A significant, though silent cause of deforestation is simply the lack of ecological education or ignorance of sustainable land use by both private owners or the general population. Forest fires and pests can simply be consequences of human activity and end up leading to further forest and land degradation. Mexico is still among the ten countries in the world with most trees, according to research published in Nature. It can therefore be assumed Mexico was once a heavily forested country, before the rate of deforestation increased in the twentieth century. It is therefore fundamental to teach sustainable land-management techniques to people today, but not theoretically. We need a "natural laboratory" for indigenous peoples to impart their practical knowledge of how to create sustainable relationships with the land as well as with all the living species on one's environment. By a participatory methodology of education, a Deweyan learn-by-doing under the auspices of ancient indigenous knowledge and tradition, we will introduce the use of ancient land management techniques to guarantee biodiversity. We will also introduce modern technology that enhances such techniques of land stewardship, making the programs and courses of our Nature School a benefit for the indigenous communities we have partnered themselves. Our goal is to empower their youth through their participation in the programs taught at our Nature School, at times ministered by their own knowledgeable people, at other times by invited specialists on new scientific knowledge applied to land and its sustainable stewardship.

The way we live in our so-called modern society today exerts great pressure on the ecosystem and fuels deforestation. The aim of our Nature School will be to educate future Earth stewards. We will bridge indigenous tradition and science, making them work together so as to foster a future where humanity thrives in tandem with the living planet.