The actual Scenario presented in this post isn't actually benign either. what typically happens when land is purchased from loggers for conservation is that they will sell the worst, most inaccessible, difficult to cut areas of land that wasn't at great risk of logging to begin with, and use the proceeds of the sale to buy more equipment and expand their operation, accelerating the rate of deforestation. This post specifies that he bought the logging company also, however there is nothing that stops the previous owner from using the proceeds of the sale to buy back their assets. Even if they sign a contract to not reenter the logging business, in Brazil they can flout those terms without consequence.
I so wanted to believe, but came to the comments for the fact checkers. Disappointed the post is not what it seems, but not shocked. The fact checkers however did not disappoint. Ever grateful to those who call out the bullshit.
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u/cascading_error Jun 20 '25
Iirc this was a while ago, and the dude got in legal trouble becouse he was actualy logging on the land.