Man once bought forests the size of Delhi for preservation
Swedish-born businessman Johan Eliasch bought about 4 lakh acres of Amazon Rainforests, an area almost equal to that of Delhi, in 2005 for its preservation. The businessman reportedly closed a timber-cutting operation and plywood plant, and planted trees on the land he bought. Eliasch, however, was also opposed by few Brazilian environmentalists who accused him of 'green colonialism'.