Actor Leonardo DiCaprio continues to expand his real-life role as an environmental crusader, a role you don't often see in his Hollywood blockbusters.

DiCaprio told the New York Times this week , an unpopulated island off the coast of Belize. He is partnering with New York City-based developer Delos to build a luxury, environmentally friendly resort.

The resort aims to restore the island by replanting mangrove trees, reducing invasive species and returning native animals to the land.

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“This project is leading a new way in eco-tourism, development and green building and demonstrates that human development can be truly restorative and beneficial for the environment,” DiCaprio said in a news release.

Focusing on environmental causes is nothing new for DiCaprio. The actor’s Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation was created to address “,” including rainforest revitalization, protecting tigers and clean water access worldwide according to the foundation’s website. He also sits on the for the World Wildlife Fund.

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