INTERNACIONAL | 26-08-2019 15:57

Leonardo DiCaprio donó cinco millones de dólares para salvar el Amazonas

El ganador del Oscar siempre estuvo involucrado en la lucha para cuidar el medio ambiente y creó la fundación "Amazon Forest Found".

Leonardo DiCaprio y su fundació "Earth Alliance" , donará 5 millones de dólares para ayudar a salvar el Amazonas luego de los trágicos incendios. Además, el ganador del Oscar creó Amazon Forest Found, una organización que estará focalizada en combatir los destrozos de la selva tropical y a fomentar su cuidado.

Leo no dudó e hizo todos los anuncios a través de su cuenta de instagram. "Amazon Forest Fourd se enfoca en ayudar a comunidades indígenas y otros locales que trabajan para proteger la biodiversidad y la sostenibilidad de la vida en la región", escribió Leo en sus redes.

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Yesterday, we launched the Amazon Forest Fund, the first initiative from the newly formed @EarthAlliance. The fund was set up to help local partners and the indigenous communities on the front lines protecting the Amazon. Please follow @EarthAlliance to stay up to date with the action taking place and for further ways that you can help support. You can get involved and donate right now at ealliance.org/amazonfund (#linkinbio) Photo: @chamiltonjames, 2017

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Además de la enorme donación por parte de fundaciones, la organización abrió un fondo para que el que quiera pueda colaborar con el cuidado del Amazonas, llamado el "pulmón del mundo". "El 100% de tu donación estará destinado a las personas que están trabajando sobre el terreno para proteger el Amazonas", anunció Dicaprio.

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#Regram #RG @rainforestalliance: The lungs of the Earth are in flames. 🔥 The Brazilian Amazon—home to 1 million Indigenous people and 3 million species—has been burning for more than two weeks straight. There have been 74,000 fires in the Brazilian Amazon since the beginning of this year—a staggering 84% increase over the same period last year (National Institute for Space Research, Brazil). Scientists and conservationists attribute the accelerating deforestation to President Jair Bolsonaro, who issued an open invitation to loggers and farmers to clear the land after taking office in January.⁣ ⁣ The largest rainforest in the world is a critical piece of the global climate solution. Without the Amazon, we cannot keep the Earth’s warming in check. ⁣ ⁣ The Amazon needs more than our prayers. So what can YOU do?⁣ ⁣ ✔ As an emergency response, donate to frontline Amazon groups working to defend the forest. ⁣ ✔ Consider becoming a regular supporter of the Rainforest Alliance’s community forestry initiatives across the world’s most vulnerable tropical forests, including the Amazon; this approach is by far the most effective defense against deforestation and natural forest fires, but it requires deep, long-term collaboration between the communities and the public and private sectors. ✔ Stay on top of this story and keep sharing posts, tagging news agencies and influencers. ⁣ ✔ Be a conscious consumer, taking care to support companies committed to responsible supply chains.⁣ Eliminate or reduce consumption of beef; cattle ranching is one of the primary drivers of Amazon deforestation. ✔ When election time comes, VOTE for leaders who understand the urgency of our climate crisis and are willing to take bold action—including strong governance and forward-thinking policy.⁣ ⁣ #RainforestAlliance #SaveTheAmazon #PrayForAmazonia #AmazonRainforest #ActOnClimate #ForestsResist #ClimateCrisis 📸: @mohsinkazmitakespictures / Windy.com

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