Travel journalist Kathleen Rellihan joined GLP on a visit to  Mexico’s Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve where a pioneering carbon model pays local landowners to  leave the forest alone, allowing nature to regenerate. This groundbreaking initiative, led by environmentalist Martha Isabel "Pati" Ruiz Corzo, shows how grassroots conservation can drive climate solutions.

The success of Sierra Gorda highlights the power of community-led efforts, driving climate justice with economic incentives. It’s also a hopeful story of reconnection—reminding us that climate action starts with falling in love with nature again.