DiCaprio’s foundation, Earth Alliance, has donated the money to five local organizations that are directly helping control the blaze. The Alliance was started by the actor in collaboration with business investors and philanthropists Laurene Powell Jobs and Brian Sheth.
Other A-list celebrities are also donating and voicing their concern for the fires, with some calling out Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for downplaying the impact of the fires.
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Madonna wrote on Instagram Friday, “President Bolsonaro please change your policies and help not only your country but the entire planet. No economic development is more important than protecting this land. we need to WAKE -UP!!”
Kim Kardashian added a screenshot of DiCaprio’s post to her story on Friday, with the caption, “Does anyone know what we can do to help?”
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Brazil is the largest exporter of meat, providing close to 20 percent of total global beef exports according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report in July. And many celebrities pointed out Bolsonaro’s move to embolden farmers by scaling back efforts to fight illegal clearing of the forest for cattle grazing.
Queer Eye’s Bobby Berk wrote, “These lands are being set on fire deliberately in order to clear lands for animal agriculture. Reducing your meat consumption is one action you can take on a personal level to lessen the need for more open lands.”
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Demi Lovato, Kris Jenner, Cristiano Ronaldo, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira and P. Diddy are some of the other celebrities that have used their large fan base to sound an alarm on the issue and encourage donations to help in relief work.
