Benefits to be shared in a free and equitable manner Published on SundayTimes on 12.03.2023 https://www.sundaytimes.lk/230312/news/lanka-hails-historic-un-deal-to-protect-high-seas-resources-514390.html The ocean covers more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface and each country is given the right to manage an area of oceans extending 200 nautical miles (about 370km) from the shore which is known as the ‘Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)’. The ...
Photo courtesy of WNPS The traditional conservation laws and policies of Sri Lanka are largely not working. If they were there would not be so much unrestrained destruction of wildlife and forests. These pieces of legislation were drafted in a previous age; a time when the human populations were smaller and the knowledge of the wilderness and things wild relied ...
Published on SundayTimes on 05.02.2023 https://www.sundaytimes.lk/230205/news/net-entangled-whale-shark-rescued-and-released-into-ocean-510430.html With the hope of getting a good catch, a group of fisherfolk gathered at Nawakkadu beach in Puttalam on Monday. They laid a large ma dela (seine fishing net) in the morning and began pulling on the ropes after some time. The ma dela felt heavier than the other days, and this brought smiles to their ...
Twenty of Sri Lanka’s 34 known endemic bird species are now threatened, the National Red List on the conservation status of native birds report. Ten endemic bird species have seen their conservation status deteriorate from the last time the National Red List was published – that was in 2012. Over 520 bird species call Sri Lanka their home, and many ...
As Sri Lanka’s armed conflict intensified in July 2008, a fierce battle was waged between government forces and the Tamil Tiger rebels over the strategically important coastal town of Vidataltivu in the Mannar district. After heavy fighting that lasted many days, government troops finally captured the area, considered one of the main bases and logistic hubs of the terror outfit. ...
PET Bottle Christmas Tree, the Christmas tree constructed using only plastic bottles is on display at the Wellawatte beach, for the fourth consecutive year. Standing 12 feet tall, the Christmas tree was made using over 1500 polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, all of which had been collected from the beach. The Pearl Protectors, together with members of the Rotaract Club of ...
Photo courtesy of Daily Mirror We are living in a critical zone. Have you ever thought of the critical nature of the zone that we live? Probably not; we take the earth that we live on for granted and we do what ever we want with it. The critical issues about this zone were the focus of a recent exhibition ...
Coral reefs are one of Sri Lanka’s most precious marine ecosystems, but their numbers here have dramatically reduced due to human activity and climate change. In episode three of Strong Foundations, Sadé Greenwood travels to the seaside town of Rumassala on Sri Lanka’s south-west coastline to find out how the Tokyo Cement Group, together with the Blue Resources Trust, Ocean ...
The Ministry of Agriculture has revealed that roughly LKR 54 billion is lost in crop damages caused by wild animals. According to Minister Mahinda Amaraweera, wild elephants, peacocks, porcupines, giant squirrels and wild boar are among the species that cause the most damage to crops and have become a serious barrier to meeting the food requirements of the country. The ...
#villagelife #villagecooking #srilankanfood grandma make herbal porridge for jayami and she love that with jugri. With few herbals and coconut milk use to make this herbal drink.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors are important for all businesses, but this is especially true in the oilfield industry. In order to be successful,...
The Young Zoologists’ Association celebrates its 50th anniversary this weekend (October 22nd and 23rd) with its annual exhibition on wildlife arts and photography at the JDA Perera Gallery at Horton Place in Colombo 7. Published on SundayTimes on 23.10.2022 https://www.sundaytimes.lk/221023/news/50-years-of-educating-lankan-youth-on-nature-and-wildlife-499804.html The exhibition will have more than 200 creations by young members of the association. The wildlife arts section is named ...
Despite #SriLanka having the potential to meet as much as 32% of its annual power demand with solar energy, only 0.01% of that potential was developed as of 2016. Projects like Solar Universe — an agrivoltaic solar power plant in Batticaloa — may help change that, as well as begin a trend of maximising land area to harvest both solar energy and agriculture. #lka
Between 1796 and 1948 when the British ruled over our island nation, the hunting of wild game was encouraged, rewarded and even celebrated as a sport. And among the many hunters who revelled in it — justified at the time as a means of population control — was Major Thomas William Rogers, who killed roughly 1,500 elephants within 10 years. ...
Between 1796 and 1948 when the British ruled over our island nation, the hunting of wild game was encouraged, rewarded and even celebrated as a sport. And among the many hunters who revelled in it — justified at the time as a means of population control — was Major Thomas William Rogers, who killed roughly 1,500 elephants within 10 years.The ...
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/221016/news/marine-turtles-get-a-second-chance-while-nets-still-pose-risks-498881.html Published on SundayTimes on 16.10.2022 Fishing gear in Sri Lankan waters continues to pose dangers to marine turtles, and there is little help on shore for creatures that are seriously injured. The bycatch remains problematic. But, in the nearby Maldives, a group is helping to rescue and rehabilitate injured marine turtles and experts point out the importance of establishing ...
Rock paintings from the Cave of Beasts (Gilf Kebir, Libyan Desert) Estimated 7000 BPChildren love animals. They love nature. And yet this love is twisted to sell commodities, cartoons, clothes, and otherwise a simulation of nature. Children grow up surrounded by stories of the wild and almost no direct experience of it. These simulations are simultaneously killing off the natural ...
Published on SundayTimes on 01.10.2022 https://www.sundaytimes.lk/221002/news/sri-lankan-fishermen-worlds-biggest-manta-killers-feeding-chinese-demand-497490.html Sri Lanka holds the dubious record of killing the most mantas and devil rays compared with all global and large industrial purse seine fisheries combined. A survey of local fish markets from 2005 to 2020 also has revealed that this level of manta fishing is not sustainable. According to the Manta Trust, manta and ...
Mangroves are one of our most valuable and critically endangered natural ecosystems. In episode 2 of our Strong Foundations, Sadé Greenwood journeys to the rural, scenic coastline Trincomalee to find out how the Tokyo Cement Group is working together with the Sri Lanka Navy to reforest Sri Lanka’s lost mangrove habitats. Strong Foundations: Conservation and Community is our brand new ...
