Eliasch Amazon land purchase
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
In 2006 Johan Eliasch said he had bought about 160,000 hectares in the Brazilian Amazon. An executive of the seller said the legal entitlement was 45,511 hectares.
As stated in 2006 by the buyer and by an executive of the seller.
Status As of 2006 reporting: area dispute between the buyer's claim and the seller's executive's account; no later status in the sources reviewed.
What happened
In 2006 Johan Eliasch said he had bought about 160,000 hectares in the Amazon. According to an executive of the selling company, the legal entitlement was 45,511 hectares (New Statesman, 2006).
In the same year the New Statesman published a long read under the title "Green colonials" covering the purchase.
- 2006Eliasch says he bought about 160,000 ha; a seller's executive says legal title was 45,511 ha; New Statesman publishes "Green colonials"
What was said
Where accounts differ
Each party's account, side by side, with its source. The record does not settle these points; it shows them.
Said the legal entitlement was 45,511 hectares.
New StatesmanHow it looked
Shown
- The purchase of about 160,000 hectares of Amazon land.Johan Eliasch, 2006 · New Statesman
Recorded
- Legal entitlement of 45,511 hectares, according to an executive of the selling company.
In court and with insurers
Lawsuits and rulings
Insurers
What nature saw
Nature's report opens this page. Below: further outcomes measured on the ground.
What we don't know
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Accounts
- Disputed How large was the area bought?
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not state the price or the terms of the purchase.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not state what became of the area or its forest after the purchase.
Did the harm stop?
The sources reviewed do not say.
Who paid?
The sources reviewed do not say.
Sources
Press and investigations
- Green colonialsNew Statesman · 2006-11
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