We believe community participation is key to long-term project success in green restoration. That’s why we collaborate with the community around the Endane Biodiversity Corridor. For the 2024 planting season, we invited the larger public to join us.
Over 500 volunteers from universities, schools, clubs, institutions, families, and our own Dilmah family came to the Endane Biodiversity Corridor in Ratnapura. Together, they planted over 1,000 saplings – native and endemic varieties nurtured in our Endane plant nursery, with seeds collected from the forest floor near the mother plants. These saplings will be regularly monitored for growth.
This wasn’t just a planting exercise. Volunteers learned about creating biodiversity corridors and their benefits to humans, wildlife, and the ecosystem. They visited our nursery, which houses over 1,500 saplings. Each group also enjoyed a nature walk, a refreshing dip in a stream, and a delicious village lunch.
