If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Sri Lankan government earlier this year transferred the administration of non-protected forests, known as “other state forests” (OSF), to ...

A 2020 government decree that transferred administrative control of nonprotected forests in Sri Lanka to local governments has been formally revoked by the country’s new government. The move follows ...

In a press conference today in Colombo, Sri Lanka, US-based NGO Seacology, Sri Lanka-based NGO Sudeesa, and the government of Sri Lanka announced a joint program that will make Sri Lanka the first nat ...

“What begins as a reservoir often ends as a landscape of human settlement, and the forest never recovers. The aftermath leads to even more area being cleared for infrastructure.” “This is not merely a ...

Chiyo Kanda, World Bank’s Country Manager for Maldives and Sri Lanka At a high-level virtual event to announce Sri Lanka’s Forest Sector Master Plan: Adopting New Sectoral Priorities to Face the ...

Srilanka, May 29 -- The government has decided to designate five forest areas in Sri Lanka as protected reserves for this year's World Environment Day, Environment Minister Dr.Dhammika Patabandi.