Leonardo DiCaprio has criticized Queensland for its deforestation practices.
The Hollywood star and environmental activist, 49, took to Facebook on Friday after a University of Queensland study found that an emissions reduction report from the National Carbon Accounting System (NCAS) could be erroneous and based on unreliable data.
In its findings, the University of Queensland heavily criticized the NCAS for significantly underestimating deforestation in the state.
“An independent study has found that Australia’s national carbon accounting system may be significantly underestimating deforestation in Queensland,” DiCaprio began his post.
“In Queensland, where about 44% of the national cattle herd grazes and most land clearing has occurred, officials have recorded deforestation at almost double the rate of the national system used to calculate emissions from the industry”.
Leonardo DiCaprio, 49 (pictured), criticized Queensland for its deforestation practices.
DiCaprio, who recently supported a Tasmanian conservation program to protect an endangered swift parrot, stressed the need for Australia to protect its threatened species.
‘The Australian government has promised to prevent further extinctions. Conservationists continue to encourage them to maintain their commitment to zero extinction,” he wrote.
“The only way to protect hundreds of threatened Australian forest species is to end logging of native forests across Australia and Tasmania,” he urged.
“An independent study has found that Australia’s national carbon accounting system may be significantly underestimating deforestation in Queensland,” DiCaprio began his post.
DiCaprio, who recently supported a Tasmanian conservation program to protect an endangered swift parrot, stressed the need for Australia to protect its threatened species.
He concluded by criticizing Australia for having the “highest rate of mammal extinctions in the world.”
DiCaprio has long been a strong advocate for environmental issues and created the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998, when he was 24, with the mission of attracting attention and funding for the protection of biodiversity, ocean and forest conservation. , and climate change.
DiCaprio also serves on the board of directors of several environmental protection organizations, including the World Wildlife Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Pristine Seas and Oceans 5.
He has been honored with the Clinton Global Citizen Award for his philanthropic work and is a United Nations Messenger of Peace for climate change.
DiCaprio has long been a strong advocate for environmental issues and created the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998, when he was 24, with the mission of bringing attention and funding to the protection of biodiversity, ocean and forest conservation. , and climate change.