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Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio has added his voice to a growing number of prominent personalities who have urged the government to protect Masungi Geopark Project, a critical conservation area in Rizal province.
“Masungi is a lush montane rainforest landscape outside of Manila, the bustling capital of the Philippines,” DiCaprio said in an Instagram post on Thursday. “In the late 1990s, much of Masungi was illegally deforested. Local communities fostered the development of the @masungigeoreserve, spurring efforts to restore this precious ecosystem,” he added.
“Now this success is in jeopardy, as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) threatens to cancel the agreement that protects this area from prolific land-grabbing activities.
