DiCaprio Foundation donates USD 2 million to combat overfishing, ocean conservation
DiCaprio Foundation grants his support to projects promoted by the organisation Ocean 5. (Photo: Oceans5/Christopher William Adach/CC BY-SA 2.0)
(UNITED STATES, 10/20/2014)
The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation provided USD 2 million to Oceans 5, an international funders’ collaborative dedicated to stopping overfishing and establishing marine reserves in the world’s five oceans.
The funds will support projects creating large protected areas in the Pacific Islands and the Arctic, while also improving fisheries enforcement in Europe, the United States and Central America. DiCaprio’s contribution also supported the protection of threatened shark populations, created a large marine monument in remote Pacific waters of the United States, and advanced efforts to protect Antarctica.
“Oceans 5 is an exciting new platform for marine conservation. Working together with other philanthropists, we are making smarter, more impactful investments f...
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