I think that something the article tries to not to be explicit is that the reel business model is: Lots of company greenwash and pretend to "compensate" their

I think that something the article tries to not to be explicit is that the reel business model is: Lots of company greenwash and pretend to "compensate" their CO2 emissions by paying farms like that to plant trees. And that is very profitable as costs to plant a tree compared is a lot lower than the income received from a companies in compensation. And now, vulture funds realized that they can make a lot of money on the back of the carbon reduction market!