133,000 hectares of Chilean Patagonia preserved after local fundraising (theguardian.com)

> The 133,000 hectares (328,000 acres) of pristine wilderness in the Cochamó Valley was bought for $63m (£47m) after a grassroots campaign led by the NGO Puelo Patagonia, and the title to the wildlands was officially handed over to the Chilean nonprofit Fundación Conserva Puchegüín on 9 December.

https://conservapucheguin.org/en/news-en/heart-of-cochamo-in...

https://conservapucheguin.org/en/

(truly an incredible price and value realized for the land preserved)