An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In a move hailed as a long-overdue conservation victory, Sri Lanka has formally ...

Thus, the hills that rose out of the haze in the island's interior seemed to be infinitely more alluring—as well as being, in a historical and cultural sense, far more true to what Sri Lanka is ...

Tea estates have dominated Sri Lanka’s central hills district for more than a century, with tens of thousands of hectares used to cultivate the crop. In their reckless drive for profits, ...