Join our tree planting campaign

Mar 22, 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: Since the launch of our CSR initiative, the HERALD Tree Planting Campaign on September 8, we have planted 183 trees the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Sabah.

This campaign goes beyond responding to Pope Francis’ call in Laudato Si’ to care for our common home — it is an opportunity to leave a lasting legacy of love for creation.

In partnership with APE Malaysia under their ROAR (Restore Our Amazing Rainforest) initiative, these trees are transforming a once-barren patch of land into a vibrant rainforest full of life. In just five years, these saplings will stand tall as part of the forest canopy. Over the next decade, they will become a thriving habitat for gibbons, orangutans, birds, and countless other species.

Climate change is one of the most urgent challenges we face today. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), global temperatures are expected to rise by 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by as early as 2030, which will result in more extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and the loss of ecosystems. Forests, however, are our natural allies in this fight. They act as “carbon sinks,” absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and helping to mitigate the effects of climate change.

While print media remains central to HERALD’s mission, we also recognise the environmental impact of production. This tree-planting initiative allows us to offset that footprint while actively contributing to the global fight against deforestation, climate change, and biodiversity loss.

For just RM35 per sapling, you can sponsor a tree through the ROAR initiative. Your sponsorship covers four years of nurturing and care to ensure the sapling thrives.

By sponsoring a tree, you’ll help restore degraded forests, rebuild vital wildlife corridors, and support the local communities who depend on these ecosystems. This is a gift of hope, healing, and harmony with nature — a living legacy of love that will grow and endure for generations to come.

In fact, forests help absorb up to 30 per cent of global carbon emissions, playing a crucial role in the battle against climate change. By participating, you are directly contributing to this vital effort. For more details, go to: https://www.heraldmalaysia.com/CSR-reforestation