DiCaprio prispel 5 miliónov dolárov na záchranu horiaceho pralesa. Pridáva sa aj Británia

Leonardo DiCaprio už dlhé roky vďaka svojej nadácii Leonadrdo DiCaprio Foundation (LDF) bojuje za záchranu našej planéty a zároveň sa pred pár mesiacmi spojil s dvojicou miliardárov – s podnikateľkou a filantropkou Laurene Powell Jobsovou a Brianom Shethom založili novú neziskovú organizáciu, ktorú nazvali Earth Alliance.

Aliancia najnovšie oznámila založenie fondu na záchranu amazonského dažďového pralesa. DiCaprio na svojom Instagrame deklaroval, že Earth Alliance do fondu vložila 5 miliónov dolárov, čo je v prepočte 4,49 milióna eur.

Viac čítaj TU>>DiCaprio bojuje za záchranu našej planéty. Zakladá novú enviromentálnu organizáciu

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#Regram #RG @chamiltonjames The real heroes of fires are of course the firefighters. In the Amazon they often work with nothing but machetes and leaf blowers and small tanks of fire suppressant. I worked with a troop of them in eastern Brazil back in 2017. It was tough hot and at times hopeless work. Some of them were Guajajara tribesmen who had dedicated their lives to protecting what was left of their ancestral forests – most had already been logged and burned. Some of them had been murdered for trying. It was brutal and tragic and we should all bow down to them for what they do – for so little money that they have to roll cigarettes with writing paper.

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Peniaze poputujú na účty domorodých obyvateľov, ktorí s nezastaviteľným požiarom bojujú priamo v krajine. „Sto percent tvojho príspevku pôjde ľuďom, ktorí priamo v teréne zachraňujú Amazóniu,” uistil svojich fanúšikov hollywoodsky herec na Instagrame. 

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#Regram #RG @earthalliance #EarthAlliance, launched in July by @LeonardoDiCaprio, Laurene Powell Jobs, and Brian Sheth, has formed an emergency Amazon Forest Fund with a commitment of $5 million dollars to focus critical resources for indigenous communities and other local partners working to protect the life-sustaining biodiversity of the Amazon against the surge of fires currently burning across the region. Join Us. 100 percent of your donation will go to partners who are working on the ground to protect the Amazon. Earth Alliance is committed to helping protect the natural world. We are deeply concerned about the ongoing crisis in the Amazon, which highlights the delicate balance of climate, biodiversity, and the wellbeing of indigenous peoples. To learn more or to donate, please visit ealliance.org/amazonfund (see link in bio) Photos: @chamiltonjames, @danielbeltraphoto 2017

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Horia pľúca Zeme

Vedci nedávno vypočítali, že amazonský prales vo svojej súčasnej rozlohe pohlcuje takmer všetky emisie, ktoré produkujú všetky juhoamerické krajiny. Približne 60 percent rozlohy amazonského pralesa sa nachádza práve na území Brazílie.

Odborníci sa zhodujú, že klimatické zmeny sú odrazom ľudskej aktivity. Extrémne sucho a následne požiare sú dôsledkom ilegálnych výrubov či vypaľovania lesa za vidinou zisku.

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#Regram #RG @IamNickRose: Terrifying to think that the Amazon is the largest rain forest on the planet, creating 20% of the earth’s oxygen, basically the lungs of the world, has been on fire and burning for the last 16 days running, with literally NO media coverage whatsoever! Why?

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Brazílsky prezident M. Bolsonaro však prišiel so šokujúcim názorom, keď oznámil, že za vysokým počtom požiarov môžu byť aj mimovládne organizácie. Politik uviedol, že oheň by mohli zakladať neziskovky, ktorým znížili rozpočty, aby „pritiahli pozornosť proti mne, proti vláde Brazílie“. Dôkazy, ktoré by podporili jeho tvrdenia, však neposkytol. Informovala o tom SITA.

Niektoré mimovládne organizácie zas obviňujú Bolsonarovu politiku z prudkého nárastu odlesňovania amazonského pralesa. Brazílska vláda momentálne vo svete čelí medzinárodnému tlaku, aby chránila prales pred nelegálnou ťažbou dreva a banskou činnosťou.

Dobré správy z Veľkej Británie 

Aj Britský premiér Boris Johnson dnes prisľúbil štedrý dar pre územia celosvetového významu. Oznámil, že na obnovu amazonského dažďového pralesa prispeje 10 miliónov libier (11,06 milióna eur), informoval The Telegraph. 

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#Regram #RG @rainforestalliance: The lungs of the Earth are in flames. 🔥 The Brazilian Amazon—home to 1 million Indigenous people and 3 million species—has been burning for more than two weeks straight. There have been 74,000 fires in the Brazilian Amazon since the beginning of this year—a staggering 84% increase over the same period last year (National Institute for Space Research, Brazil). Scientists and conservationists attribute the accelerating deforestation to President Jair Bolsonaro, who issued an open invitation to loggers and farmers to clear the land after taking office in January.⁣ ⁣ The largest rainforest in the world is a critical piece of the global climate solution. Without the Amazon, we cannot keep the Earth’s warming in check. ⁣ ⁣ The Amazon needs more than our prayers. So what can YOU do?⁣ ⁣ ✔ As an emergency response, donate to frontline Amazon groups working to defend the forest. ⁣ ✔ Consider becoming a regular supporter of the Rainforest Alliance’s community forestry initiatives across the world’s most vulnerable tropical forests, including the Amazon; this approach is by far the most effective defense against deforestation and natural forest fires, but it requires deep, long-term collaboration between the communities and the public and private sectors. ✔ Stay on top of this story and keep sharing posts, tagging news agencies and influencers. ⁣ ✔ Be a conscious consumer, taking care to support companies committed to responsible supply chains.⁣ Eliminate or reduce consumption of beef; cattle ranching is one of the primary drivers of Amazon deforestation. ✔ When election time comes, VOTE for leaders who understand the urgency of our climate crisis and are willing to take bold action—including strong governance and forward-thinking policy.⁣ ⁣ #RainforestAlliance #SaveTheAmazon #PrayForAmazonia #AmazonRainforest #ActOnClimate #ForestsResist #ClimateCrisis 📸: @mohsinkazmitakespictures / Windy.com

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Situácia v Amazónii vyzerá naozaj alarmujúco. Od januára do augusta bolo zaznamenaných viac ako 74-tisíc požiarov. Za celý rok 2018 ich pritom bolo podľa brazílskeho Národného inštitútu vesmírneho výskumu (INPE) takmer 40-tisíc. Ide o najväčšie množstvo požiarov v amazonskom dažďovom pralese od roku 2013 po tom, ako ich počet v posledných dvoch rokoch klesal. Informovala o tom BBC s odvolaním sa na agentúru AFP.

zdroj: Instagram/leonardodicaprio, The Telegraph, BBC