Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio book cover — BREAKOUT BIOGRAPHIES LEONARDO DICAPRIO Actor Environmental Activist and UN Messenger of Peace Kristen Rajczak Nelson Power Kids press New York

Leonardo DiCaprio — page 1 — ACTOR ACTIVIST Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the most famous and respected actors today He’s taken on challenging roles worked with celebrated directors and actors and won numerous awards DiCaprio also speaks out about how people treat Earth and what the consequences of their actions might be In 2016 he spoke to members of the United Nations UN about the seriousness of climate change In America I have witnessed unprecedented droughts in California and sea level rise flooding the streets of Miami He said climate change has gotten out of control and the lives of all living things are in danger DiCaprio’s interest in the environment began before he acted in any movies or won any awards Though he makes his living as an actor Leonardo DiCaprio is an activist at heart 4

Leonardo DiCaprio — page 2 — DiCaprio has traveled all over the world to learn more about how climate change is affecting Earth Even though he has a busy schedule as an activist DiCaprio has acted in numerous movies since 1993 THE PARIS AGREEMENT On April 22 2016 DiCaprio spoke to the UN before the signing of the Paris Agreement In this agreement countries from around the world promise to fight against and limit human activities such as burning fossil fuels that are causing climate change to speed up DiCaprio said It will mean nothing if you return to your countries and fail to push beyond the promises of this historic agreement Now is the time for bold unprecedented action 5

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