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Holistic Management International (HMI) is a not-for-profit organization promoting holistic management in agriculture, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.〔(''Holistic Management'' ) by Walter Nicholls (Flavor Magazine, 22 June 2012)〕 It maintains an international network of educators and "land stewards" who "use holistic management strategies to manage more than 30 million acres around the globe". ==About== Holistic Management International was founded in 1984 by Allan Savory and Jody Butterfield to promote the practice of holistic management on a global level.〔(''Holistic Management: A New Framework for Decision Making'' ) by Allan Savory & Jody Butterfield (Island Press, 1988) (ed, ISBN 1-55963-487-1 )〕〔 It was originally called the ''Center for Holistic Management'' and later ''The Savory Center''. HMI has the goal of educating people in ways to manage natural resources in such a way as to build biodiversity,〔Daggat, Dan. Gardeners of Eden: Rediscovering Our Importance to Nature (). University of Nevada Press, 2005 ISBN 9780966622911〕 improve natural growth production, enhance land and financial sustainability,〔Butterfield, Jody. Holistic Management Handbook: Healthy Land, Healthy Profits. Island Press, 1988 ISBN 978-1-55963-885-2〕 and improve the overall land quality for those who use it.〔''Impact of livestock management on water quality and streambank structure in a semi-arid, African ecosystem'' by A.M. Strauch (Journal of Arid Environments 73, 2009) p. 795–803〕 In 1992 it launched the ''Africa Centre for Holistic Management'', based in Zimbabwe.〔 This became a regional office of HMI,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ecoagriculture.org/documents/files/doc_285.pdf )〕 but separated in 2010. Savory left HMI in 2009 to form the for-profit Savory Institute. In February 2010, PBS broadcast a documentary called ''First Millimeter: Healing The Earth'' detailing the work HMI was doing around the world.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/archive/index.jsp?pgmid=18375 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Holistic Management International」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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