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 ...

For example, there is no 29.6% forest cover in Sri Lanka. Forest is about land, which is now being used as political bribery. ... Sri Lanka does not even use satellite maps to my knowledge.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Environment has decided to conduct a fresh study on the country’s elephant corridors, according to ...

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 ...

Description of a new species of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Nilgala Savannah forest, Uva Province of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa, 4545 (3), 389. doi: 10. ...

Srilanka, April 30 -- 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 ...

Lack of reliable forest data may prevent Sri Lanka from quickly accessing carbon reduction funds. Skip to content Bringing science & development together through news & analysis ...

Sri Lanka Has a New Walking Trail With Wild Forests and Centuries-old Wellness Retreats — What to Know. The hiking path covers 186 miles, visiting towns and locations rarely seen by travelers ...

While the Forest Department has identified 389,562 ha of ‘open and sparse forests’ under its jurisdiction in its 2015 Forest Cover estimates, the Land Use Policy Planning Department (LUPPD) has ...

Lack of reliable forest data may prevent Sri Lanka from quickly accessing carbon reduction funds. Skip to content Bringing science & development together through news & analysis ...