As shown by this study, the non-protected areas (such as other state forests) harbor rich assemblages of species bot endemic and threatened and therefore releasing these lands for development without a proper assessment will contribute to loss of rich biodiversity present in the district, which in turn will result in the loss of goods and

Since Mannar is a coastal district, many ecosystems such as terrestrial, freshwater, coastal brackish water and marine, can be seen. An interesting observation is that the species richness of non-protected sites is just as high as the protected areas, with 43% of the species recorded and 54% of endemic and 18% of the threatened species

Land Use Change Implication for the Use of Other State Forests (OSF) is a simple guiding document prepared based on the comprehensive study carried out by a team covering Mannar and Ampara Districts and identifying the existing situation of the land-use changes in relation to the proposed interventions that are expected with the release of