A rich man from China bought an entire wilderness in the United States.
Jack Ma, a Chinese national who co-founded online shopping central Alibaba Group, invested $23 million on an Adirondack Mountains called Brandon Reserve in the U.S. He intends to live in the wilderness once he retires, but in order to do that, he needs to put a stop to the location's deforestation problems.
Ma is not only the richest man in China but he is also known to be an inspiring conversationalist. He is popular for giving out motivational speeches for the youth on how to be successful. Ma is a living reminder that failure is not the end but the beginning of new opportunities as he was rejected 10 times from Harvard in the past.
The Brandon Reserve Ma bought was from the DuPont family measuring up to 28,000 acres. He intends to safeguard the property, and this is a remarkable contribution to the preservation of the many threatened forests in the world. He wishes to build a wildlife sanctuary and protect the animals and plants in the region.
Not only in America, Ma is looking for opportunities to preserve nature in China and considers this a priority. He wants the next generation to inherit a healthy environment; that is why he is dedicated to preserving and protecting it. Apparently, the wealthy businessman is aware of the many environmental issues his country is facing -- one of which is overwhelming air pollution.
He is the first Chinese entrepreneur to appear in the cover of Forbes magazine. According to the prestigious business magazine, Ma ranks 18 among the richest people in the world and 30 among the most powerful people in the world. He is one of the many who owns Alibaba Group Holding Limited, a successful Internet-based company that caters to both consumers and business owners.
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