Dicaprio and Bezos Earth Fund Launch $200M Phoenix Species Project

Leonardo DiCaprio's Re:wild and the Bezos Earth Fund launched the Phoenix Species Project, a $200 million initiative to recover 100 species facing imminent extinction. The project, co-founded by DiCaprio and Dr. Wes Sechrest, will work with Indigenous Peoples, scientists, and conservationists. It is the largest single philanthropic initiative dedicated exclusively to critically endangered species recovery.

DiCaprio said species on the brink often anchor vital ecosystems, and protecting them also safeguards forests, wetlands, grasslands, and oceans, potentially shifting global conservation and climate efforts. largest single philanthropic initiative dedicated exclusively to the recovery of critically endangered species across taxonomic groups, a diversity of habitats, and countries.