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Mary Kay Inc. has worked to elevate women’s leadership in marine conservation and to spotlight innovations and actions undertaken by women leaders across the Coral Triangle to protect marine biodiversity. (Graphic: Mary Kay Inc.) |
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- Mary Kay Inc recently participated in a virtual learning exchange, where it spotlighted innovations and actions undertaken by women leaders across the Coral Triangle in protecting marine biodiversity.
The event, “Women Leaders Protecting the Coral Triangle's Threatened Biodiversity and Endangered Species”, also highlighted successful women-led initiatives in sustainable marine resource management and ocean protection.
According to a statement, these initiatives focus on biodiversity protection, climate action, and marine protected area management linked to the global goal to protect 30 per cent of the world’s oceans by 2030.
The Coral Triangle is home to some of the world’s most diverse and beautiful coral reefs and provides a habitat for more than 250 species of fish. However, many of the marine animals and ecosystems in the Coral Triangle are threatened by human activities.
The event was hosted by the Coral Triangle Center (CTC), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) Regional Secretariat.
As a global advocate for corporate sustainability and women’s empowerment, Mary Kay joined panellists from CTC, CTI-CFF, and TNC as well as WWF Malaysia, Conservation International, and the University of the Philippines Diliman to share inspiring stories in protecting sea turtles, dugongs, sharks, and fisheries sustainably.
In the Coral Triangle, Mary Kay has continued to partner with TNC and the women in Papua New Guinea and Mangoro Market Meri, a group that markets sustainable mangrove products, such as shellfish and mud crabs, while protecting mangroves from being harvested for their wood.
-- BERNAMA
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