Leonardo DiCaprio Instagram – As Nicaragua faces an escalating crisis—with illegal cattle ranchers and miners decimating the irreplaceable Indio-Maíz Biological Reserve—the government has an opportunity to step up and safeguard its wild lands, biodiversity, and Indigenous and local communities who depend on them. PATROL follows Nicaragua’s Indigenous Rama people, in alliance with the Afro-descendent Kriol community, who are fighting to stop illegal cattle ranchers from destroying the Indio-Maíz Biological Reserve—which overlaps with their communal land and is one of the largest tracts of rainforest north of the Amazon. Nearly 60% of Nicaragua’s forests have been lost in the last four decades, primarily due to illegal cattle ranching. This deforestation is leading to the destruction of biodiversity and traditional ways of life. Meat produced on illegally converted lands is finding its way to unsuspecting consumers in the United States and other major markets. Support @patrolthemovie and Indigenous communities. Call for the Nicaraguan government to protect its Indigenous communities by upholding the law and prosecuting those who are invading and deforesting protected areas. Sign the petition and join the campaign today at the #linkinbio. #SalvemosIndioMaiz #EnvironmentalJustice #ProtectIndigenousLands Support for PATROL was provided by @Rewild, Pacific Pioneer Fund, @Ambulanteac, @Mountainfilm.