Mars, Inc Doing Sweet Reef Conservation Work

By Leonard Ho

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MARS, INCORPORATED COMPLETES ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST CORAL REEF REHABILITATIONS AND LAUNCHES NEW MARINE PROTECTED AREA

Project Undertaken Off the Coast of Southern Indonesian Island Using Innovative Systems Developed by Mars, Incorporated Associates to Provide Food Security for Local People

Mars, Incorporated is announcing the completion of an extensive coral reef rehabilitation – the latest example of how it supports the communities in which it operates. The privately-owned company has also announced a new marine protected area in the same site, off the island of Pulau Badi in Southern Indonesia, which is 20 kilometers from Makassar, South Sulawesi, where Mars has a cocoa processing factory.

The project was developed by Mars Sustainable Solutions (part of Mars Symbioscience) and built in collaboration with the island community and divers from Mars, Incorporated businesses around the world. This included Associates selected through the Mars Ambassador Program, which gives Associates the chance to impact change through global assignments using their professional expertise and passion.

The reef covers an area of approximately 7000 square meters (over 500 meters long), with over 3000 specially-constructed, innovative structures on which coral fragments grow to rehabilitate the reef and re-establish native fish populations.

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