What Happened to Laurene Powell Jobs' and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Once-Ambitious Green Group?

What Happened to Laurene Powell Jobs' and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Once-Ambitious Green Group?

Launched with fanfare in 2019, Earth Alliance promised to ally billionaire dollars and celebrity clout against the threats of climate change and biodiversity loss. Now, the initiative is virtually defunct. Here’s what we know.

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The Amazon Fires Are a Big Setback to Funders and Nonprofits. How Are They Responding?

The Amazon Fires Are a Big Setback to Funders and Nonprofits. How Are They Responding?

The fires, along with reports of fast-escalating deforestation outside Brazil, come after many years of funder-backed efforts to protect the Amazon and offer a sobering reminder of philanthropy’s limitations. What’s next for key players in this space?

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Behind a New Green Alliance is a Trio of Powerful—and Deeply Alarmed—Donors

Behind a New Green Alliance is a Trio of Powerful—and Deeply Alarmed—Donors

The founding of the Earth Alliance by Leonardo DiCaprio, Laurene Powell Jobs, and Brian Sheth reflects a mounting sense of urgency about ecological threats. It also shows how big new money is flowing to environmental causes.

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