The project grew from collaboration between DiCaprio, Jeff Bezos, conservation leaders, governments, and Indigenous communities. Foundations founded and co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched an initiative committed to investing $200 million to help save 100 of the world's most threatened species. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeff Bezos commit $200 miillion to save speciesBig picture view:The Phoenix Species Project, unveiled Tuesday, is being led by Re:wild, co-founded by DiCaprio, and the Bezos Earth Fund. U.S. actor Leonardo DiCaprio attends the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 15, 2026. Dig deeper:The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species now lists 49,500 species threatened with extinction.