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Around the World Your Favourite Celebs Doing Their Bit

Photo: Time Magazine, 2019

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Leonardo Dicaprio He established the Leonardo Dicaprio Foundation in 1998, protecting the last untouched places on earth, pushing for environmental justice through mefia campaigning and marketing. He produced “The 11th Hour”, a documentary featuring scientists and environmental activists discussing the state of the earth, and he is currently on the board of the World Wildlife Fund. What a great example of using your power for good!

Photo: Harper’s Bazaar, 2014

Lupita Nyong’o Recently named Global elephant Ambassador for Wildlife Aid, a conservation organisation, Lupita has used her platform to bring attention to the illegal ivory and poaching trade in Africa. Her notoriety has brought a lot of awareness to the issue and has been a big step in the right direction towards elephant conservation and protection. She strives for an ivory free world and has engaged her fans in this anti-ivory movement. “It is time... to consign the tragedy of the ivory trade to history.”

Mark Ruffalo Turns out, Mark isn’t just green as the Incredible Hulk! He founded Defen ce, dedicated to protecting clean water supplies and banning hydraulic fracturing. He rallies against fracking, and regularly attends public protests and events, spreading awareness and reinforcing accountability for industrial waste pollution. He has worked alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, hosting the event “100%”, voicing to the publc the necessity of turning their attention to focus on renewable energy resources.

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