Image by Sahana David Menon. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s Central province, home to the country’s economically vital tea plantations and montane forests, is facing different climate threats.

Most forest fires in Sri Lanka are linked to human activity ... high-biodiversity areas like the Knuckles and Horton Plains montane regions are increasingly at risk. “Endemic plants can be ...

Scientists think this is because the lizards have adapted to living in cold montane environments ... climatic changes and deforestation. The cloud forests are one of the most threatened ecosystems in ...

Wilpattu Forest Complex, comprised of the Wilpattu National Park and adjoining forest areas in north-western Sri Lanka, was at the centre of a dispute over biodiversity conservation, deforestation and ...