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 ...

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 ...

Complementing this international commitment, the Government of Sri Lanka has incorporated in its National Policy Framework – ‘Vistas of Prosperity and Splendor’, a strategy for an increase of national ...

For example, there is no 29.6% forest cover in Sri Lanka. Forest is about land, which is now being used as political bribery. Reforestation in the country is not adequate.

Forest cover and coastal protection: Sri Lanka’s pledges for climate by Melani Manel Perera President Mahinda Rajapaksa was speaking at the UN summit on climate change.

KERI: Destruction of forest cover has likely compelled the Sri Lanka frogmouth — a grey-brown nocturnal bird species that is found in the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka’s forested habitats — to ...

Sri Lanka plans 1,000-acre forest plantation project. Published: 30 Apr 2025 - 06:00 pm ... The program aims to safeguard the country's biodiversity, forest cover and natural ecosystems, ...

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 ...

Under the “Clean Sri Lanka” programme, plans are underway to launch a 1,000-acre forest plantation project in collaboration with the private sector. This large-scale initiative is designed to operate ...