Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos are leading a new $200 million investment to save Brazil’s Amazon rainforest.
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As part of the Protecting Our Planet (POP) Challenge, the Brazilian government will partner with Leonardo DiCaprio’s nonprofit organization Re:wild and Nature Solutions from the Bezos Earth Fund, a fund created by the Amazon founder. This program will invest $200 million over the next four years in expanding and managing Brazil’s protected areas and indigenous lands.
Following the announcement, the Revenant star said: “We are inspired by Brazil’s ambitious goals to protect the Amazon River, one of the most important places for flora and fauna on the planet, and we are pleased to be able to support these efforts through the Challenge “Conservation.” our planet”.
Cristián Samper, Managing Director and Head of Nature Solutions at the Bezos Earth Fund, added: “The Amazon is critical to the future of global biodiversity and climate, and we applaud the commitment of President Lula and the Brazilian government to protect it .” The POP Challenge aims to halt deforestation in the Amazon, protect 58 million hectares of undesignated public lands in the Amazon, strengthen stewardship of existing protected areas, and protect indigenous peoples.”