Temperate grasslands cover an area the size of Alaska in Southern Argentina. Sheep ranching is vital to the local economy, and yet, overgrazing is turning millions of acres of Patagonia’s grasslands into desert. PERC Board Member Carlos Fernandez with The Nature Conservancy, Patagonia, Inc., and Ovis XXI has employed an innovative and market-based effort to save 40 million acres of grasslands in the next 10 to 15 years.
Saving Patagonia Grasslands
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