Angelina Jolie demands deforestation be stopped: 'World leaders must be held to their promises'

Angelina Jolie has been involved in helping refugees for decades as she works as a Special Envoy for the United Nations.

Now The Eternals actress is shedding a light on environmental issues as she says fires, floods and lack of water impact those who have been displaced.

This week the ex-wife of Brad Pitt took to her Instagram account to educate her over 11M followers on how the crumbling environment is making it harder for people to live.

On Wednesday she touched on deforestation as she shared several images of trees burned down.

‘We’ve launched a biodiversity survey with Flora & Fauna International to map the plants and animals still in the forest of Cambodia’s Samlout district,’ said the Hollywood icon.

The Oscar-winning actress also said it is ‘a baseline for their protection and conservation in the future, since we do not yet know how much endangered wildlife remains.’

Angelina added: ‘It’s just one example of the devastating impact of deforestation globally – and why world leaders must be held to their promises.’

She also said in one of her images that she has been protecting trees in Cambodia for almost 20 years.

Cambodia is close to her heart because it is where she adopted her eldest son Maddox.

The siren’s previous post was about the climate crisis causing distress for refugees.

The climate crisis is a human crisis, she said, and after decades of inaction, the climate emergency is accelerating, and ‘human displacement is one of its most devastating consequences,’ wrote the mother of six.

The Salt star also said that globally, 80% of people fleeing conflict and persecution come from countries on the front lines of the climate emergency. 

‘Climate change is amplifying vulnerabilities and threats such as conflict, poverty, and food insecurity, which increasingly drive people from their homes,’ wrote the beauty, who has reportedly been romancing The Weeknd.

‘In Mali, for example, vital lakes have dried up, leaving families unable to farm, fish or keep livestock – without the bare means of survival. 

‘Many people are forced to flee to their homes – only to find that there too people are suffering from drought, rising temperatures, decreasing rainfall and bushfires.’

The daughter of actor Jon Voight then shared: ‘It is unjust that the people who are most vulnerable to climate change – and who have contributed the least to it – are the worst affected. 

There is no solution to climate change and to global instability ‘that doesn’t start with supporting the rights and needs of people on the frontline of the crisis, as well as protecting the environment,’ the Mr and Mrs Smith star also shared.

And before that she talked about the children of war torn Yemen.

‘Yemen is facing one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world,’ wrote the Maleficent actress.

‘At least 10,000 children have been killed or maimed since the conflict began in 2015, and millions more are at risk of starvation.’

The Los Angeles native then said: ‘What started off as a civil war has become a proxy battle for global powers, and it’s Yemenis who are caught up in the crosshairs, including more than 11 million children in desperate need of humanitarian assistance.’