I am looking to set up a rainforest protection/buyback program where you can own a square metre of forest or more (legally).
The profits would go to social projects in the area and other climate based projects worldwide. Would anyone be interested, and what do you think a fair price for a square metre would be? What method would you like to purchase by?
2007-02-23 07:23:44 · 11 answers · asked by ShogiO 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Advertising & Marketing ➔ Other - Advertising & Marketing
I think its a brilliant idea. Only today I was thinking similar. I'd like to invest purely from the conservation point of view.... to ensure our planet keeps some of its most important natural habitats (and keeps producing oxygen)
This went for $25 million USD. And that's not a lot when you could share it out in to legal lots for holders to have a share of.
One of the largest tracts of land for sale in the world - 1.2 million acres
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More info about it here: http://www.property.org.uk/unique/land.html
One of the largest tracts of land for sale in the world - 1.2 million acres. Perhaps the most pristine, biologically diverse and productive tract of land on the planet earth. At 1.2 million acres, it's like having your own country.
2007-02-23 07:36:27 · answer #1 · answered by Narky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-29 09:00:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The general idea of buying a sqaure meter of rain forest dosen't appeal, it;s a bit like buying a chunk of the moon etc.... To make me interested it would need to have some traceable way of matching what profits are going on which social / climate projects. With eco tourism gatheting pace, if enough of the profits go to worth while projects, I think teh idea could quickly catch on
2007-02-23 07:32:22 · answer #3 · answered by Arthur S 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your idea have merit. You have to put on paper the goal of the organization. State where it will be, and the Governmental agency that will oversee the Non-Profit status of the project.
I would send the money by credit card at the rate of $1 per square meter.
2007-02-23 07:33:50 · answer #4 · answered by whatevit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If people are willing to buy an acre of the moon, something they're very unlikely to ever set foot on, then there will definitely be people who would buy a bit of rain forest. Especially if it was for a good cause.
2007-02-23 07:35:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that 'adopt a tree' sounds attractive enough to capture the attention on environmentally concerned people.
'Buy a square meter' implies business deal. It will probably capture dealer's attention: 'Wow, now I can buy my own rain forest and then cut and sell it out'.
Congrats for the idea.
2007-02-23 07:37:05 · answer #6 · answered by Dilyan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a good idea, many people I know would be interested in that, as long as you could assure them that it wasn't a con. Not sure about what price though. Payment methods would have to be as many different types as possible to ensure the maximum number of people possible would be able to purchase this.
2007-02-23 07:31:10 · answer #7 · answered by aleta_uk_0 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A lot of companies buy acres of rainforest in a bid to become carbon neutral.
2007-02-23 07:30:34 · answer #8 · answered by Les 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm certain that there are plenty of people who are foolish enough to go along w/ you on this. I am not one of them. Do you realize you are trying to save TREES & maybe some endangered snails or bugs when there are real live people suffering all over the planet? Just wondering.
2007-02-23 07:28:29 · answer #9 · answered by Ryah B 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i would buy a thousand sq metre so long as it was not touched for a life time and my sons too, no profit involved
2007-02-23 07:37:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋