When I was 10, I came to the Pantanal. My family became the owners of a huge ranch, Miranda Estancia. I remember being astonished by the beauty of the place. The birds, the sounds, the smells, everything was a discovery. The ranch was vast, the size of Luxembourg, and in 1984 we decided to divide it among ourselves – we were a huge family, and it was better for us each to have a part of it.
In the lottery to split the land, I was lucky enough to get the old mansion, that was built by my family, which was the centre of the previous ranch.
Meet the Brazilian rancher saving the Pantanal – one species at a time
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Katherine Masters
16 December 2024
Roberto Klabin turned his family home into Caiman Ecological Refuge, driven by his mission to protect the world’s largest tropical wetland and make a difference
Klabin pioneered ecotourism and conservation alongside traditional cattle farming in Brazil
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