据《雅加达环球报》3月30日报道:周日(3月27日),奥斯卡获奖演员莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥密访位于亚齐东南的Leuser山国家公园。
同行有演员阿德里安·布罗迪和费舍·史蒂芬斯,这位初露头角的环保主义者在Ketambe参观了公园的研究设施,在那里他们三人亲密接触了苏门答腊猩猩和大象。
他对莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥基金会资助的Bukit Tiga Puluh国家公园的森林保护感到关切。该国家公园面临来自森林砍伐的持续威胁,主要是由于棕榈油领域扩张造成的。
Leuser山国家公园是联合国教科文组织世界遗产,也是一些濒危物种的自然栖息地,包括苏门答腊猩猩、苏门答腊老虎、苏门答腊大象和苏门答腊犀牛。
迪卡普里奥29日发布了一条推特消息,呼吁人们参与到推动环保的行动中来。
苏门答腊独特的生态系统和生物多样性吸引了许多活动家和获奖的名人。三年前制作的环保纪录片中,演员哈里森·福特和印尼林业部长进行了强硬对话,敦促他对苏门答腊的非法砍伐活动采取行动,并进行更加可持续的森林活动。
Banda Aceh. Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio made a secret visit to Mount Leuser National Park in southeast Aceh on Sunday (27/3).
Along with fellow actors Adrien Brody and Fisher Stevens, the budding environmental activist visited the park’s research facility in Ketambe, where the trio had close encounters with Sumatran orangutans and elephants.
DiCaprio has taken a personal interest in conserving the forests of the Bukit Tiga Puluh National Park through his Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. The national park faces constant threats from deforestation, mainly driven by palm oil field expansion.
“We need local, national and international involvement to protect Mount Leuser National Park. The park is one of the oldest national parks in Indonesia and was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 1981,” said Andi Basrul, who runs Mount Leuser National Park.
The national park is also Unesco World Heritage Site and a natural habitat for some critically endangered species, including the Sumatran orangutans, Sumatran tigers, Sumatran elephants and Sumatran rhinoceros.
DiCaprio recently spread the message through his Twitter account, urging participation to boost the conservation efforts.
Let's work together to #SaveLeuserEcosystem, a biodiversity hotspot. Stand up at https://t.co/dWdlp1d81cpic.twitter.com/LEZUU8Any8
— Leonardo DiCaprio (@LeoDiCaprio) March 29, 2016
Sumatra’s unique ecosystem and biodiversity have attracted many activists and award-winning celebrities. As part of an environmental documentary made three years ago, actor Harrison Ford conducted a hard-hitting interview with Indonesia's forestry minister, urging him to take action on illegal logging activities in Sumatra and to adopt more sustainable forestry practices.