They remain critical in managing Sri Lanka’s remaining natural resources. Institutions like the Forest Department, along with environmental legislation such as the Forest Ordinance, are still key ...

While the Forest Department has identified 389,562 ha of ‘open and sparse forests’ under its jurisdiction ... One of the main impediments in moving along the path of good forest governance in Sri ...

For example, there is no 29.6% forest cover in Sri Lanka. Forest is about land, ... which allows the Forest Department to hand over other state forest to Divisional Secretaries for development.

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In Sri Lanka, according to Mr. Jayewardene the percentage of forest lands goes up or down, depending on whose statistics they are. Pointing a finger directly at the Forest Department which is expected ...

Lack of reliable forest data may prevent Sri Lanka from quickly accessing carbon reduction funds. Skip to content Bringing science & development together through news & analysis ...

TIRUCHY: Forest department plans to send back a consignment of exotic turtles, mostly red-eared sliders, that was seized from a passenger at airport recently.

Pethiyagoda’s successes in rewilding Sri Lanka’s cloud forests caught the attention of the Rolex Awards for Enterprise in 2000, when he was named a Laureate.

Historical Tropical Forest Reliance amongst the Wanniyalaeto (Vedda) of Sri Lanka: an Isotopic Perspective. Human Ecology , 2018; DOI: 10.1007/s10745-018-9997-7 Cite This Page : ...

IUCN reviewed the letter submitted by the Forest Department of Sri Lanka, dated 2 August 2000 in response to the observations and recommendations of the twenty-fourth ordinary session of the Bureau.