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H e states, “Given this limited support, it’s no surprise THE INTERVIEW
that roughly only two percent of our oceans and
twelve percent of our lands are formally protected The Revenant
from invasive human activity like commercial Gilbert Grape
fishing, agriculture, logging, and energy extraction. He is working on Gastby
changing that equation by speaking to and working with world leaders. The Wolf of Wall Street
He believes that the problem is urgent.
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protecting endangered wildlife, such as sharks in California, tigers in
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LDF’s partnerships, especially with international initiative Oceans 5,
aim to safeguard endangered ocean habitats and species. The third,
visualized somewhat in The Revenant is the preserving and restoring
of the wilderness, providing formal protection from over exploitation
of natural resources. The fourth area is empowering local communities
and indigenous tribes with the tools and resources to defend their lands
and cultures.

DiCaprio spoke at the Mayors’ summit in Paris, and the World
Economic Forum in Switzerland, where he accepted a Davos award
for his humanitarian work and pleaded for more business and world
leaders to get on board the Divest-Invest agenda as did Bill Gates,
Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos. They have pledged to build a zero
emissions future divesting of fossil fuel holdings and replacing them
with new investments in clean renewable energy. DiCaprio asked world
leaders “… to join them, because if we all do our part and act with bold
leadership we can achieve major meaningful progress. It is not only an
inevitable transition; it is also imperative for the future of our planet.”

He himself drives a 2012 Fisker Karma, a hybrid electric super-fast
sports-car with solar panels as a roof, so he is not just talking the talk.
He truly laments,

“We are the most powerful country in the world and we
haven’t made a tiptoe towards renewable technologies.
We should be the ones paving the way, the ones other

countries look up to. It makes me extremely sad.”

Passionate, successful and a planetary crusader, seeking to save what
we haven’t yet destroyed, the LA born and bred actor maintains an
active agenda. The Oscar for best leading actor, long his due, is a well-
deserved reward for this conscientious professional that we have grown
to love and adore. The key to his success? He has always believed if you
can do what you do best and be happy, you're further along in life than
most people and to succeed in showbiz, he says, he resorts to guidance
from his inner child:

“I've managed to keep a clear head and
remain sane in this business because I
remain a kid off-camera.”