Not only does Sri Lanka not have specific laws to protect its indigenous people, but government acts continue to prevent them from accessing their traditional hunting grounds – and a 2017 UN ...

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 ...

The Veddas, the original inhabitants of Sri Lanka, were once numerous and lived throughout the island. But they have almost disappeared now, being less than 0.13% of the population according to ...

Evidence for persistent forest reliance by indigenous peoples in historical Sri Lanka. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2018 / 04 / 180426102648.htm.

Sri Lanka’s indigenous people are considered one of the most marginalized communities in the country due to poverty and a lack of education and social development. The country does not have a special ...

A decades-long fight for constitutional recognition of rights of Sri Lanka’s indigenous peoples is nearing its goal. After 26 years of campaigning by various stakeholders, including the small ...

Sri Lanka has its first saint in Joseph Vaz, a missionary from Goa, India, who arrived in Sri Lanka in 1687 to evangelize under the hardline rule of the Calvinist Dutch colonials. He is credited with ...