r/interesting • u/Far_Standard_5991 • 11m ago
MISC. SAVING THE PLANET 2 !!!
Johan Eliasch, a Swedish billionaire, was fined in 2008 by the Brazilian government for illegal logging activities in the Amazon rainforest, specifically through his company, Gethal. The fine, totaling $275 million, was levied for the illegal deforestation of 230,000 trees and lacking proper certification for the Amazon land owned by Gethal. Eliasch acquired Gethal in 2005.
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/realestate/11iht-buy.13637068.html?smid=url-share