2019 – Posted in: Daily News

EARTH ALLIANCE – NONPROFIT ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION

For: Mains

Topics covered: About Earth alliance, Significance and Objectives

News Flash

Leonardo DiCaprio and philanthropists Laurene Powell Jobs and Brian Sheth are joining investor lists.

They help to create a new nonprofit environmental organization.
The organization is charged with tackling climate change and the loss of biodiversity.

Objective

The new organization, Earth Alliance, “will work globally to protect:

Ecosystems and wildlife
Ensure climate justice
Support renewable energy
Secure indigenous rights to the benefit of all life on Earth”.

Working of Earth Alliance

It will provide grants, educational opportunities, and fund campaigns and films.
It will work with grassroots organizations and individuals in places most affected by biodiversity loss and climate change.

Leonardo DiCaprio

DiCaprio has long championed environmentalism, with his eco-focused Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation giving out $100 million in grants. His foundation will be folded into Earth Alliance.

DiCaprio giving out grants for everything from lion recovery and mangrove restoration to the defense of indigenous rights and better access to affordable solar energy.

Brian Sheth

Brian Sheth is the co-founder and president of Vista Equity Partners (private equity firm).

He is the board chair of Global Wildlife Conservation. He founded The Sheth Sangreal Foundation with his wife to support environmental and educational initiatives.

The Sheth Sangreal Foundation will fund operational and administrative costs of the Earth Alliance.

Powell Jobs

She is a philanthropist and entrepreneur and president of the Emerson Collective, a social impact organization.

She is the widow of former Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs.

Source: Indian Express

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