Nathalie Kelley Instagram – Sometimes being a “climate activist” or as I like to call myself a “Lobbyist for Mother Earth” – involves putting on a fully biodegradable raffia gown by @madeforawoman to charm and convince wealthy people to give away their money to save our planets biodiversity. Philanthropic giving will be so important in the next 7 years we have left to avert climate catastrophe – but currently only 2% of that giving goes to “nature” and even less makes it to Indigenous people who are protecting 80% of our planets biodiversity. Thankfully @leonardodicaprio and @rewild are leading the way – with big wins this last year by helping to protect the Yasuní National park from oil drilling and preventing the largest open pit mine being built in Panama – ALL though their partnerships with Indigenous activists and story tellers. ✊🏽🌳 COP has shown us that we can’t rely on world leaders – who are at this point powerless puppets beholden to big industries. We need orgs like @rewild and the worlds wealthiest people to start funding this work with private money. So if any rich people are reading this, this is the moment to leave behind a legacy that will stand the test of the time. Give back to the Earth all that money you have been hoarding to ensure that future generations get to breathe clean air and enjoy the abundance of biodiversity that most fortunes were built on squandering… wealth comes with great responsibility especially in an era where humanity’s survival is not guaranteed.. we cannot live in the world with no trees, acidic oceans, air choked with forest fires.. we don’t want to live in a world with no orangutans because their homes have been destroyed to plant monocultures of palm oil so we can eat @nestle chocolate bars. Biodiversity preservation IS our best defense against a rapidly changing climate and deterioration of our ecosystems. ✊🏽🌳 here’s to more wins in 2024 with the @rewild team and amazing activists like @ninagualinga 🌳🌳🌳