Leonardo DiCaprio has announced a new emergency fund for the Amazon rainforest and pledged an initial $5 million to the cause, in response to the fires ravaging the area.
The money will “focus critical resources for indigenous communities and other local partners working to protect the life-sustaining biodiversity of the Amazon”, a statement read.
DiCaprio, a noted climate crisis activist, put the group together with billionaires Laurene Powell Jobs and Brian Sheth. The news was announced on his Instagram:
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