> This threatened and spectacular tree is named for the American actor and
conservationist Leonardo DiCaprio, who, through several months in 2020, lobbied
extensively on social media (e.g. https://www.instagram.com/p/B_0LSAhFRue/?hl=en;https://twitter.com/leodicaprio/status/1257729388314943490?l... both accessed 12
April 2021) to draw attention to threats for the numerous rare Ebo species from the
logging concession that had been announced at Ebo earlier that year. The concession was
cancelled in August 2020, surely partly due to his efforts.
> This threatened and spectacular tree is named for the American actor and conservationist Leonardo DiCaprio, who, through several months in 2020, lobbied extensively on social media (e.g. https://www.instagram.com/p/B_0LSAhFRue/?hl=en; https://twitter.com/leodicaprio/status/1257729388314943490?l... both accessed 12 April 2021) to draw attention to threats for the numerous rare Ebo species from the logging concession that had been announced at Ebo earlier that year. The concession was cancelled in August 2020, surely partly due to his efforts.