An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In a move hailed as a long-overdue conservation victory, Sri Lanka has formally ...

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

The beauty of our natural landscapes lies not only in their aesthetic appeal but also in their vital role in sustaining life ...

A new species of day gecko has been recorded from a savanna forest with rock outcrops and prehistoric granite caves in Sri Lanka. The Nilgala savanna forest is home to 17 species of geckos, as ...

Once these species are gone, they're gone. Researchers make alarming discovery about ancient forests isolated during Ice Ages ...

Addressing some of the most critical environmental challenges Sri Lanka faces today, renowned conservationist and orinthologist Prof. Sarath Kotagama recently delivered a thought-provoking speech on ...

The government of Sri Lanka will oversee demarcations and gazetting of mangrove forests and provide legal protection as well as rangers to patrol these forests.

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

Sri Lanka has become the first nation in the world to comprehensively protect all of its mangrove forests. Research shows mangroves, the evergreen trees that are able to grow in seawater, swamps and ...