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In a recent press briefing held in Colombo Mr. Mahinda Amaraweera, Minister of Environment announced a plan to expand the list of banned plastic products to curb the plastic usage …
Sri Lanka to Expand the List of Banned Plastic Products- Minister of Environment Read More
Dr. Asha de Vos, the world famous Sri Lankan Marine Biologist and Ocean Educator now has an expedition ship deck in her name. Aurora Expeditions, one of the world’s leading expedition cruise operators last week announced the latest addition to their fleet “Sylvia Earle”. Celebrating the world ocean day the company announced that they are honoring worlds leading female conservationists by naming the decks of the new vessel under their names. Dr. Asha share a deck named after herself with Hanli Prinsloo, a Freediver and Ocean Conservationist.
Sri Lankan Ocean Girl Dr.Asha Honored with an Expedition Ship Deck in Her Name Read More
With the entire world battling the unseen enemy in the name of COVID 19, we celebrate the World Environment Day for the year 2021 today. With this year’s theme for the World Environment Day #GenerationRestoration, United Nation Environment Program (UNEP) is launching a 10-year program to push the global community to prevent, halt and reverse ecosystem degradation.
#GenerationRestoration World Environment Day 2021 Read More
The fire break-out in the X-press pearl feeder vessel is now becoming the worst known disaster on Sri Lankan waters in recent history. At the time of the incident, the X-press Pearl has stationed approximately 9.5 nautical miles ahead of the port of Colombo, shipping 1486 containers with 25 tonnes of nitric acid, cosmetics, and several other hazardous chemicals onboard.
The Tainted Western Coast in the Aftermath of X-press Pearl Read More
Center for Investigative Reporting Sri Lanka, today launched “The_BufferZone”, a new environmental multimedia storytelling platform in a live virtual event today, 22nd April 2021.
CIR Sri Lanka Launch Bufferzone: a Web Portal for Environmental Storytelling Read More
Sri Lankan Authorities and the members of the public were able to rescue more than 100 whales that had been stranded in the coast of Panadura, of western Sri Lanka. …
Sri Lanka Rescues More than 100 Whales Stranded in the West Coast Read More
The Cabinet of Ministers of the Sri Lankan Parliament, on 19th October approved the proposal to ban a range of single use plastic products in Sri Lankan markets.
Sri Lanka to Ban a Range of Single Use Plastic Products by 2021 Read More
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
Million years ago, planet Earth and its countless dwellers coexisted in perfect peace. During favourable times organisms multiplied and flourished. When the times turned to become critical and challenging, they diversified. Obeying the laws in the natural world, fittest were selectively handpicked from the existing cluster leaving behind the weak, to survive the next era. From Precambrian onwards as the eras unfolded the inhabitants on the planet earth were renewed.
“Time for Nature” – World Environment Day 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