Leonardo DiCaprio’s Earth Alliance Commits $5 Million to Amazon Fires

By NATE NICKOLAI

 

CREDIT: MATT BARON/SHUTTERSTOCK

 

Earth Alliance, an environmental initiative backed by Leonardo DiCaprio, has committed $5 million toward the preservation of the Amazon rain forest following an alarming surge in wildfires.

 

After launching Sunday, the organization’s emergency Amazon Forest Fund is working to support local partners and indigenous communities in their efforts to protect the sensitive habitats within the Amazon.

 

The funds will be donated to five local organizations: Instituto Associacao Floresta Protegida (Kayapo), Coordination of the Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB), Instituto Kabu (Kayapo), Instituto Raoni (Kayapo) and Instituto Socioambiental (ISA).

 

According to the fund’s website, more than 72,000 fires have been reported by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) — a stark increase from last year’s 40,000 fires, which can largely be attributed to an unprecedented surge in deforestation by cattle operations and feed crops.

 

Full Story: https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/leonardo-dicaprio-earth-alliance-amazon-fires-1203313644/

Hope he really does .  How many celebs pledged millions to rebuild Notre Dame during the media blitz but never followed through as the story became old news?

These guys have alot of influence with their fame and fortune. He seems to have his heart in the right place, and seems to really care. Leonardo could be a good counter to men of stunning ignorance like Bolsonaro, who is playing a very dangerous game, with the world's tropical largest forests, and his indigenous people, who he seems to truly despise. 

Ha ha, this is the guy who spends millions flying around the world in his private jet to tell us all how this and that oil source is bad for us.  

He should win the Nobel Prize for Hypocrisy.

Edited August 27, 20196 yr by blazes

Now my 'crush' on him got even bigger. He's such a cool guy!

On 8/27/2019 at 2:24 PM, blazes said:

Ha ha, this is the guy who spends millions flying around the world in his private jet to tell us all how this and that oil source is bad for us.  

He should win the Nobel Prize for Hypocrisy.

So should you for posting that S888

41 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said:

So should you for posting that S888

  On 8/26/2019 at 11:24 PM, blazes said:

Ha ha, this is the guy who spends millions flying around the world in his private jet to tell us all how this and that oil source is bad for us.  

He should win the Nobel Prize for Hypocrisy.

So should you for posting that S888

 

 

please don't be so naughty and tell me how pointing out someone's hypocrisy is "sh!t".

 

 

13 minutes ago, blazes said:

  On 8/26/2019 at 11:24 PM, blazes said:

Ha ha, this is the guy who spends millions flying around the world in his private jet to tell us all how this and that oil source is bad for us.  

He should win the Nobel Prize for Hypocrisy.

So should you for posting that S888

 

 

please don't be so naughty and tell me how pointing out someone's hypocrisy is "sh!t".

 

 

Did you donate 5 million dollars

3 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said:

Did you donate 5 million dollars

ah, i see:  5 million dollars will buy you pardon in the Eco-warrior heaven!!!

 

Money is all.  Precisely how our planet has reached its present parlous state!!