Harrison Ford braves chest wax to showcase effects of deforestation

Harrison Ford lends his celebrity to this short film which attempts to draw attention to the damaging effects of deforestation. The star of the Indiana Jones movies bravely volunteers to have his chest waxed to illustrate the fact that destroying tropical forests hurts mankind.

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“Every year, tropical forest equal to an area the size of England disappears. That’s a jungle the size of Manhattan lost every four hours,” Ford says.

“Saving forests is more than helping wildlife survive. It combats climate change and allows people to continue getting the fresh water and food and medicines they need from healthy forest ecosystems.”

This film is released in partnership with Conservation International; an organisation that operates in more than 40 countries on four continents to help people find economic alternatives to harming their natural environments.

For more information, visit: www.conservation.org