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 ...

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 ...

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.

The Sri Lankan government earlier this year transferred the administration of non-protected forests, known as “other state forests” (OSF), to regional authorities, with a view to releasing ...

Responding to a query on forest cover, Wasantha said that a forest cover assessment is done every five years using satellite images. “We have done assessments for 2010, 2015 and 2020. There are ...

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 ...

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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 development projects.

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 ...

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 ...