Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio’s environmental initiative called Earth Alliance has pledged $5 million towards the preservation of the Amazon rainforest following the wildfires. The new organisation’s emergency Amazon Forest Fund is working to support local partners and indigenous communities in their efforts to protect the sensitive habitats within the Amazon, reports variety.com. The funds will be donated to five local organisations. “The largest rainforest in the world is a critical piece of the global climate solution. Without the Amazon, we cannot keep the Earth’s warming in check,” DiCaprio had written on Instagram.