It’s part of the $10 billion Jeff Bezos — whom Forbes lists as the wealthiest person on Earth — committed to spend on climate change last year.
— will spend $1 billion to “create, expand, manage, and monitor protected and conserved areas,” the initiative said in a statement.
The fund plans to spend on “areas that are important for biodiversity and carbon stocks,” and mentioned the Andes in South America, the Congo Basin and the Pacific Ocean — but the organization didn’t single out any particular targets for donations.
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