Sri Lanka hides a secret deep within its emerald jungles: a wild, golden-eyed beauty that few ever glimpse. The Sri Lankan leopard, sometimes called the “island panther,” stalks the heart of ancient ...

The Ministry of Environment has announced plans to designate several forest areas located on government lands as official forest reserves under a new conservation initiative named "Vanaspathi." ...

Young birder Lahiru Walpita begins most of his days at dawn by scanning the skies for seabirds along the coastline in ...

The Ministry of Environment has announced plans to designate a number of forested government lands across the country as ...

Oceans cover the vast majority of Earth’s surface area and absorb nearly a quarter of global carbon dioxide emissions. They ...

“You have to go when you have to go” is a common saying, but this is impossible in many areas of Sri Lanka as there is a dearth of public toilets and sanitary facilities. Women are particularly ...

For centuries, barefoot pilgrims have walked through the arid jungles and lush forests of Sri Lanka’s east and south, ...

Sri Lanka wants a fivefold growth in its digital economy over the next five years, with a strong emphasis on AI as an essential element of its growth strategy.

A pioneering forest restoration initiative has taken root in the Siyabalagaswewa Forest and its surrounding landscape, located in the Thuppitiyawa Grama Niladhari (GN) Division of the Mahawilachchiya ...

Users can select one or many tree cover thresholds. Output will be a flat file, with one row per input feature and tree cover density threshold. Optional contextual analysis layers include plantations ...

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LGBTQ+ Sri Lankans face violence, while promises by the government to repeal colonial-era laws remain unmet.