Not to mention the awkward logistics (and ethics) of property right enforcement from across the world as absentee landlords. Without enforcement 'ownership' is

Not to mention the awkward logistics (and ethics) of property right enforcement from across the world as absentee landlords. Without enforcement 'ownership' is just a new take on an old scam. Even if you could pay agree upon a price, chances are that a one time payment, what stops the local government from just pocketing the payment and ignoring you? My best guess of a working system is to operate foreign aid style contingent upon their acreage of forest coverage.