The Ministry of Environment has announced plans to designate several forest areas located on government lands as official forest reserves under a new conservation initiative named "Vanaspathi." ...

By Malaka Rodrigo COLOMBO — Environmental activists in Sri Lanka are celebrating the end of a 2020 decree that left the island’s nonprotected forests more vulnerable to agriculture and ...

Sri Lanka becomes the first nation to comprehensively protect all of its mangrove forests, using a model that conservationists hope other nations will adopt.

Identifying the feeding habits and foraging preferences of pangolins is key to informing Sri Lanka’s pangolin conservation efforts, a new study says. It shows that forests are the preferred ...

There are 103 main rivers flowing through Sri Lanka, and the forests at elevations greater than 500 meters (1,640 feet) serve as watersheds for many of these rivers and associated streams.

Forests, Prof. Kotagama argued, are the backbone of Sri Lanka’s environment. They regulate water cycles, prevent soil erosion, and support both wildlife and human populations. The shrinking of these ...

The Conservator General of Forests K.M.A Bandara said that the media reports implying that Sri Lanka’s forest cover has decreased to 16% are false. He said this in response to a query made regarding ...

Sri Lanka is working to protect all of its mangroves. Not only can mangrove forests capture carbon and protect against floods, they also act as nurseries for fish and marine animals.

Sri Lanka Has a New Walking Trail With Wild Forests and Centuries-old Wellness Retreats — What to Know. The hiking path covers 186 miles, visiting towns and locations rarely seen by travelers ...

In a press conference today in Colombo, Sri Lanka, US-based NGO Seacology, Sri Lanka-based NGO Sudeesa, and the government of Sri Lanka announced a joint program that will make Sri Lanka the first nat ...

Sri Lanka has become the first nation in the world to comprehensively protect all of its mangrove forests. A scheme backed by the government will include alternative job training, replanting ...

Sri Lanka has become the first nation in the world to comprehensively protect all of its mangrove forests. A scheme backed by the government will include alternative job training, replanting ...