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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@vprodocumentary 4 года назад

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@J1Bigtime 4 года назад

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

@jamessang1704 4 года назад

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.

@rogerspaugh212 4 года назад

L You’d fgl

@raybankes7668 4 года назад

@@jamessang1704 check out Gabe Brown on you tube. its also about grazing correctly too.

@luzieseitz7686 3 года назад

@frank. 2,a,😄

@heavysighs 2 года назад

Begs the question: Why aren’t we terraforming Earth first before thinking about Mars?

@jiamiekori6575 2 года назад

Profits. One day Aliens will be researching our Planet and wondering if there ever was a life on our planet.

@shihtzusrule9115 2 года назад

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.

@Ihtiandr13 2 года назад

Because ppl like you, pay attention first to the news which talk about sensations.

@cedarhatt5991 2 года назад

'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.

@L-vk2ki 2 года назад

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

@Isomoar 4 года назад

Spending money on this instead of never ending wars would be nice.

@RandyTWester 4 года назад

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.

@johnedward3404 4 года назад

CHECK OUT THE BAHA'I FAITH, AND THE MESSAGE TO HUMANITY .....

@AarshParashar 4 года назад

And population control.

@El-VULTURE.LOCO13 4 года назад

Gotta fight for what we got or else we lose it

@RandyTWester 4 года назад

@@El-VULTURE.LOCO13 or just keep making the payments...? What was ever gained by fighting ?

@vulcan4d 2 года назад

Who downvotes this? This guy is a hero to humanity. Restoration is something we should all be doing.

@DrBernon 2 года назад

My only explanation is... Those are bots from fake accounts. No human can watch this and down vote it.

@gextreme2381 Год назад

Because it is just climate change BS.

@jamesgclef4901 Год назад

This is blowing their cover for 2030 plan

@MH-tn3pp 11 месяцев назад

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.

@Jeed92 2 месяца назад

@@DrBernon It was someone with the attentionspan of a fish, which is basicly every 2nd human.

@katemoon7476 2 года назад

I love this story of how a cameraman sprung into a career where he interacts with world leaders. He is inspirational on different levels.

@mariakenya3696 3 года назад

Big respect to this great guy,he is one of those unsung heroes..it’s people like these who should be trending

@kashiffarooq5893 2 года назад

Beautiful thoughts of a beautiful girl

@Ihtiandr13 2 года назад

I mean, Chinese were doing it.

@kabysummit5801 2 года назад

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.

@agustinadwia4077 2 года назад

agree... do the best you can do for our planet. save our planet

@sirsnakespeare 2 года назад

@Norseman Shady af comeback, lol, are you a toddler ?

@corvo9249 3 года назад

I love to see things like this that bring me hope for humanity unlike the negativity filled media in these times.

@byr0n 3 года назад

yeah but the shitty media companies are only after money and negative media makes an insane amount more than positive sadly

@donazs739 2 года назад

@@byr0n it’s the masses that want poor content like that. Blame them too, news outlets are running on cash not air

@poucine832 Год назад

@@billiamj737 of course. We always have hope. If you have no hope you do nothing about the problems and they get worse

@tracesprite6078 2 года назад

In just 6 years he can transform a desert into a wonderful environment. We need this in Australia.

@crocus5632 2 года назад

There are videos about such projects in Australia

@elmohead 2 года назад

australia is different. the red centre was never lush.

@KJ-yises 2 года назад

Directing the water from the Kimberley’s to the south west of Western Australia could means greening the continent?

@elmohead Год назад

@_Decadent _Descent red centre is just clay bro. What are you trying to grow in heavy clay?

@elmohead Год назад

@_Decadent _Descent where we gonna get those?

@bladepanthera 2 года назад

I would love to see how these regions have changed almost 10 years on. Amazing work

@lnk3503 5 лет назад

this video needs 7 billion views

@nickcohen4900 5 лет назад

...are you kidding me ! most of the people are fucked up in head waiting for Jesus or Mohamed

@godfreyojeator999 5 лет назад

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

@nongthambam 5 лет назад

What about 7 billion share...am sharing it

@traetuusplays8987 5 лет назад

@@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!

@dustinhargrove2129 5 лет назад

Napoli Hools seriously like the most ignorant comment I’ve ever seen 😂

@robertmasson2257 4 года назад

I'm in Yuma Arizona (desert oasis) and showing this to my soil science class. Thanks for uploading to RU-vid. Great stuff, full of hope and promise!

@johnedward3404 4 года назад

CHECK OUT THE BAHA'I FAITH AND WHAT IS PROPHET BAHAULLAH WROTE TO MANKIND....

@radiocinema1819 4 года назад

@@johnedward3404 Why are you shouting!?

@matheenarif8645 4 года назад

MAKE ARIZONA GREEN AGAIN.

@emeraldcoastgardensfl7323 3 года назад

@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!!!👍

@bennybennerson7728 3 года назад

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

@crypticTV Год назад

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

@eduzcrisefth4049 3 месяца назад

You are goat

@carinaekstrom1 2 года назад

I wish everyone would watch this. Even more important today than 2012.

@joelbridgeman9181 6 лет назад

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.

@andrewyek 5 лет назад

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.

@andrewyek 5 лет назад

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)

@johnbaxter189 5 лет назад

Growing is the key

@johnbaxter189 5 лет назад

@@andrewyek John D needs a massive promotion.

@johnbaxter189 5 лет назад

@@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.

@ocilassolrac14 5 лет назад

Give this man a Nobel Prize please

@lindajones7219 4 года назад

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 .

@TiempoNuevo-ew7ty 4 года назад

He certainly deserves one.

@RockHudrock 4 года назад

Give him AlGore’s Nobel! AlGore should never have been awarded a Nobel. (Maybe a Nobel prize for fiction)

@Laotzu.Goldbug 4 года назад

@@RockHudrock give him Obama's Nobel. Start with the least deserving. At least Al Gore did something, however flimsy, to deserve his.

@raizbemnutella119 4 года назад

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.

@chriswas6614 8 месяцев назад

This is such a Jewel of a documentary, this is probably the best video youtube ever recommended to me

@megetmorsomt Год назад

This film should be class-room material all over the world!

@jonahsebalius5012 3 года назад

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.

@jonandthan9290 4 года назад

Wow. I hope the RU-vid algorithm helps more people see this video!

@barriewright2857 4 года назад

That's a message that needs to be spread.

@pinkylemonn 4 года назад

i hope so

@bennybennerson7728 3 года назад

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

@jonathandjing1065 3 года назад

Most get the kardashians 😂

@asirnewazkhan4172 3 года назад

@@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.

@palomagal1 2 года назад

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.

@reefprayerresin 5 месяцев назад

@palomagal1 - Yes, I found that absolutely frustrating!€

@valeriobertoncello1809 3 месяца назад

There are! Just hit the CC icon on the top right and you'll see english captions.

@beakytzw 2 года назад

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.

@senangcoding4747 4 года назад

we should learn this and practice this in every elementary school

@nunyabidnit937 4 года назад

THis is why I homeschool.

@juliamarple3202 4 года назад

And, Allan Savory's theory too!!! Open your mind.

@jive-n8603 4 года назад

Senang Coding your right

@tommythompsonsurfer 4 года назад

AMERICAN EDUCATION IS TERRIBLE!!!! THANK THE SOCIALIST UNIONS!!! TO WASTE A YOUNG MIND .....TO BE PURPOSE BY LABOR UNIONS....TRAITORS!!!!

@reginaldtyroneshort 4 года назад

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.

@janinewetzler5037 4 года назад

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.

@reginaldtyroneshort 4 года назад

janine wetzler it’s sad America doesn’t use common sense in matters of educating the youth.

@Lmikewardjr 4 года назад

@@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.

@reginaldtyroneshort 4 года назад

Mike Ward it may be available but how many are taking advantage of it.

@robertcastleberry5108 4 года назад

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.

@jenniferbrown7659 2 года назад

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. 🌅 🌎 🌙

@SuperSoliton 2 года назад

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!

@redpanda1126 4 года назад

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

@redpanda1126 4 года назад

@Roshni Rampadarath any time after this current situation

@David-dx5wz 4 года назад

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.

@redpanda1126 4 года назад

@@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.

@ineverlickyoghurtlid3903 3 года назад

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.

@yangyun4412 3 года назад

I think people can graze goats, but we should do this very carefully.

@Anonymous-xg1xq 4 года назад

I got goosebumps after seeing before and after pictures of Chinese desert...great job

@tammy1819 4 года назад

I cried....I was totally surprised by my reaction!

@guanxizheng1418 3 года назад

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

@riffraftmusic8669 2 года назад

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.

@LifeIsThePrayer 9 месяцев назад

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.

@andresfernandes5906 2 года назад

Incredible. Just happened on this by accident, Why do we never hear such wonderful news?

@jagdishhiranandani5467 3 года назад

I bet I am not the only one who wanted the video not to end.................. John, Thank you.

@zacksmith5963 2 года назад

China is already doing this

@crocus5632 2 года назад

@@zacksmith5963 good for China. Sometimes you just have to stop talking and start doing.

@petergilfillan8340 5 лет назад

Would love to see a follow up to this story as its 7 years later now.

@johndliu2284 4 года назад

Peter: I've just been back to the Loess Plateau with a BBC Film Team. Watch for "The Age of Nature" next year.

@TheParachaz 4 года назад

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.

@Trollolling 4 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-v5FFLUPUoHo.html a video from last year

@lewismuthami6124 4 года назад

Sure we should see a follow up

@paulthompson3118 4 года назад

JC u

@Red-Feather 2 года назад

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.

@cherylperkins7538 2 года назад

I wish you only the best. Thankfully there are people like you. A true hero to many.

@nsabimanajeanbosco9417 6 лет назад

Very constructive documentary. i wish politicians would watch this and get inspired.

@alejandroosorio7865 5 лет назад

I'm a Mexican politician and I am inspired right now :'y

@dougoverhoff7568 4 года назад

@@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

@thirupathirao4664 4 года назад

India have to learn a lot from these African countries

@tonyhussey3610 4 года назад

Alejandro Osorio Maybe to grow some fine Mexican weed ?

@fioname3495 4 года назад

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

@amparoalvarez9001 4 года назад

May you John D Liu stay healthy and strong so that you can continue with this labor of Love...

@jive-n8603 4 года назад

Amparo Alvarez 🤗

@b.ghould8077 4 года назад

there is no profit in this world, only luv. 🧐

@rajeshpandey2258 2 года назад

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.

@BlaGniJaY 2 года назад

I really like his voice, it's so soothing to the ears and makes me wanna watch more.

@theriotartist 3 года назад

They really need to utilize this in the California desert.

@miracleshappen4483 3 года назад

Everywhere!

@Melicoy 3 года назад

AND we need to stop increasing the population !!!!

@wonderrrien 3 года назад

They... Hmmm, maybe... We?

@davidkirinic9463 3 года назад

@@Melicoy Idiotic. We need to absolutely increase population DRAMATICALLY

@davidkirinic9463 3 года назад

@@Melicoy We need at least 500 billion people on Earth

@kirilcherry7612 4 года назад

From the bottom of my heart, thank you John D Liu, thank you Ethiopia, thank you China for this amazing wonder

@jomama5186 Год назад

This deserves world, earth, and humanitarian awards.

@hellomyfriend.108 Год назад

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. 😂😂😂

@danielholman7225 2 года назад

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.

@cosmicverse7850 3 года назад

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.

@juliewilliams489 Год назад

Yes it's good to see them working together ❤

@mcspud Год назад

26:00 for those looking for a more exact timestamp

@grandmalovesmebest 5 лет назад

John D. Liu, former environmental science major, I'm sending you a BIG HUG. Thank you for helping to save the Earth.🌎🌝

@apolo2177 Год назад

this guy should be on every podcast ASAP, we need everyone to know this info

@postholedigger8726 10 месяцев назад

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.

@WiredWordNews 3 года назад

Beyond lobbying and egoistic interest of multinationals, this should be how we fight climate change.

@ligerangry1933 2 года назад

💰The Superclass " Elite " want to reduce the population to 1/3 . ...

@stevenstritenberger1761 2 года назад

Climate change didn't cause any of this, humans did.

@eric496312 6 лет назад

This lady is my kind of princess! Beautiful, smart, caring and obviously, loves Jordan.

@pinkiesue849 5 лет назад

Yes, I am proud of her.

@ppppugh7892 5 лет назад

And speaks English as English should be spoken, with an English accent.

@dougoverhoff7568 4 года назад

@@ppppugh7892 Obviously a highly educated woman.

@yung_bonsai 4 года назад

@Wenceslao Futanaki who is she?

@RockHudrock 4 года назад

Thunder Paw AJ why list “beautiful” first?

@hassanzaidi2243 2 года назад

This is called being sincere and having a concise, intellectual person who cares about his or her environment

@marywakely5550 2 года назад

a wonderful human being talking sense for those who have ears to hear.

@galactic-visitoretxavarria1674 4 года назад

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!!!.

@laurafulop2486 2 года назад

What about Alan Savory? He said similar things 20 years ago...

@charlieneilson1239 4 года назад

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.

@djjordan1019 4 года назад

Why haven't Africans from whom we all descend from figured this out thousands of years ago? China learned only recently also.

@christinesmith9386 4 года назад

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.

@randysmith7189 4 года назад

Money and Greed make many of the powers that be blind.

@harrisonshields1168 4 года назад

@@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.

@laurafulop2486 2 года назад

What about Alan Savory? He said similar things 20 years ago...

@AdrieneBell 2 года назад

You're a hero! Thank you for helping our planet.

@user-ur2hh4hr1j 2 месяца назад

This should be mandatory throughout all educational systems.

@seminolerick6845 4 года назад

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.

@expressionoffreedom7165 3 года назад

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.

@bennybennerson7728 3 года назад

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

@veronicahunter6714 3 года назад

Difficult yes, not impossible. I started by planting trees in pots on my rooftop. Maybe we start at home and encourage our communities...😊

@purpurina5663 2 года назад

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.

@belle2046 4 года назад

Now is 2019, we are glad to see regreening success in China👍

@hokokngam3941 4 года назад

👍

@antediluvianatheist5262 4 года назад

@John brenot No, many are. Your fear of China tells us about you. It says nothing about China.

@rudipan1715 4 года назад

@John brenot You're a baby killer, hypocrite piece of shit.

@Memoiana 4 года назад

John brenot Shut up man.

@youmemeyou 4 года назад

@John brenot you 'western'-ers cheated, looted Asia and the Middle East. Go f**k yourself now

@PassportReasons 2 года назад

This was a very powerful piece. It's. And and I have a lot of respect for what Mr. Liu is doing.

@user-dx6kd7eo7g 2 года назад

Thank you so much for everything, that content was my full concern 😟💕

@mchlsull 3 года назад

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!

@jmlin501 2 года назад

Liu for president?

@Lifeisgoodbelieve1in3 Год назад

@@jmlin501 🤣

@dariomendoza6892 5 лет назад

TREES are so Refreshing and BEAUTIFUL!!

@markbradley4756 4 года назад

@L T If your near water, your less likely to be near urban pollution, which is why the air is cleaner.

@jaysoniraola4856 2 года назад

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.

@tmckmusic8584 2 года назад

He asks, "If we CAN rehabilitate the desert land, then why aren't we doing that?" Answer: Ask the politicians.

@the4lover 2 года назад

its easy, to reforest an area takes around 20 years, the lifetime of a politic is shorter.

@oldbatwit5102 2 года назад

It's just mindless to keep on blaming 'the politicians' for every bloody problem. We make the problems, and we can all help to solve them.

@tmckmusic8584 2 года назад

@@oldbatwit5102 I understand your point, of course! But, what I'm referring to is how progress in these areas has been stopped politically. Laws are made that prevent small groups of people to do this kind of work. Did you know, for example that rain catchment is ILLEGAL in certain states? Even on your own property.

@badesaba248 3 года назад

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.

@larissavia6969 3 года назад

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.

@rogatienne2248 2 года назад

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.

@Lets_levi 2 года назад

I have searched this video for a very important presentation, and I havent found it after hours of searching... until now!

@themetal5587 2 года назад

Good luck with that presentation!

@Lets_levi 2 года назад

@@themetal5587 thanks mate

@mind9528 2 года назад

Yeah, so good! 😊 When this documentary come to an end I will have to sleep 😊

@biulaimh3097 6 лет назад

Greening the desert may help to redeem mankind for the harm that has been done.

@vprodocumentary 6 лет назад

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?

@solfeinberg437 5 лет назад

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).

@jbbuzzable 5 лет назад

@Jimmy JBK. That doesn't make any sense.

@RockHudrock 4 года назад

Increasing CO2 will dramatically help re-greening efforts!

@vmahant1 6 лет назад

May be India can invite this ecologist John D Liu to India to improve desert lands in Rajasthan and Gujarat!

@kittimcconnell2633 6 лет назад

That would be wonderful! Repair the damage done by the "green revolution".

@gregorycrewdson4533 6 лет назад

India should control population like China,less land with unstable monsoon climate, this may be a time bomb.

@tingiboloe7380 6 лет назад

Vishnu Mahant : WHY INDIA CANNOT SAVE THE MOESSON RAIN WND PUMP THIS INTO GUKJWRAT AND RAJASTAN

@tingiboloe7380 6 лет назад

Gregory Crewdson : controle popultion means later problems likd the chinese now

@ShadeOnTheUtube 5 лет назад

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.

@UrbergsgruppenGrenna-Nor-cw1zq 15 дней назад

FANTASTIC!! This IS the answer to many of our fundamentally cruical questions that we HAVE to solve if we are to survive! Oh how id like to work with this! Thank You John D Liu!

@Joaocruz30 2 года назад

We need this projects urgently and globally right now! Thanks for sharing

@markdowse3572 4 года назад

"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.

@esthersue3403 4 года назад

Mark Dowse Farmers still need money and people need to eat. Poor countries can’t afford expensive farming techniques.

@buttebears6108 4 года назад

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

@juliamarple3202 4 года назад

Yes, people who don't understand, and, also have a very narrow view!!! Learn Allan Savory's theory that is 100% proven to work!!!

@stakeoutrockhound523 4 года назад

@@juliamarple3202 and Yakouba Sewadongo's zai technique.

@pamnosworthy1581 4 года назад

I wish our PM in Canada watched this documentary.

@indus5863 3 года назад

I love this, this is solutions based and hopefull. Not only focusing on what we have to stop doing but what we must do.

@marjoriebarends5414 2 года назад

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.

@marjoriebarends5414 2 года назад

Very few people are willing to follow our Creator's advice and instructions to live co existence with our people and animals.

@hmax1591 Год назад

Nothing in that chinese sutle propaganda documentary is new.

@bret9741 2 года назад

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.

@vincedingus3780 Год назад

Thank you for showing this.

@reepurpose8712 6 лет назад

The Native Americans have been telling us this for hundreds of years.

@grandmalovesmebest 5 лет назад

yes but not how to restore the damage.

@quercus4730 5 лет назад

Ree's Purpose: How much land have they reclaimed from the desert and where at?

@GERARD1410 5 лет назад

The native americans were nomads and hunters and, besides, they were not overpopulated, so the to-day context is different.

@chalseywilder937 4 года назад

@@grandmalovesmebest that makes sense seeing as they never destroyed anything, just coexisted and took care of their land.

@voidremoved 4 года назад

@@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...

@brendavinesett1699 5 лет назад

This is such a wonderful opportunity for mankind everywhere. Needs to be done world wide

@brendavinesett1699 5 лет назад

Thanks

@gaslitworldf.melissab2897 5 лет назад

Certainly we've passed on it as an opporutunity and now it's requisite - do or die, quite literally.

@paulstebbings9481 2 года назад

Brilliant well done ! It proves that humans and the environment can work together - thoroughly enjoyed the depth and breadth of your presentation ?

@Unkl_Bob 2 года назад

The soil microbes are sooooo important. The fungus that symbiotic relationship with the plant roots is poorly understood. These guys are getting it right

@agnosticarab8964 4 года назад

Goosebumps and tears of disbelief and hope. Thank you for this documentary

@nigelkhan5331 4 года назад

I hope the president of Brazil sees this video

@tylerstrong1878 4 года назад

Amen! And Donald Trump!

@brandyf1932 4 года назад

Riiiight

@RockHudrock 4 года назад

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.

@vlabaygar8155 4 года назад

They won't care those two idiots hays

@perfectproducts01 4 года назад

He is an Idiot

@venkateshkulkarni2936 2 года назад

This is the technology humankind needs to focus on & adopt all over the world. Enlightening videos. Thanks for uploading. 👍👍

@jamesducey2685 Год назад

A fantastic vid of wonderful efforts. The respect for earth can happen but only if people care and nurture.

@roubika1922 4 года назад

Most valuable documentary’ to be seen .

@pamnosworthy1581 4 года назад

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..

@JohnSmith-gy4qj 4 года назад

What agreat sense of hope this is. Just tell Monsanto they have another agenda.

@knockhello2604 3 года назад

Mhm

@gordonday1273 3 года назад

Without God all is hopeless.

@RonzigtheWizard 3 года назад

So happy to see so many excited comments. I have 2 new trees in my yard but they are growing so fast that I may have to move them to a larger location.

@irenesorina3934 Год назад

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.

@gvbalajee 2 года назад

wonderful VPRO Documentary

@katjordan3733 3 года назад

That was Lawton's Jordan project at two years old. Go see it now! The canopy is closed, except when they chop and drop. Now all his neighbors have projects too. The amount of green in that space is AMAZING!

@diannaskare7829 4 года назад

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

@andredunner1406 2 года назад

You are so real, so close to the through and even nature and I think pure. Thank you for that all.

@stephenullman4534 2 года назад

This was an incredible documentary. Thank you.

@kerrygroombridge4224 4 года назад

It worked in Australia. Good start , same goal. Thank you for sharing. Please pass forward. Thank you.

@Captain0Newman 3 года назад

Truly noble is the one who plants a tree in whose shade they will never sit

@Kelvin555s 10 месяцев назад

Thanks. so beautifully documented.

@eidsrtabs5373 2 года назад

Thanks for this documentary

@ultracobrax 4 года назад

Fantastic documentary, shuould be aired by every tv. channel, presented in every school and university. Thank you from my heart for putting this together.

@samuno7759 4 года назад

only 875,823 views after a few years? this documentary deserves more than that so everyone is aware

@bungkarno6041 4 года назад

Does it not fit the popular narrative on things Chinese?... Would Putin have more luck getting audience?

@sandrapaola2544 2 года назад

Thank God for people like him. We all have to redefine our model of life

@efigeniamejia5906 Год назад

Beautiful work. Thanks

@danielwhyatt3278 3 года назад

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.

@danilyntuando7549 3 года назад

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.

@laurafulop2486 2 года назад

What about Alan Savory? He said similar things 20 years ago...

@patrickshinaltar7751 2 года назад

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.

@johnsavchak8202 2 года назад

@@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

@carinaekstrom1 2 года назад

@@johnsavchak8202 Regenerative agriculture, yes, regenerative animal agriculture, no.