A show of force for the environment. HARI Foundation, Inc. (HFI) President Ma. Fe Perez-Agudo and ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) Director Atty. Roberto Oliva commit to intensify efforts at conserving the ASEAN region’s rich but threatened biodiversity.
Hyundai’s Philippine distributor, Hyundai Asia Resources Inc (HARI) has always been at the forefront of advocating programs to enrich the lives of the Filipino people. In its latest bid, HARI, through its Corporate Social Responsibility arm, HARI Foundation Inc, hopes to inspire people to care for the environment through its Hyundai Icon for Biodiversity award.
HFI will present the award to 10 distinguished Biodiversity Heroes on 7 August 2017 at the New World Hotel in Manila. The awardees will likewise be shuttled in and around the Metro in Hyundai’s top-flight H350 luxe van.
The Hyundai Icon for Biodiversity award is a partnership between HFI and the ASEAN Center for Biodiversity. It aims to promote education in environmental stewardship on a regional level by inspiring others and making them see that it is cool to care for our earth. In line with this, the ASEAN Biodiversity Heroes will serve as ambassadors for biodiversity conservation around the ASEAN region.
The ASEAN Biodiversity Heroes program recognizes individuals who have contributed to biodiversity efforts and advocacies in their respective countries. The 10 awardees will each come from the ten ASEAN countries. The ASEAN Biodiversity Heroes is also supported by the ASEAN Secretariat, Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), and the European Union (EU). ACB, an inter-governmental organization created by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to address the challenge of biodiversity loss in the region, serves as the awards secretariat.
