Researchers support Environment Ministry’s new strategic direction

A special discussion was successfully held in Colombo and engage environmental researchers in establishing a scientific foundation for the national policy-making and environmental conservation processes of the Environment Ministry. Presided over by Environment Minister Dr. Dammika Patabendi, and attended by Ministerial Advisor Dr. Ravindra Kariyawasam, the meeting focused extensively on the critical importance of a data-driven approach to overcoming the […]

Forest density shrinks to 16% In Sri Lanka

Due to massive environmental destruction in Sri Lanka, the forest density, which was 83 per cent in 1882, has shrunk to 16 per cent by now, and 395 elephants have been killed between 1 January and 5 December 2022, the Centre for Environment and Nature Studies (CENS) said. In a media briefing, the CENS said despite the fact that the […]