Nothing cryptic: NFTs the answer to saving the Amazon, says Brazilian firm

The business is selling them to fund conservation, saying preserving areas outweighs the impact of transactions

28 March 2022 - 20:05 By Anthony Boadle

A Brazilian company that owns 410km2 of Amazon rainforest is offering a new way to fund conservation: selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that allow buyers to sponsor the preservation of specific areas of jungle...

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