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Save the planet? Buy it. (Ecophilanthropy)
- greendestiny 18y agoGovernments seem to be the biggest barrier, which probably isn't surprising when you consider that a company exploiting a resource is probably paying quite good taxes, adding to the economic statistics of the country and employing a lot of voters.
- rw 18y agoDon't forget the (often drastic) tax incentives for foreign industry in the developing world.
- Tichy 18y agoI would expect the problem with buying land to be the absence of somebody protecting it. Will the government of some remote country really send out an army to protect my 100 acres of rain forest if the chainsaw men approach it? I highly doubt it. Of course if you are a billionaire and can afford your own private army, maybe it is worth a shot.
- streety 18y agoWould a government protect 100 acres? I also highly doubt it. If a thousand people grouped together and bought 100,000 acres collectively you might stand a chance.