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
Foreword by Hemantha Withanage The Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) is a serious socio-environmental problem in Sri Lanka today. During the last decade at least 200 elephants have killed annually and in 2020 it rose up to 318, which ranked Sri Lanka as the world’s number one country for elephant deaths due to conflicts with humans. Meantime
Centre for Environmental Justice today (12/03/2021) sent the public comments on the EIA of proposed project on mining of heavy mineral sands along the Akkaraipattu – Komari coastal stretch (Oluvil mineral sands project) and establishment of mineral sand processing plant at the Oluvil port premises in Ampara district in Eastern province Download the full comment
APPROACH TO PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES IN SRI LANKA Co-authored by Dr. Kokila Konasinghe and Asanka EdirisingheCentre for Environmental Law and Policy Faculty of Law University of Colombo Introduction The protection of the Wilpattu Forest Reserve has been one of the most popular topics on the spotlight of environmental debate in Sri Lanka in the recent
Comments on the Oluwil(Akkaraipattu to Komari) Ilmenite mining project EIA
Centre for Environmental Justice today (12/03/2021) sent the public comments on the EIA of proposed project on mining of heavy mineral sands along the Akkaraipattu – Komari coastal stretch (Oluvil mineral sands project) and establishment of mineral sand processing plant at the Oluvil port premises in Ampara district in Eastern province Download the full comment