By Carissa Alcantara
In addition to playing notable on-screen characters, celebrities are making a huge impact by using their platforms to raise awareness about saving and protecting Mother Earth.
Besides appearing on the red carpet, posing with expensive cars, or throwing endless parties, some celebrities also do great things for society. With their immense fame also comes significant influence, and many use it for a good cause.
While some are great advocates for human rights, gender equality and good governance, many continue the ultimate fight to care for the environment. These celebrities have done their part to encourage others to do the same.
We applaud anyone who uses their celebrity status to promote awareness of climate change and other threats to our environment.
Chai Fonacier
Using her comedy persona named “Kurdapya Jones”, Cebuana actress Chai Fonacier collaborated with Sutukil Sauce to create a six-part series on demystifying climate change in 2017.
Iza Calzado
Named one of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) National Ambassadors in 2016, actress Iza Calzado has been an active volunteer in raising awareness for environmental education and sustainable living.
Nadine Chandelier
As a beach lover, Nadine Luster showed her support by participating in a beach cleanup with Greenpeace PH’s anti-plastic campaign. Since then, Nadine has been practicing some ways to become eco-responsible.
Jasmine Curtis Smith
Jasmine Curtis-Smith was appointed Youth Ambassador for Independence Energy in 2019. Jasmine has always been an active advocate for environmental issues. It fulfills its duty to influence the government and private sectors to create alternative energy sources that are indigenous and sustainable.
Pia Würtzbach
Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach has partnered with World Wildlife Fund (WWF-Philippines) for their #speakupfornature campaign. Pia donated 250,000 pesos to support WWF causes.
Piolo Pascual
While in Mabini, Batangas, winner Piolo Pascual partnered with Ang Probinsyano Partylist for a coastal and underwater cleanup campaign. The community clean-up activity produced a total of 135 kilograms of waste collected by 50 volunteers led by the local Mabini tourist office.
Luis Manzano
Longtime diver and certified lover of the seas, Luis Manzano, champions the organization’s marine conservation programs, which include initiatives on sustainable fishing, food security, community-based ecotourism and biodiversity conservation.
Richard Gutierrez
Besides his acting career, Richard Gutierrez is also passionate about helping the environment. In 2019, Richard took the initiative to partner with Kiehl’s Made Better campaign. As an avid underwater photographer, the actor dedicated the campaign to preserving Anilao Beach.
Enzo Pineda
Besides being an actor and marine reservist, Enzo Pineda also has a passion for the environment. He donated collectibles and fashion items at auction to support families near conservation sites like the Ipo watershed. The actor is also a plant enthusiast. It campaigns for food security and raises awareness of good urban gardening practices.
Leonardo DiCaprio
Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio established the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998 to help “restore balance to threatened ecosystems, ensuring the long-term health and well-being of all of Earth’s inhabitants.” Leonardo was named the United Nations Climate Change Representative and has donated millions of dollars to environmental activist groups.
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi
Actress Portia De Rossi has given her wife, TV host Ellen De Generes, the Ellen Fund, which works in part to save Rwanda’s mountain gorillas.
BTS
In 2019, the seven members of the hit band BTS became Formula E ambassadors, promoting the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, the only race in the world that uses only electric cars. A year later, they became the faces of Hyundai’s IONIQ electric car, and to celebrate the partnership, they released a video full of beautiful earthy imagery.
Jane Fonda
Before COVID-19 hit, Jane Fonda was just beginning to organize her “Fire Drill Fridays,” bringing together famous friends, scientists, and civilians in Washington, DC, to come together for climate change. The Grace and Frankie star even wrote a book about climate change called “What Can I Do?”
Marc Ruffalo
Along with starring in various Marvel movies, Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo is a climate activist who helped start The Solutions Project, which aims to transition Americans to renewable energy. He has found over 100 projects so far and wants everyone to have 100% clean air.
Jaden Smith
At 12, Jaden Smith learned that the ocean is alive but dying from pollution and rising temperatures. So, in 2015, he created JUST Water, a company that strives to provide an alternative to petroleum-based products that require plastic and emit CO2 in production.
Shailene Woodley
Known for her role in the movie “The Fault in Our Stars,” Shailene Woodley has always been open about her best practices for saving the Earth: foraging for food, sourcing water, and making her cheese and soaps, for starters. In 2016, she put her activism to work publicly by joining rallies that have an advocate for clean water for Indigenous people in North Dakota.
Gisele Bundchen
Turned into a Goodwill Ambassador, Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen started advocating for clean water in her native country in 2004 and has since become a strong supporter of several UN environmental initiatives.
Cate Blanchett
Australian actress Cate Blanchett has become an ambassador for the Australian Conservation Foundation to help campaign for environmental justice and encourage people to share their real concerns about climate change. Cate has also been involved in setting up a solar roof for Australia’s Sydney Theater Company and has helped organizations like I Speak Earth and SolarAid throughout her career.
Ben Affleck
Actor and philanthropist, Ben Affleck is a lifelong environmental activist who fights for critical environmental issues and raises awareness in the fight against climate change. He was the recipient of the Environment Media Award in 2013. He has always been very vocal about the impacts of climate change and pollution in nature.
Prince Harry
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, is one of the great environmental campaigners like his father and grandfather. The Royal Family has always served its important commitment to championing environmental causes and their preservation. He has always shown his passion for nature and urged others to initiate climate action to save the planet.
Enchon Dee
Besides becoming an actor and a professional swimmer, Enchong Dee has expressed his passion for a greener and cleaner Philippines. The actor has participated in clean-up campaigns and explained how to strengthen environmental protection since 2015.
Bea Binene
Award-winning actress Bea Binene has taken her environmental advocacy into her own hands. In 2017, Bea self-produced an independent film called “Fading Paradise”, which follows the story of a lush island of Bohol poisoned by commercialization.
Janine Gutierrez
Outside of her work as an actress and TV host, Janine Gutierrez promotes good waste management to protect wildlife and their habitats. She visited project sites in Donsol, Sorsogon as a Youth Ambassador, working closely with the WWF-Philippines National Youth Council, where young students learned about relevant species, such as local whale sharks!
Robi Domingo
TV host Robi Domingo grew up in an environmentally conscious home which led him to practice sustainability and have a love and passion for the outdoors. Having become an active ambassador for WWF-Philippines, Robi hosted a nine-part web series titled Sustainably Yours, Robi, to inspire excitement and active participation in young people through everyday eco-friendly activities.
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