Swedish billionaire Johan Eliasch, is using his wealth and business expertise to protect the planet, particularly the Amazon rainforest. In 2005, he purchased 400,000 acres of rainforest in Brazil solely for conservation purposes.
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He later founded the Rainforest Trust, which has helped protect 37 million acres of rainforest globally.
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Eliasch also halted unsustainable logging through his purchase of Gethal Amazonias and co-leads Cool Earth, a nonprofit that supports rainforest communities to stop deforestation
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h/t: Happy Eco News
Photos: Johan Eliasch, vladimircech / Freepik
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