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What you propose makes way too much sense and would offer an actual solution.
by thepangolino 6y ago
What you propose makes way too much sense and would offer an actual solution.
- SkyMarshal 6y agoHaha, maybe I'm wrong, people are downvoting me but without explaining why, so maybe there's some reason this isn't technically or legally possible I'm unaware of, who knows.
- rmsaksida 6y agoI didn't downvote you, but I imagine the main issue is sovereignty. It sure would feel awkward to sell out large patches of land to foreign countries - it's hard to argue Brazil's sovereignty would be intact after doing something like that.
- SkyMarshal 6y agoMakes sense, though that seems like a relatively easily solvable technical/legal problem. Perhaps instead of foreign govts buying Amazon land directly, set up a non-profit land trust or other entity under the Paris Climate Accords that is funded by signatories, and use that to purchase the Amazon lands. Set up the governance in such a way that it doesn't compromise Brazil's sovereignty. Etc. I'm sure some clever lawyers could figure out an acceptable structure for such a thing.