hate old solutions, but rather the capitalist agricultural market/extensive farming that has been promoted for over a century. It is not only a western problem, all parts of the world are also experiencing it now. It is difficult to change when you have only known one type of practice, and when so called "old practices" have become nearly impossible in western countries due to aging populations and depletion of rural areas (as this video shows, it requires a lot of manpower to keep this type of agriculture unfortunately).
@@jagorsimp7020 excavators can reduce the manpower requirement by a factor of 10. Once you have the system figured out, you can have task an autonomous machine to repeat this patterns annually. The advent of Limited AI allows this process to be completely automated
South of you in Tunisia it's already too low that the government started regularly cutting running water in some regions to try and cut down consumption.
I know you guys are blast in the west and all but they're actually starting to do stuff like this in California. Besides building more reservoirs there were finally which is good. They're actually taking the overflow from the wet seasons and flooding out lands and trying to actually map where there is gravel that will help it go through the ground better and get into the aquifer so we're not perfect here. And certainly we've got a long way to go, but the fact is even in California. Even the newest they are starting to wake up. Maybe I should say we since I'm an American but like this is starting to happen here. It's in the central valley if you're curious
India is facing a major water crisis in Bengaluru, Karnataka. These people, who have done such a magnificent work, should be the advisers for the Government to help solving problems with their own resources. I watch this type of content and my heart gets very happy to know that there are communities that still help each other to progress and live a life less difficult.
Actually the bjp helped them..and these people are doing great man.. Bjp is developing our India. The govt is making many technologies with the help of israel in agricultural sectors.. thats y modi is the most popular leader in the world.
@@blackdiamondbd2158 Come on man this was taking place since last 45 years. No one helped them. The villagers helped themselves.
@@matheenarif8645 Exactly , that was too much .
One thing I have learned from Andrew's videos is how not to ask for help from the Government. Help may or may not come. Even if it comes, it's often too late, or there's some other vision involved. As they say, "Self-help is the best help", or "Charity begins at home", there's also a Hindi saying "Apna haath Jagannath" - roughly translated it means 'One's own effort is verily God', or 'Anything's possible if one puts in the effort'.
Was discussing the same thing today with my roommate while watching this episode sitting in Bangalore.
Another great video. Rajasthan is a near desert, yet these people have turned the land green. And pumping irrigation water from the pond doesn't lower the level tells me the ground water is just below the surface. Your videos should be mandatory education for farmers in dry areas. I farmed, but where water wasn't an issue. But visiting other farmers in dry areas heard their ground water was dropping so they had to drill deeper every few years. I knew there had to be a way to recharge the ground water, but only recently have I seen US stories about recharging systems. Have lunch on me. Thanks!
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Imagine that, working as a community for a shared goal has rises all tides🤔
But its impossible in capitalism society
They call it communism in West
@@radko001that village is capitalist Stop your communist bullshit
@@radko001bro what… this investment has a positive economical outcome. So it’s good for capitalists as well
@@ScatPack123 its good but hard to make it work
I was going to nominate Laxman Singh ji for padma award (one of the highest civilian honours of India announced annually on the eve of Republic Day) but was pleased to know that Laxman singh ji was awarded Padma award in 2023. These are based on public nominations and I am happy and proud to see that people recognized Laxman-jis work and am thankful to the government for conferring him with such an honor. Padma award is the top most award and being recognized in a country of 1.4B means a lot. May there be more Laxman-jis all over the world. Humbled. Thank you Andrew for bringing this gem of an episode. 🙏🙏
19s ago lucky me I show my friends your videos about drought resilience and it really helps them feel less anxious about the ability for humans to have positive impacts on the ecosystems thet live in. Thank you for your videos!
Thank you! I am trying to shift people's belief in what is possible if we get together and do smart and kind things.
Don't believe the doom and gloom. Go out and see the world. Love humanity.
@@amillisonpeople like you deserve the respect and attention that is today given to EVs and other green nonsense
Great Work done
Who says a few people can’t make a difference? What a great story!!!
Do not underestimate the power of one.🤗
Climate is constantly changing across the globe. These people didn't do more than the shamans who prayed for rain. After a decade there coud be few dry years there and they will realize their stupidity.
Laxman Singh is an example of what an authority figure should be.
At the 6:54 mark--that little buffalo stealing a bite of hay! LOL. I am convinced that the success of this village is the underlying belief that they felt compelled to help their neighbors even after they were successful in their endeavors. They realized that we are one family and need to help each other out.
i was looking for this comment lol
What I really like about this story is that this proves that there is still hope for our planet. There is no mention of using any high tech gadgets or ground breaking discoveries or "special projects" of large wealthy organizations or corporations. Its just a combination of the following; 1. Leaders who have no personal interests or ambitions or abusing their positions. They really care about their communities. Have the political and moral will to take action. 2. Learned people or scientist/experts are being heard and followed. 3. People are cooperative and not selfish. Are wise enough that if the community benefits they benefit. 4. They didn't need any new high tech device or ground breaking method. Just knowledge, careful management of their environment and team work. These 2 men deserves a Nobel in my humble opinion.
Excellent analysis. The fact that this is completely low tech, in fact, ANCIENT TECH, is one of the most important aspects of this project, because it is replicable anywhere there are willing hands
Rising atmospheric CO2 levels are also changing the Stomata levels in plants, thus making them more water efficient and drought resistant, while also causing the plants to grow bigger and faster.
@@amillisonDear Andrew, this makes me wonder if you are acquainted with Julia Watson, her book Low TEK has been a huge inspiration of mine.
I am currently developing a food forest on my 61' by 120' rental property in the center of Tucson, AZ in the heart of the Sonoran Desert. I started on July 11, 2021. I have had 8 or 9 loads of arborist woodchips delivered and spread all over the property. Now, it is a food forest that I do not water any more. I don't remember the last time I watered, but it was definitely in 2023. Probably around the holidays. I am so loving it!
👍
Whats the price of an acre agricultural Land in Arizona?
@@happybunny6152 I honestly have no idea. Sorry to say, but thank you for asking. I'd have to google it myself, as I have not looked into it. I am developing what is commonly called an urban food forest, and have concentrated most of my efforts these last three years on learning how to grow stuff. Now that I know how to do so here in the desert, I will be looking for a large piece of land myself. Are you growing stuff yourself at this time? Or just looking into it? And, what part of the world are you currently in?
How did yo learn that? What videos/books? I would like to do the same in Borrego CA. Thank you!
@@alonalanski7119 Actually, I can tell you that the learning involved spans ten years, and involves a lot of learning time (books and videos) and lab time (putting stuff in the ground). It also involves a lot of what I call Flat Tire Theory. This is basically the idea that all things are, at some level, identical. From farming to nursing to astrophysics, there are common threads. I got the name from the old story of the boy who asked his grampa if they were going to the park that day. "We can't, because the tire on the truck is flat." The child looked at the tire and said, "But it's only flat on the bottom." Wherever the nail punctured the tire, the whole thing went flat. And that one point needs to be fixed before the whole tire can hold air. But, if you are interested, I would gladly walk you through the best way to get started, and key you into some of the best instructional videos I have found on the subject. The ones I have watched in full many, many times myself. As for the food forest, I started to grow my own greens because my wife was going to die of diabetes otherwise if I didn't. She was in the hospital for over a week (when the covid had not yet hit, but was hitting...spring of 2020), so I used the time to discover that diabetes (type 2) is a self-inflicted wound; not a disease. We used Keto and Intermittent Fasting to begin curing her, and we have both enjoyed vastly improved health. Since then, I am sure I have put in at least 5,000 hours of "class time" plus a lot of lab work. I did have a major advantage, having started, owned, and operated a yardwork business. I knew how weeds grew! And could identify them easily. No problem knowing if the sprout was a weed or something I planted. I knew all the weeds in my Tucson area completely! If you would like, please email me at: thearbor153@gmail.com I'm Bill. I have nothing to sell. I just enjoy "going on and on" about all this. As long as I enjoy it, you may as well take advantage of it, eh? Well, I look forward to an email from you. Just remind me that you wanted to start a water free food forest in your own dry place.
Send this gentle man to Bangalore, so he can teach them how to recharge ground water.
I have another video in production roght now about groundwater recharge in Bangalore. Stay tuned!
PLEASE DO! People here give 0 fucks about the environment, act that way and then bitch about how everything sucks 😢
PLEASE DO! People here give 0 fucks about the environment, act that way and then bitch about how everything sucks 😢
PLEASE DO! People here give 0 fucks about the environment, act that way and then bitch about how everything sucks 😢
Will not happen as there is no money to be made by recharging groundwater. Less groundwater means more money for water tanker mafia owned by politicians.
I say it often.........India is saving itself and will save the world. I do not own land but the Mexican dessert could benefit greatly from this and so could the plains of northern Texas and the Ogallala aquifer.
Hi... also have a look at the technique of LNC (liquid natural clay) form Desertcontrol. They are now also active in the USA, I think in some projects with the university of Arizona.
I watched yesterday a video about a former millionaire that planted an amazing forest in the mexican desert. Yes, it can be done.
I was thinking central TX could definitely benefit from this too.
needs to save women first
Mexico is million times more violent than India, even towards women, yet India makes the headlines.@@Joe-uv9jo
God bless India! 🙏🇮🇳 With love from the UK ❤🇬🇧
Thanks bro!!
The transformation looks absolutely stunning
I’m in northern Illinois, USA, and there’s little else here but flat land and cornfields. We have dry ponds here to stop towns from flooding when the rains come. However, they’re typically drained back into ponds or rivers and the water is lost downstream. When the summer heat comes, everything starts turning brown.
You might be interested in watching on KZhead about places, including regreening the deserts, being turned green. ‘How this woman turned Arizona’s desert into a farmland oasis’.
They work for all not just their village but neighboring ones. This system helps all for generations to come. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. More is needed.
As a German who has visited Rajasthan before it is a miracle to me how these people can wear jumpers. I felt like I melted when I was there
It must be the winter season or early morning.
Even Rajasthan sees single digit temperatures during winter months.
The night temperatures were around 10°C which must be just pleasant for someone from a temperate regions like Germany but locals in Rajasthan are used to 45-50°C, they need their jumpers during the early mornings because of the fluctuation.
Germans are very used to cold. Not because of cold weather but you guys open windows and suntna in 17 C degrees so you will literrally melt there. In my city we have cold winters with hot summers so I am more adapted to warm rather than cold because cold is easier to fight against while being hot impossible to fight.
I'm absolutely wiped out Andrew - you couldn't do a better job if you had a wizard's wand in your hand! 👏👏👏
My family have yoused these techniques on our farms. What a fantastic implementation. This technique should be taught to as many counties as possible.
wow.. r u a farmer..?.. The theme of India's G20 Presidency - “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth · One Family · One Future” - was drawn from the ancient Sanskrit text of the Maha Upanishad. we would love to share some techs to the world if they need any help!!
@@blackdiamondbd2158 Kya bakwas kr raha h? Iss tarah se parchar karne se kya ho jaayega. Logo ko already dikh raha h.
Amazing work Mr. Singh and thank you Andrew for documenting this! I am so inspired by the resilience of indigenous communities to recreate their paradises, we in the Western world need to support not interfere with their efforts.
It is so refreshing to see the results of the 10000 hrs of hard work and proper permaculture farming
Noice. This should go viral across India.
Each and every village already is aware of such techniques in India and is mostly in self-sufficiency with some exceptions because of geography.
Sir Andrew thank you for providing hopeful examples of us being a keystone species working to build instead of ...what most of our society is currently and unfortunately geared toward
Hehe i love your idea/connection that we are the keystone. With our control we really do hold all the keys to what thrives in our future
This is really heartening. I live in California where we've watched most of our abundant rain over the past two winters run off into the ocean. It was such a wasted opportunity to restore ground water.
As a counsellor, I often encourage my clients to get into nature more, and to work with their land with care and awareness
As an American it’s so weird to see a political leader who isn’t taking full advantage of exploiting the people. What beautiful respect he has from the people.
He is not a political leader. He is a social leader.
@@realself9599 Also perhaps from a family of feudal landlords, who have no legal powers but locals respect them. But yes, this community spirit is exceptional.
I've always known how important groundwater is, but seeing how these places are able to revitalize and thrive off groundwater is amazing. The infrastructure they build to allow water to go back into the aquifers is quite something. It's sad to me that the state I live in, only started seriously thinking about groundwater recharge since last year. We were in a mega drought for years and things were getting dire, but we got incredibly lucky with the recent storms that our reservoirs went from way below the historical average level to now above it.
What abundance in a once upon a time desert. What dedication and perseverance. Thankyou so much for connecting us to these saviours.
While I'm not normally focused on learning about permaculture, you present it in ways that are comprehensive and engaging. Each video video is a balanced blend of easily absorbable and well-informed content presented with in a positive spirit that gives me hope for the future of humanity and the earth. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, your hard work, and conveying the hard work and passion of others around the world.
Thanks for the good feedback. More to come!
Your videos are such an inspiration! I purposefully want to buy degraded land and restore the groundwater, plant trees, create wildlife habitat and build water retention systems! Thank you so much for putting these videos out there! It really drives and creates a movement in the right direction!
Wow the abundance on a foot of rainfall.🤯🤯🤯
This man deserve national and international level award , Bravo man. You should also visit Odisha ( a eastern State Of India ) and see how one man Daitari naik irrigated Villages and communities by digging canals in mountainous region of Gonasika. He is also known as Canal man Of Odisha and awarded Padmashri by Indian Government.
I hope these videos are being shared with development agencies and farmers collectives all over the world. So beautiful and inspiring.
These videos are one of the few things giving me hope that we won't all be screwed over by climate change. It shows that we have solutions to many of our most critical problems, all it takes is actual collective effort and leadership interested into applying them.
"where cant we do this?" is actually a pretty big question! seems places like india with historic, deeply rooted village lifestyles and social structures can pull this off. cant see this happening in red tape europe and HOA's america. though i know some models in deep rural europe could pull things like this off, though we are suffering from extreme depopulation in these areas. where would the labour and capital come from?
I see the problem more in a loss of cultural knowledge. In northern germany we have so called "Knicks", hedges on small mounts surrounding fields, protecting against wind, dryout and waterloss. Most fields are way below 20ha in size. But when you go into the former DDR where they built large scale fields without seperation it is way more sandy and dry. But even in northern germany people are all too eager to remove these "Knicks" to get the last few square meter of field, not knowing or disregarding their function.
OUTSTANDING Innovation by local people for the good of the Whole Community. Thanks.
Here in the Brazilian North East we have many cities that have to face the drought every year and they need to learn how to overcome this. Some people have projects like that one but it's not something that gather all the comunity.
So heartwarming to see the fantastic progress of this once almost barren land. Working in partnership with Mumma Nature really is the way to create Alchemy in this situations - and indeed, all of life #BRAVO to the entire Community and thank you so much for sharing Andew
This is so incredible! Truly inspiring to see what human ingenuity, love, and communal effort can accomplish.
Andrew! Thank you for bringing these stories to us. Amazing. KEEP"M COMING!
Absolutely beautiful work. Respects from Bangladesh.
Jungle bachao bhai jungle. Bohot deforestation ho rahe h Bengal me. East or west dono Bengal me
Any new video put by Andrew always excites me since I know he is about to show yet another transformation
I absolutely love your videos. I am especially partial to your visual aided drawings. My family and friends are now into the wonderful world of permaculture because of your videos. Thank you for all of your hard work. It is much appreciated.
Excellent! My plan is working ;-)
This is beautiful. What a fantastic legacy for future villagers. What a great lesson for future residents of drylands everywhere.❤❤❤
A society grows great when we plant trees in whose shade we know we shall never sit, but if we plant them sooner, we may all enjoy some shade.
Hmm I want to do this is Arizona
Do it, there is land
This is genius.
As someone who feels a lot of climate despair, your content gives me hope as it both shows how it can be done and how it is being done. Thank you!
Wow Landscape wide Just awesome
What really caught my eye was the reported drop in temperatures. Do hot areas create enough thermal updrafts to prevent moisture laden air from entered the area? If so, then would cooler lands attract more rain? Amazing efforts and a great video. Excellent to see it being scaled out to surrounding areas.
Diggin’ the videos! Thank you for all you do!
You are not only a journalist, you are also an artist. Thanks for this video!
I've now watched just 2 of these videos and I'm actually crying now. It is such a beautiful thing to see people actually taking care of the Earth instead of ravaging its resources in egocentric attempts to colonize a dead planet...
The transformative power of community-led water management in Rajasthan's Loria village is truly inspiring! By implementing the Chala system, they've not only safeguarded their water supply but also enhanced local ecosystems-a brilliant model for sustainable development. 🌱
लक्ष्मण सिंह जी आपके काम के लिए सादर नमन
So very grateful for the information you bring to us through this channel. Those with ears to hear, let them hear.
What a wise leader he was to set all this up decades ago. Some of this is the old irrigation methods older cultures always used once they moved to growing crops. It makes sense.
My Deep Respect for Water Man. Love from Pakistan. May All Being Enjoy Peace, Happiness and Harmony.
Brother, just a curious question: are there parts of Thar desert in Pakistan too ? Like is it huge or small !
@@DoomedCookie795map khol k dekh le. Puch kya raha h?😂
@@invalidaccount6147 Abey yaar gajab ke pagal ho, main usse wahan ke\a culture, area, kon kon se province mein h jss respect mein pucha tha bhai. Aur tu kyun itna tej bnn rha h ?!
@@DoomedCookie795 Tera wo curious question to kuch aur hi matlab nikl raha h. Dhang se pucha kr. 😉 Aur tez isliye bn raha hu bcz mein hu
@@invalidaccount6147 Ok bhai, abse aapse hi puchkr sb kaam krunga.
6:57 The buffalo secretly stealing fodder at the back 😂
My favorite part of the video!
I tried so hard to find that comment and at last I found it I love it when she run away with fodder❤❤😂😂
Abundance in a place thought incapable of providing a good life. Many earth things can be fixed with knowledge and proper action.
The American southwest needs to do this.
Your videos have been a corner stone in my learning process for permaculture design. I am currently saving to buy hopefully 5-10 acres outside of Tucson to turn into a permaculture food forest with extensive rain water capture both passive and active collection. I want to do my part to help green the Sonoran desert and begin restoring water tables.
Congratulations on launching the course. NIce to see you expanding the good work
Thank you for sharing this story! Please do more documentaries, your work is of such high quality and can be a great inspiration for many others.
Thanks so much! I will definitely keep going. Lots of plans in motion :-)
Wow, I would really love to visit Rajasthan! It is right up near the top, on my bucket list. There is so much the world can learn from the people of Rajasthan.
The more villages in the region that take this up, the greater overall benefit to all of them!
Few people not understand the depth of this project. The water table before 20 years is in 70 foot. But last 20 years water table increases to the 5 foot. The percolation pond's depth is 10 m that means the percolation ponds now used as irrigation. If hypothetically rain stop from 3 years they can survive & irritate this time without construction of another pond are increasing the death of the pond. If you don't believe me ask any civil engineer what will happen if you increase one foot of a dam. How many millions of litres of water will needed to increase the 1 foot of the dam.
Every single episode you publish, I'm just in awe. Such a wonderful collective cooperation by people seeking to attain the same goal - the generation and preservation of wealth - all beginning with water.
Well done to the local people. Humanity can do great things.
Greening the desert in Africa and India has been a local miracle for the last 50 years that most of the world has ignored. It’s been done by individuals and communities and it’s only just getting any kind of recognition.
Work with nature and both humans and nature are winners...absolutely amazing!!! I see the tree's and feel the sense of hope.
Very inspiring. Best part is its community driven.
A new video from Andrew Millison can save even the worst day!
Thank you for your inspiring work, Andrew.
Thanks for this! I've been looking for such efforts across Rajasthan, but it's difficult to find such community projects.
Wow, this is truely amazing! Community coming together to shape 3,700 acres 😳 and achieving such resiliency 👏 what a great video, thank you!
This guy is genius and I understand his English really well, that’s a plus.
Wonderful!! Mainstream news needs to cover more stories like this where small communities come together and do amazing things.
The results speak for themselves. Thank you for the videos! Could you possibly do a video on the cultural aspects that enable these works? Seems that most of these projects in India are village wide efforts (or regional). Maybe you could deep dive on things like land ownership/stewardship, leadership structures and relationships, communal vs individual attitudes etc. I know these might be large and difficult to tackle, but maybe you saw some simple and tangible ideas in these areas that could be explained as clearly as you explain the water works!
For this place in particular, there is a very deep and long story of rallying community support over decades. I am so interested in water that I tend to focus there. But perhaps another video will focus more on culture. Have you watched this one? kzhead.info/sun/pJuqaMqqoKlno3A/bejne.html
@@amillison I’ve watched all your videos! They’re all so good! Just wondered if on your travels you had come to any conclusions about the culture part of permaculture. Seems to me that may be the harder part for us to implement these days…
See? Humanity is Awesome!
yes, when it wants to be, but sadly this doesn't happen very often. The good people featured in this video are a good example to us all.
-is +can be
Amazing transformation. That guy can look back on his life's work, and actually see the results with his own eyes. Awesome.
Fantastic project! The brain behind it is a genius!
i love these videos. andrew millison is the water man!
Thank you, Andrew & all!
There is nothing cooler or more inspiring to me. Thank you so much for continuing to showcase these areas Andrew !!
Amazing. I want to see work like this done in Australia ✨❤️💙
Sadly it takes planning over many years, not over one cabinet term.
Some are doing similar in Australia with good results
@@awattOoh, exciting! Do you know of any specific sites I can google?
@@KalebPeters99 No. But this sort of thing has been mentioned in lectures that I attended over the last decade or so. Mainly altering the course of rivers to make them wind more.
Thanks!
Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
Again an awesome video! Thank you for sharing this with us Andrew! Based on everything that we've learned from your videos, some fellow students and I decided to propose following project to our university in Germany: Many peatlands in the regions of northeastern Germany were historically drained for agriculture, threatening Germany with increased CO2 emissions released by the decomposition of the peat layer within the peatlands (7% of Germanys total CO2 emissions annually) . However, the hydrology of peatlands is complex, and water levels naturally fluctuate. The nature of bogs may not be conducive to the creation of conventional ponds because it may be difficult to effectively control water levels. In that case, natural ponds or wetlands may already exist in the bogs, and their maintenance and restoration may be more appropriate. Thus, altering the hydrologic conditions of existing peatlands by creating ponds could affect the delicate balance of the peatland ecosystem. Hence, instead of touching existing peatlands, historically drained peatlands could be used for pond creation after adjusting their conditions, thereby solving three problems at once: Drought/drought, declining water tables, and CO2 escaping from drained peatlands. These Ponds and Ponds created in non-mire regions should be filled directly by rainwater, but more importantly by a canal system connecting the Ponds to rivers (with high water levels in winter). Here, the canals should be designed so that water can only flow into the canals above a certain water level, which in this case would be the high water level in winter, so that the rivers do not lose more water in summer. This would stem the flow of precious water in the winter and prevent flooding. By preventing the water from running off and storing it in ponds and lakes, you can also ensure that more water can seep into the ground, allowing the regressing water table to slowly recover." Do you think that this is a good idea?
That's exciting that you are thinking about a large scale hydrologic restoration project. I'd have to look in detail at maps to really give an informed opinion. But it sounds like you could learn from the ancient Aztec Chinampa system. Have you watched this video? (It's my favorite we ever made): kzhead.info/sun/a5qgqbtorYejias/bejne.htmlsi=DhUZXDCZWsMEY57B
This is the most impactful and amazing video I’ve seen on YT maybe ever. So glad you highlighted this triumph.
It is always very cool to see people working for people
Impressive. Thanks for this video. It would be interesting to see the long-term effects of such terraforming.
This video represents pretty long term effects, 45 years. But you can see many ancient terraforming projects throughout India to see very long term effects
So happy to watch. May these people prosper now and into the future!
This is truly awesome, these guys are doing what we're all supposed to be.
"There are huge non climate effects of carbon dioxide which are overwhelmingly favorable which are not taken into account. To me that's the main issue that the earth is actually growing greener. This has been actually measured from satellites the whole earth is growing greener as a result of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. So it's increasing agricultural yields, it's increasing the forests, it's increasing all kinds of growth in the biological world and that's more important and more certain than the effects on climate." ~Freeman Dyson, Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.