The cantons of Puriscal and Turrubares are degraded landscapes due to the advance of the agricultural frontier. Tobacco cultivation and extensive cattle ranching caused the loss of 60% of the forest cover in the area between the 1950s and 1980s; currently, dual-purpose cattle ranching (meat and milk) and agriculture (coffee, vegetables, sugar cane and ornamental plants) are the main economic activities in the area.

With this solution, a scheme was proposed to increase the supply of environmental goods and services in silvopastoral systems, incorporating: a) sustainable practices (introduction of improved pasture, safety and clean milking, irrigation systems and incorporation of the tree component in the productive units), and b) the combination of public (PES) and private (Credits) financing.