The Oscar-winning actor who is sweeping Netflix with Don't Look Up received an unexpected surprise, which is sure to make his activist side proud.
Leonardo DiCaprio is on everyone's lips thanks to his recent work, Do n't Look Up. This satire directed by Adam McKay is sweeping Netflix, which will surely lead to the film becoming one of the most original contents.
The plot of this film tells how astronomers Randall Mindy and Kate Dibiansky (Leo Dicaprio and Jennifer Lawrence) discover that a huge asteroid threatens to wipe out life on Earth. Faced with this delicate situation, they undertake the important mission of warning humanity of the danger looming above. To begin their journey they will have to communicate the situation to an unsympathetic president of the United States (Meryl Streep). The situation ends up being a complete disaster that, with laughter and laughter, is an important criticism of the consumer society and the dangerous advance of climate change on our planet.
Leonardo DiCaprio fits right into the role of Doctor Randall, since for years the actor has carried a message of warning, not only for responsible politicians, but also for people, to become aware that the devastating actions of everyone, such as the generation of garbage, nuclear waste and more scourges, is leading the planet to enter a stage without regression, where climate change will wreak havoc, renewable resources will become scarce, among other problems.
Now Leo's fight receives an important distinction, one that the actor did not see coming. Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, London, officially named a species of tree “Uvariopsis dicapri” in honor of the actor's activism. According to NewScientist, this tree found in the forest of Cameroon, Africa, is critically endangered.
Kew Gardens scientist Dr Martin Cheek said Leonardo's work is "crucial in helping to stop the felling of the Ebo Forest". In this same place, an open area was set up for logging, this caught the attention of experts from around the world, who immediately asked the government of Cameroon not to give the green light to this project. The situation did not go unnoticed by DiCapario, who immediately joined in to protest the cause and stop the logging.
"With so many useful products, from medicines to food and fiber, coming from plants, we don't know what options we are losing when they become extinct," said Martin Cheek, another of the Kew Gardens scientists.
This important recognition for Leo will further enhance his cause in seeking to make people open their eyes and look around them, because it will not take a single minute to end life on the planet if things remain the same.
