Leonardo DiCaprio has taken a swipe at Queensland for its deforestation practices.
The Hollywood star and environmental activist, 49, took to Facebook on Friday after a study by the University of Queensland found that an emission reduction report by the National Carbon Accounting System (NCAS) could be erroneous and based on unreliable data.
In its findings, the University of Queensland slammed NCAS for significantly underestimating deforestation in the state.
‘An independent study has found that the national carbon accounting system of Australia may be significantly underreporting deforestation in Queensland,’ DiCaprio began his post.
‘In Queensland, where roughly 44% of the national cattle herd grazes and the majority of land clearing has occurred, officials have recorded deforestation at almost twice the rate of the national system used to calculate industry emissions.’
Leonardo DiCaprio, 49, (pictured has taken a swipe at Queensland for its deforestation practices
DiCaprio, who recently threw his support behind a Tasmanian conservation program to protect an endangered swift parrot, emphasised the need for Australia to protect its threatened species.
‘The Australian government has promised that it will prevent any new extinctions. Conservationists continue to encourage them to uphold their zero-extinction commitment,’ he wrote.
‘The only way to protect the hundreds of threatened Australian forest species, is to end native forest logging across Australia and Tasmania,’ he urged.
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‘An independent study has found that the national carbon accounting system of Australia may be significantly underreporting deforestation in Queensland,’ DiCaprio began his post
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DiCaprio, who recently threw his support behind a Tasmanian conservation program to protect an endangered swift parrot, emphasised the need for Australia to protect its threatened species
He concluded by calling out Australia for having the ‘highest rate of mammalian extinctions in the world’.
DiCaprio has long been an outspoken advocate for environmental issues and established The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998 aged 24 with the mission of bringing attention and funding to the protection of biodiversity, ocean and forest conservation, and climate change.
DiCaprio also serves on the board of several environmental protection organisations including the World Wildlife Fund, the Natural Resources Defense Council, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Pristine Seas and Oceans 5.
He has been honoured with the Clinton Global Citizen Award for his philanthropic work and is a United Nations Messenger of Peace for climate change.
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DiCaprio has long been an outspoken advocate for environmental issues and established The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998 aged 24 with the mission of bringing attention and funding to the protection of biodiversity, ocean and forest conservation, and climate change
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