Milan, Italy: Inversa Leathers announced today, at the Green Theatre, at Lineapelle, it has added a third leather made from a certified invasive species – Invasive Python leather.
This expands its current portfolio of leathers, including Invasive Lionfish and Invasive Dragonfin leathers.
Inversa Leathers has enlisted teams of local and skilled snake wranglers to begin to safely remove these certified invasive and destructive snakes from the Everglades National Park in Florida, USA, where tens of thousands of the snakes have invaded and feast on endangered species every day. These invasive pythons represent a clear and present threat to the natural balance of the Everglades and its rich native wildlife, causing structural damage to the UNESCO World Heritage Site’s ecosystems and the communities that rely on it for their livelihood.
This python invasion of the Everglades is threatening the wellbeing of the Everglades’ natural habitats and the native species that live and depend on it. Indiscriminate and voracious eaters, these invasive Everglades pythons eat a wide range of wildlife from songbirds to adult deer and even alligators up to six feet long, ruining the ecosystems of the Everglades where it is thought they were introduced by accident in 1979 - possibly when a pet escaped or was released into the wild. Each hide contributes to protecting up to 90 per cent of native wildlife populations that the invasive python preys on in the Florida Everglades.
First to market, Inversa Leathers is the first company to produce leather from certified invasive, harmful and destructive species such as the Everglade python.
Inversa’s efforts are backed by the leading agency on the environment and conservation US agency NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) - as well supported by the ocean multinational non-profit ORRAA. Inversa is also work hand-in-hand with the State of Florida and the government of Mexico.
Inversa Leathers CEO and Co-Founder, Aarav Chavda, speaking at Lineapelle in Milan said: “This is the first leather that actually revives nature. We are innovating a future that will come to define a new standard of fashion. Our fashion, the future of fashion...is net positive. Our mission is simple: we create net-positive leathers from invasive species that are destroying native ecosystems. What do you call this leather that can heal the planet? We call it Invasive Leather.
“Inversa has launched two products that thus far revive two ecosystems. First, Invasive Lionfish leather that protects coral reefs from the Gulf of Mexico through the Mediterranean. Second, Invasive Dragonfin leather that protects rivers and lakes. I’m excited to announce our third species. One that defends forests and the biodiversity that supports them: the invasive python. Let’s have fashion heal the planet. Together, let's create beautiful, net-positive pieces.”
