Leonardo DiCaprio’s fight to protect the environment and what he’s achieved so far

There are many famous people who have joined the environmental cause. One of them is Leonardo DiCaprio, who became one of the most popular ecological activists thanks to his actions to save the world. The actor takes advantage of his social networks to reach thousands of people, with the intention of raising awareness about climate change and well-being in the world we live in. But his work as an environmentalist goes further, as he has been working to protect the Planet for over 20 years.

O awesome.club decided to investigate further about this famous actor’s commitment and wants to share the extraordinary things he has done with the goal of making the world a better place.

In 1998, after his success with the films Romeo + Juliet and Titanicthe actor decided to create his own foundation to protect the wild places left on the Planet.

Over the years, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation committed to providing health and well-being to people around the world, supporting projects that save endangered species and implementing innovative solutions that help restore balance to threatened ecosystems. His work also seeks to conserve the oceans, in addition to fighting for the rights of indigenous peoples.

In 2004, DiCaprio became a messenger of peace for the United Nations on climate change issues. After all, he has proven himself to be a serious voice in the pro-environment movement, and he has a great platform to get his message across. Some of his founding actions:

Donate 1 million dollars (about 4 million reais) to expand the protection of tigers, together with the government of Nepal and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF); Have resources for new donations, in order to finance innovative organizations and vanguard environmental projects, dedicated to preserving and protecting the future of the Planet; Protecting the oceans, establishing marine reserves, ending overfishing together with the international group Oceans 5🇧🇷

Getting the Prime Minister of Thailand to commit to reducing the ivory trade; Saving a large part of Indonesia’s Sumatra forest, home to wild tigers, orangutans, elephants and indigenous tribes; Protect 5 species of sharks in danger of extinction, guaranteeing protections from 7 organizations; Guarantee a donation of 7 million dollars (about 32 million reais) for marine conservation.

Plan a program to save the marine vaquita (known as the Pacific river dolphin) in Mexico by protecting its natural habitat; Provide clean water to 430,000 people in Mozambique, Tanzania, Darfur and Sierra Leone, together with Concern Worldwide; Protect Antarctica by providing resources to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition, which is made up of various organizations that care for the network of marine reserves.

The actor-activist’s foundation reports that 100 million dollars (about 400 million reais) were raised, financing more than 200 projects to benefit the environment, with the support of 132 organizations. “Clean air, water and a livable climate are non-transferable human rights, and solving this crisis is not a question of politics, but a question of our very survival”, says Leonardo DiCaprio on the official website of the foundation.

DiCaprio joins others’ wishes to protect the environment. In 2017, he marched along with a group of 200,000 indigenous leaders through the streets of Washington (USA), to demand action against climate change. On the other hand, to set an example, the actor does not use private planes to travel and instead chooses to use commercial flights. His house has solar panels and his cars are hybrid electric.

What do you think of the actor’s attitudes towards saving the Planet? What do you do for the environment? Tell your answers in the comments.