Leonardo DiCaprio is giving back a lot with the brand new Virunga Fund, as part of his foundation, Earth Alliance, that was co-founded with Emerson Collective and Global Wildlife Conservation.
The Virunga Fund will directly benefit the Virunga National Park, the oldest park and reserve in Africa with $2 million in seed funding.
Virunga National Park is home to the famed mountain gorilla, which has bounced back from the brink of extinction, and is currently under threats of both Ebola and COVID-19.
Less than two weeks ago, 12 park rangers, a driver and four members of the local community also lost their lives in a ferociously violent attack by a militia group. “I had the great honor of meeting and supporting Virunga’s courageous team in