Zahira OBA has successfully launched the “Green for All” ecological restoration project at Sinharaja
Forest, specifically within the Endane Biodiversity Corridor (EBC). This initiative, in collaboration with
Dilmah Conservation, Kahawatta Plantation Company, and Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, was
inaugurated on Sunday, July 28, 2024. The primary sponsors for the project are The Students Visa and
Mega Vision.
Zahira OBA, along with its dedicated team of 40 members, embarked on an arduous trek spanning over 5
kilometers through a leech-infested corridor. This corridor connects the Walankanda Forest Reserve (part
of the Sinharaja Forest) with the fragmented forest of the Iharakanda Proposed Forest Reserve. Their
mission was to plant nearly 1,000 threatened lowland rainforest tree species, aiming to enhance both
biodiversity and ecosystem health.
Zahira OBA dedicated this Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative under the chairmanship of
Mr.Shafraz Salley with assistance from Yufliq Qabeer.