KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 (Bernama) -- Mary Kay Inc (Mary Kay), a global advocate for corporate sustainability and environmental stewardship, has completed a reforestation project in Madagascar in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, and the Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership.
Chief Operating Officer of the Arbor Day Foundation, Katie Loos, said: “The impact of this partnership has allowed us to make significant strides in one of the most critical forestlands for biodiversity, with many species depending on these trees for survival.
“Mary Kay has continued to demonstrate their dedicated support towards strengthening our planet’s forests of greatest need. Protecting and preserving our most vulnerable species is essential to solving the current biodiversity crisis, and we are proud to work with partners who share this value,” she said in a statement.
The 42,000-tree project in Southeast Madagascar focused on reversing decades of forest destruction as the forest is also home to critically endangered lemurs and other wildlife species found nowhere else on earth.
Tree planting efforts were also intended to improve the resiliency of the forest and neighboring communities.
Last month, Mary Kay announced the completion of a 69-acre reforestation project to revitalise Florida’s Econfina Creek Wildlife Management Area in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation.
Meanwhile earlier this year, Mary Kay also released a report detailing its long-standing partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation where together they have planted over 1.2 million trees across the globe, making a measurable impact on vital forest ecosystems.
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