A private sector initiative is setting up urban butterfly gardens in Sri Lanka, creating butterfly sanctuaries. The creator of the urban butterfly habitats is proposing the replication of his ...

Seneviratne, together with his students, conducted research in Sri Lanka on golden jackals and found that the golden jackal is presently missing from nearly 60% of its historic ranges.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake speaks during the launching ceremony of the "Clean Sri Lanka" national program in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan 1, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Work on a major ...

Image courtesy of the Urban Fishing Cat Conservation Project. The first proper study of Sri Lanka’s fishing cats were conducted by Eric Wikramanayake in the 1990s.

Pettah-porters constitute a significant section of the Sri Lankan urban workforce, subsisting on a varied and bargained wage that depends on one’s physical stamina.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressed that Sri Lanka has the potential to become an attractive tourist destination through well-planned urban development that transcends traditional ...

Under the Clean Sri Lanka Programme, the first phase of the Urban Forest Project was launched yesterday (30) near the Kelaniya Bridge in Peliyagoda.

The Institute of Urban Designers recently hosted Sri Lanka’s first-ever National Urban Design Forum. ..

He explained that Sri Lanka is now experiencing the negative consequences of urbanization, including environmental pollution, water contamination, air pollution and rising global temperatures. In ...

Sri Lanka will be calling for international competitive bids for its first urban railway project, that would connect the centre of the capital city Colombo to its suburbs. The 30km rail project is ...