Leonardo DiCaprio and the Bezos Earth Fund have launched what they call the largest philanthropic fund ever dedicated to recovering critically endangered species, a $200 million bet that private money can reverse extinction across 30 countries. The Phoenix Species Project, announced by DiCaprio's conservation group Re:wild, splits its funding evenly: $100 million from the Bezos […] The post DiCaprio and Bezos pledge $200 million to save 100 endangered species worldwide appeared first on American Almanac .
Leonardo DiCaprio and the Bezos Earth Fund have launched what they call the largest philanthropic fund ever dedicated to recovering critically endangered species, a $200 million bet that private money can reverse extinction across 30 countries. The Phoenix Species Project, announced by DiCaprio's conservation group Re:wild, splits its funding evenly: $100 million from the Bezos Earth Fund and $100 million from Re:wild, backed by contributions from DiCaprio himself, the environmental group Age of Union, and the Todd Graves Family Foundation. The initiative targets 100 species across seven groups, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish, invertebrates, and plants, and will work with more than 100 local and international partners, The…Open
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