In recent times, the Amazon rainforest has experienced great fires burning across the region.
According to BBC, the National Institute for Space Research in Brazil has revealed that there have been over 72,000 fires in the Amazon in 2019 alone.
Well, Hollywood actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, has expressed great concern about the rapid fires at the Amazon that he has chaired an environmental organisation called Earth Alliance, to control or totally stop the menace.
DiCaprio has pledged $5 million (N1.8 billion) through his organisation to control the rainforest fires.
In a post shared on his Instagram page, the actor revealed his great concern as he urged people to donate to the cause.
See his post below:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ltuBjlNuY/?utm_source=ig_embed
In a statement shared on Earth Alliance’s page, it was explained that the “destruction of the Amazon rainforest is rapidly releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, destroying an ecosystem that absorbs millions of tons of carbon emissions every year and is one of the planet’s best defenses against the climate crisis.”
Hopefully, the rainforest fires would be stopped finally.
