In 2025, Leonardo DiCaprio's conservation group helped buy more than 52,000 acres on a Chilean island to prevent mining and logging; a year later, its future as a protected area is being negotiated

• The purchase, completed in 2025 for US$7.5 million, was intended to prevent destructive development and preserve the island’s wildlife and forests.
• According to Chilean newspaper La Tercera, which reported on the organisation’s financial records and ne