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. Reforestation in the country is not adequate.

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 ...

Yet more trees to be ripped up under Chinese deal. More of Sri Lanka’s forest land is being marked out for ripping up under irrigation projects.. The Sunday Times learns that a large area of forest ...

Complementing this international commitment, the Government of Sri Lanka has incorporated in its National Policy Framework – ‘Vistas of Prosperity and Splendor’, a strategy for an increase of national ...

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 ...

The conflict ended in 2009, and while deforestation has slowed somewhat, Sri Lanka is still losing forest cover at a fast clip. Global Forest Watch figures show 49,652 hectares were lost between ...

The Ministry of Environment is set to launch "Wanaspathi" - Sri Lanka's Forest Conservation and Protection Program tomorrow (15), under the leadership of Environment Minister Dr. Dammika Patabendi and ...

Forest cover and coastal protection: Sri Lanka’s pledges for climate by Melani Manel Perera President Mahinda Rajapaksa was speaking at the UN summit on climate change.

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. ...

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 ...