Protection and Regeneration Practices
Assisted Reforestation
Proportionally, the tropical dry forest and dwarf forest ecosystems are significantly more threatened than our planet's rainforests. There's genuinely not much left of these unique woodlands, and we take that quite seriously. Once a dry forest is clear, regeneration is much slower than with decimated rain forest ecosystems. At Rio Perdido, we focus on sustainable transplanting. Because Rio Perdido is located in the region's most sun-drenched area, we must irrigate our younger transplants. To accomplish this, we use most of our treated residual water as well as circulated pool water.
Today, you can notice the difference by merely viewing "Rio Perdido" on Google Earth or Google Maps. Also, many of our repeat visitors instantly note the difference. Most of all, it is the fauna that most appreciates the positive change, indicated by the impressive and consistent increase of their presence.
Protection Against Forest Fires
Rio Perdido maintains direct contact with the local and federal firefighting bureaus and the executive branch of government overseeing forest fires.
Intolerant to Illegal Hunting
We maintain continual monitoring of the reserve to protect our wildlife.
We hope to continue valuable research with entomologists like Rolando Ramírez Campos and top botanists like Jose Esteban Jiménez, who discovered an entirely new plant species in Rio Perdido.