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Sinharaja Forest Reserve - Map of the inscribed property: 1986 Sinharaja Forest Reserve: Decisions; 2014 38COM 8E - Adoption of Retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value: 2012 36COM 8D - ...
The Sinharaja Forest Reserve currently spans 8,864 hectares (21,903 acres) in the island’s southwest and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988 because of its ...
By Mongabay.com For a small village near the Sinharaja Forest Reserve in Sri Lanka, “snow-white monkeys” have become a major tourist attraction, reports contributor Malaka Rodrigo for Mongabay.
The Sinharaja Forest Reserve was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1988 and is arguably the most important ...
The Sinharaja Forest reserve, located in the southwest of the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, spans over 11,250 hectares. Bordering the Galle, Matara, and Ratnapura districts, ...
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is located in the south-west of our country which is in the Wet Zone and it covers an area of 8,800 hectares. It consists of many endemic flora and fauna which adds to its ...
The Sinharaja Forest Reserve located in the southwest of Sri Lanka, is the country’s last viable primary tropical rainforest. It is a biodiversity hotspot and due to its international significance has ...
By Prof. Nimal Gunatilleke, Dr. Jinie Dela & Anura Sathurusinghe The Sinharaja Forest Reserve Landscape (SFRL) covers the globally recognized Sinharaja Biosphere Reserve (SBR) and the Sinharaja World ...
by Gnana Moonesinghe This is written as a tribute to my friend Dr Upen de Zylva who passed away a few days ago and who throughout his life had an abiding interest in nature – in all things related to ...
Sinharaja Forest Reserve - Map of the inscribed property Clarification / adopted Disclaimer The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its ...