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Reminds me of Douglas Tompkins (the founder of Esprit and The North Face) who has done this on a much larger scale in Chile and Argentina. He's used his profit
by austinl 10y ago
Reminds me of Douglas Tompkins (the founder of Esprit and The North Face) who has done this on a much larger scale in Chile and Argentina.
He's used his profit from selling his share in both companies to buy over 2 million acres of land, and is in the process of restoring the it to original conditions (which is sometimes at odds with the interest of local ranchers).
Check out:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Tompkins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Tompkins
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/09/the-entrepreneur-who-wants-to-save-paradise/380116/ http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/09/the-entr...
- ivm 10y agoHe also successfully fought against greedy politicians and businessmen who wanted to build huge dams in Patagonia and flood an enormous area. I think it is one of the reasons why Chile is turning towards solar now.
- boulos 10y agoSadly, after his death it's unclear what will happen. His widow and the foundation have stated that they're likely to return the land to Chile (it has been controversial that it was privately held) and hope that the government will treat it with the same care.