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Earth Art – Recycled Cork Display by Anthropologie and the CFCA

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

You might have missed these amazing window displays that could’ve been seen at Anthropologie around Earth Day and last month.  In honor of Earth Day, Anthropologie and the Cork Forest Conservation Alliance teamed up to promote cork recycling and the preservation of Mediterranean cork forests through artful window displays in Anthropologie stores across the country. For the displays, the CFCA donated 2 million recycled corks to be arranged into unique window displays.

The CFCA campaigns globally for the protection and preservation of the Mediterranean cork forests, its inhabitants and biodiversity, through education, direct action, and partnerships with communities, businesses and governments.  And why are cork forests so important?  They contain one of the world’s highest levels of forest biodiversity including endemic plants and endangered species such as the Iberian Lynx, the Iberian Imperial Eagle, and the Barbary Deer. It is also vital source of income for thousands of family farmers, who for generations have worked these forests. These forests absorb millions of tons of CO₂ each year and are a vast provider of oxygen to our planet. The forests also provide the greatest defense against the desertification of this region. The cork forests are one of the most sustainable and environmentally harvested forests in the world.

Here is a  ”behind the scenes” look at 3 Anthropologie stores to watch their  creative geniuses, create amazing cork art window displays. 2.5 million natural wine corks were sent to 153 Anthropologie stores in the US, UK and Canada, to promote Earth Day and the cork forest conservation efforts of the Cork Forest Conservation Alliance.

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