Leonardo DiCaprio marches with thousands against climate change

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Oscar winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio is best known for his iconic roles in everything from Titanic, Wolf of Wall Street, Django Unchained and The Revenant, as well as his string of stunning model ex-girlfriends, but the actor has long been a passionate advocate against climate change. The award-winning actor launched his Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998 to tackle environmental and wildlife conservation, and has raised an astonishing $61.1million in that time, providing grants to wildlife charities and climate change activists among other environmental causes. The activist has marched in many climate change protests, used his contacts book of celebrity and model pals to raise cash at an annual ball and even met with Pope Francis to discuss how to take action on the environment. Watch our video now to find out more about Leo's good work...

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00:00It's no secret that Leonardo DiCaprio is a big campaigner for various political and ecological causes,

00:05and he's not afraid to get stuck right in with some important protests and marches.

00:09Most recently, the Oscar-winning actor attended the People's Climate March and shared a number of snaps,

00:15including one of himself with a number of indigenous leaders and native peoples in Dakota.

00:19Leo was also seen marching in Washington, holding a sign that read,

00:23Climate Change Is Real.

00:25He was one of thousands marching towards the White House in the hopes of raising awareness for their cause.

00:30Naturally, the marches are set to continue, and Leo's sure to be present at as many of them as he

00:34can,

00:35along with many other big stars who've also lent their voices to worthy causes.

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