Ban on Leonardo DiCaprio’s Indonesia visit after Rain Forests comment?
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Seems doors of Indonesia have been closed for Leonardo DiCaprio permenantly.This came after the 41-year-old Oscar winning actor and environmental activist’s visit to the Indonesian island of Sumatra last month where he posted to Instagram that the palm oil industry was threatening such wildlife in the Leuser Ecosystem as Sumatran elephants, tigers and orangutans, reports Us magazine.
“The expansion of palm oil plantations is fragmenting the forest and cutting off key elephant migration corridors, making it more difficult for elephant families to find adequate sources of food and water,” DiCaprio wrote. “A world-class biodiversity hotspot …
But Palm Oil expansion is destroying this unique place. Now is the time to save the Leuser Ecosystem,” read his Instagram post.Heru Santoso, a spokesperson for the Indonesian government, responded to the post by threatening to prevent the Wolf of Wall Street actor from visiting the Southeast Asian country again.”We support his concern to save the Leuser ecosystem. But we can blacklist him from returning to Indonesia at any time if he keeps posting incitement or provocative statements in his social media,” he said.
Questions & Answers
Q.What specifically did Leonardo DiCaprio say about the palm oil industry in Indonesia?
What specifically did Leonardo DiCaprio say about the palm oil industry in Indonesia?
He stated on Instagram that the palm oil industry is threatening wildlife in the Leuser Ecosystem, specifically Sumatran elephants, tigers, and orangutans. He highlighted that plantation expansion fragments forests and cuts off elephant migration corridors, impacting their food and water access.
Q.What was the Indonesian government's reaction to Leonardo DiCaprio's social media posts?
What was the Indonesian government's reaction to Leonardo DiCaprio's social media posts?
A government spokesperson, Heru Santoso, responded by threatening to blacklist DiCaprio from returning to Indonesia. He stated this would happen if DiCaprio continued posting what he described as incitement or provocative statements on social media.
Q.Which specific area in Indonesia did Leonardo DiCaprio highlight as being at risk?
Which specific area in Indonesia did Leonardo DiCaprio highlight as being at risk?
DiCaprio focused on the Leuser Ecosystem in Sumatra, describing it as a world-class biodiversity hotspot. He emphasised that palm oil expansion is destroying this unique place and called for its salvation.
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