Environment

On June 4th 2020 researchers from Yale and Columbia universities released the Environmental Performance Index for the year 2020. The index rank 180 countries on 32 performance indicators across 11 issue categories covering environmental health and ecosystem vitality and considered as the premier metrics framework for global environmental policy analysis. According to the data published Sri Lanka is ranked 109th out of 180 countries in the EPI 2020. Overall EPI score for Sri Lanka is 39 out of 100 which shows how bad our performances were in environmental health and ecosystem vitality issues.

Sri Lanka Ranked 109th in Environmental Performance Index 2020 Read More

The recently surfaced controversy, naming newly discovered 6 endemic day gecko species after national patriots captured a vast public attention in the Sri Lankan community. With the intension to address …

“Geckos and National Heroes” Panel Discussion Held in UOC Read More

The World Health Organization (WHO) in a news release called for a further assessment of microplastics in the environment and their potential impacts on human health, following the release of …

We need more research into microplastics and a crackdown on plastic pollution, says WHO Read More

Celebrated every year on June 5, World Environment Day is the United Nations’ biggest annual event for positive environmental action to encourage worldwide awareness of the need to protect our …

#Beatairpollution; The theme of the world environment day 2019 Read More

As most of the south and south east Asian countries are battling it hard against the air pollution, the effectiveness of this battles are affected by the knowledge gap about the seriousness of this issue, a report says.

Study shows glaring gap in knowledge about Air Pollution in South and South East Asia Read More

Every year BBC 100 women program announces names of 100 women who were influential and inspiring in various fields during the year. Today the program announced the 100 women for …

Sri Lankan Ocean Girl Dr. Asha de Vos Among the BBC 100 Women 2018 Read More

Organized by World Health Organization(WHO) in collaboration with UN Environment, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate …

First Who Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health Read More

Organized by the Environmental Health division of the Vital Strategies, a special training program for Journalists from South and South East Asian countries on Air Pollution and effective use of …

“Air Pollution Journalist Training: Effective Use of Data in Reporting” Held in Bangkok, Thailand Read More

Climate change is been discussed world over as one of the hottest topics related to the global environment. Many countries in the world are already experiencing the direct effects of …

South Asia is Getting Hotter and the Living Standards of 800 mil People in the Region Are at Risk – World Bank Read More