Leonardo Dicaprio: Actor Calls on Ghana to Keep Atewa Forest Safe
- World-renowned actor Leonardo DiCaprio has joined calls for Ghana to keep the Atewa Forest safe as it is critical to the health of the entire planet earth
- The forest in Ghana has 1,000 species of plants, 230 species of birds, 570 species of butterflies, & 50 species of mammals going extinct
- The Ghana government expressed great interest in mining bauxite in the forest, which will deplete the rich natural resource
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Leonardo DiCaprio who acted as Jack in the famous Titanic and also starred in a host of other movies has called on the Ghana government to make sure the Atewa Forest is kept safe.
In a video sighted by Briefly.co.za on the verified Twitter handle of the world-renowned actor, it is indicated that the forest in Ghana is one of the earth's irreplaceable places keeping the planet alive.
It serves as the home to more than 1,000 species of plants, 230 species of birds, 570 species of butterflies, and more than 50 species of mammals out of which most are endangered.
See the full video below:
The Atewa Forest is described as a key biodiversity area that is critical to the persistence of global biodiversity and the overall health of the entire planet Earth.
In 2016, the government of Ghana announced that it had plans of mining bauxite under the forest which means it will be depleted to a great extent.
Global manufacturing companies BMW Group, Tetra Pak & Schüco in addition to Leonardo DiCaprio have all expressed their concerns over the mining of aluminium at the spot.
Source: UGC
Instead, they have urged Ghana to rather turn the forest into a national park which is estimated to yield much more returns than the mining of bauxite.
In other news, Briefly.co.za reported that Moozlie made her acting debut on a new SABC 1 show on Sunday, 14 February. The rapper plays the role of a young dancer on The Kingdom - a show which made its debut on Sunday.
Moozlie has appeared on TV before but not as an actress. The multi-talented star was previously a presenter on Vuzu's V-Entertainment.
The media personality took to Twitter earlier on Sunday and retweeted a promo clip of the first episode of the drama series.
She also took to Instagram and shared snaps of her character. The star, who is also preparing to drop new music videos, captioned her Instagram post:
"Those #SpiritOfAnOG visuals are on the way. But in the meantime... MEET GUGU, she’s a dancer & she’ll be on SABC 1’s THE KINGDOM at 8PM TONIGHT."
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