Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos lead $200M project to save 100 of globe’s most threatened species
- Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched an initiative committing $200 million to revive 100 of Earth’s most threatened species.
- The project, called the Phoenix Species Project, is led by DiCaprio’s Re:wild and the Bezos Earth Fund.
- This initiative is described as the largest single fund in history dedicated exclusively to recovering critically endangered species.
- The project aims to provide long-term support for smaller conservation efforts that have been successful but underfunded.
- Species targeted for revival include endangered lemurs, salamanders, pangolins, and more.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Foundations funded and co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched an initiative committing $200 million to revive 100 of Earth’s most threatened species, including endangered lemurs, salamanders, pangolins, pigs and echidnas.
DiCaprio’s Re:wild and the Bezos Earth Fund are leading the Phoenix Species Project, the groups announced Tuesday. They call it the largest single fund in history dedicated exclusively to recovering critically endangered species.
DiCaprio has for years been developing the idea of a major concerted effort to help species whose habitats and future existence are threatened by climate change. The project’s goals include giving long-term sustenance to successful but fleeting smaller efforts.
莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥和杰夫·贝索斯牵头200万美元项目拯救全球100种濒危物种
洛杉矶（美联社）——莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥和杰夫·贝索斯资助和共同创办的基金会启动了一项承诺200万美元的计划，以复兴地球上100种最受威胁的物种，包括濒危的狐猴、蝾螈、穿山甲、猪和针鼹。
迪卡普里奥的Re:wild和贝索斯地球基金主导了凤凰物种项目，相关组织于周二宣布。他们称这是历史上专门用于恢复极度濒危物种的最大单一基金。
多年来，迪卡普里奥一直在发展一项重大协同努力的构想，以帮助那些栖息地和未来生存受到气候变化威胁的物种。该项目的目标包括为成功但短暂的小型保护努力提供长期支持。