How Leonardo DiCaprio's Support Transformed Amazon Conservation Efforts After Bolsonaro's False Accusations

Nov 09, 2025 12:04 am CST

A false accusation by former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro unexpectedly connected environmentalist Caetano Scannavino with Leonardo DiCaprio, resulting in a five-year partnership that has strengthened sustainable development initiatives in the Amazon rainforest. Through DiCaprio's conservation organization Re:wild, Scannavino's Saude e Alegria nonprofit has expanded its work on forest protection and community development, including the establishment of the Forest Economy EcoCenter in Santarem, which enhances sustainable practices in the region ahead of the upcoming COP30 conference in Belem.