VOICED: A billionaire on a green mission

The video explores the efforts of Douglas Tompkins, an American billionaire, to conserve Argentina's wetlands. Since 1998, Tompkins has purchased 10% of the wetlands, transforming them into a private reserve. His goal is to restore the original ecosystem and eventually donate the land as a national park to the Argentine government. However, his actions have sparked controversy, with some locals accusing him of displacing rural workers and exploiting Latin America's resources. Tompkins dismisses these criticisms, drawing parallels to the creation of national parks in the U.S., which faced initial resistance but later gained local support.

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