King Of the World's Oceans: Leo DiCaprio Donates $7M to Conservation

King Of the World's Oceans: Leo DiCaprio Donates $7M to Conservation

By Andrew Freedman
13 hours ago


Leonardo DiCaprio, whose role in 1997’s Titanic rocketed him to stardom, lent some serious star power to an oceans-policy conference at the U.S. State Department this week. He pledged grants of $7 million over two years from his private foundation to ocean-conservation efforts.

“We’re plundering the ocean and its vital resources, and just because we can’t see the devastation from dry land, doesn’t mean it’s any less dangerous,” DiCaprio said. “It needs to stop.”

DiCaprio has also donated money to other ocean-conservation efforts, including the nonprofit advocacy group Oceana.

The “Our Oceans” conference, spearheaded by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, resulted in new commitments to protect more than 772,000 square miles of ocean — nearly the size of India — according to the State Department.

In addition to the grants from the Wolf of Wall Street star, other contributions announced at the conference from the U.S. and the international community totaled nearly $2 billion, the State Department said.

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