He’s a great, great actor. And I’m dying to see him in Scorcece’s "The Departed." But did you know Leo DiCaprio has a foundation dedicated to environmental issues. Two five-minute primers about the environment that he
co-created and narrates, are on his Web site leonardodicaprio.org, called the eco-site to distinguish it from his movie site, leonardodicaprio.com.

Established in 1998, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has actively
fostered awareness of environmental issues through participation with
such organizations as Natural Resources Defense Council, Global Green,
USA, the International Fund For Animal Welfare, and National Geographic
Kids, to name a few.

In order to reach,
inform, and entertain a wider global audience about these issues, the
environmental website www.leonardodicaprio.org was created.

The
Foundation places particular emphasis on the issues of global warming,
alternative and renewable energy sources, and the preservation of the
planet’s amazing biodiversity.

To this end,
it supported the efforts made by the Dian Fossey Foundation, Reef
Check, Oceana, Santa Monica’s Heal The Bay, and the U’wa Defense
Project.

TreePeople and the Foundation, along
with Tree Muskateers joined forces to promote the incorporation of
trees into urban neighborhoods and also to help reforest the decimated
Southern California mountains.

Environment Now honored the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation with its prestigious Martin Litton Environmental Warrior Award in 2001.

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