NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2011 / — On October 20th, Franco-Brazilian fashion designer Anne Fontaine will launch her non-profit environmental charity, The Anne Fontaine Foundation. The Foundation’s mission is to contribute to the protection and restoration of the Bahia region of the Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil, also known as the Mata Atlantica. “It has always been a dream to actively be involved in the preservation of the environment, especially in my home country Brazil. Many do not know that the Brazilian Atlantic forest is the most endangered forest in the world. The biodiversity value of this natural habitat is unique.