Stan Alcorn

For a while, they were some of the biggest landowners in the area. And apparently, they were super good at cutting down trees.

For a while, they were some of the biggest landowners in the area. And apparently, they were super good at cutting down trees.

But one problem with that logic is that it's driven thousands of species to the brink of extinction. Because every acre cleared for cattle is one less for the Paddingtons of the world. They've been forced into smaller and smaller tracts of remaining land, and their numbers have dwindled, along with a bunch of other threatened species.

But one problem with that logic is that it's driven thousands of species to the brink of extinction. Because every acre cleared for cattle is one less for the Paddingtons of the world. They've been forced into smaller and smaller tracts of remaining land, and their numbers have dwindled, along with a bunch of other threatened species.

But one problem with that logic is that it's driven thousands of species to the brink of extinction. Because every acre cleared for cattle is one less for the Paddingtons of the world. They've been forced into smaller and smaller tracts of remaining land, and their numbers have dwindled, along with a bunch of other threatened species.

And this problem isn't just happening at El Globo, it's happening all over the world.

And this problem isn't just happening at El Globo, it's happening all over the world.

And this problem isn't just happening at El Globo, it's happening all over the world.

Mauricio started thinking about how his family land might actually hold the key to start pushing back against biodiversity loss. Because even though they'd cleared the land for cattle, even though they'd diminished the habitat for a bunch of vulnerable species, that was not irreversible.

Mauricio started thinking about how his family land might actually hold the key to start pushing back against biodiversity loss. Because even though they'd cleared the land for cattle, even though they'd diminished the habitat for a bunch of vulnerable species, that was not irreversible.

Mauricio started thinking about how his family land might actually hold the key to start pushing back against biodiversity loss. Because even though they'd cleared the land for cattle, even though they'd diminished the habitat for a bunch of vulnerable species, that was not irreversible.

Mauricio realized that he and his family could be sitting on a biodiversity goldmine if he could just figure out a way to turn the cattle farm back into forest, back into nature.

Mauricio realized that he and his family could be sitting on a biodiversity goldmine if he could just figure out a way to turn the cattle farm back into forest, back into nature.

Mauricio realized that he and his family could be sitting on a biodiversity goldmine if he could just figure out a way to turn the cattle farm back into forest, back into nature.

Still, Mauricio's family is okay with it taking a few years to figure out how to restore the forest and find a way to monetize it along the way.

Still, Mauricio's family is okay with it taking a few years to figure out how to restore the forest and find a way to monetize it along the way.

Still, Mauricio's family is okay with it taking a few years to figure out how to restore the forest and find a way to monetize it along the way.

But we all know what they say about good intentions. And the results here were kind of a disaster. They planted the wrong trees in the wrong places. 70% of them died. And among the ones that lived is an invasive species, a shrub that is notorious for crowding out native vegetation.

But we all know what they say about good intentions. And the results here were kind of a disaster. They planted the wrong trees in the wrong places. 70% of them died. And among the ones that lived is an invasive species, a shrub that is notorious for crowding out native vegetation.

But we all know what they say about good intentions. And the results here were kind of a disaster. They planted the wrong trees in the wrong places. 70% of them died. And among the ones that lived is an invasive species, a shrub that is notorious for crowding out native vegetation.