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Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos lead $200M project to save 100 of globe's most threatened species
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Key Points:
- Foundations led by Leonardo DiCaprio's Re:wild and Jeff Bezos' Earth Fund have launched the Phoenix Species Project, committing $200 million to revive 100 of Earth's most threatened species.
- The initiative is described as the largest single fund in history dedicated exclusively to recovering critically endangered species affected by climate change and habitat loss.
- The project focuses on diverse species including Madagascar's golden-crowned sifaka, the Malayan pangolin, the Visayan warty pig, and Attenborough's long-beaked echidna from New Guinea.
- The effort was developed through collaboration with local governments, environmental groups, and Indigenous communities to create a long-term strategy for species recovery.
- Recipients of the funding emphasize that the project provides critical resources and global support to sustain conservation efforts that were previously underfunded and at risk of failure.
