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Posted on February 17th, 2021 Courtesy Adaderana It has been decided to make changes to the proposed Central Expressway without removing the controversial ‘Crudia zeylanica’ tree from its site. Secretary to the Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Conservation Bandula Harischandra said that the decision was taken during a discussion with the Secretary to the Ministry of Highways yesterday (16). Various damages caused to the natural environment, including deforestation an...

Ministry of Highways urged NOT to remove SL Legume at expressway Ministry of Highways urged NOT to remove SL Legume at expressway Written by Share: COLOMBO (News 1st): The Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Conservation has requested the Ministry of Highways, to continue with the construction of the Central Expressway, in a manner that does NOT require the Sri Lankan Legume tree located near the Daraluwa Railway Station to be removed, a ministry official said. Bandula Harischandra, the Secretar...

Thursday, 11 February 2021 - 10:25 There are various opinions regarding the intervention of Gampaha District Forest Officer Devani Jayathilaka to protect the plant which has been identified as the oldest surviving Crudia zeylanica plant in the world. Some accused her of trying to emerge in an unwarranted manner without realizing her powers. Minister C.B. Mr. Ratnayake had also stated in Parliament. Did Devani Jayathilaka go beyond the limits of her powers? Environmental lawyer Dr. Jagath Guna...

Opinion: Support loggers, dont vandalize them. Theyre environmental heroes harvesting a renewable resource Peter Kuitenbrouwer © Provided by National Post The Catchacoma Forest is governed under Ontario’s Crown Forest Sustainability Act, enacted in 1994 under then-New Democratic premier Bob Rae. In this type of forest, loggers cut selected trees, and protect the health of the forest during operations, writes Peter Kuitenbrouwer. During this pandemic, more people have self-...

Posted on January 25th, 2021 By Ifham Nizam and Rathindra Kuruwita Courtesy The Island The Forest Conservator General has estimated the cost of restoring a section of the Kallaru Forest Reserve, which suffered extensive damage due to the establishment of a village, at Rs. 1.07 billion. The Court Appeal has ordered that SJB MP Rishad Bathiudeen, responsible for clearing part of the forest reserve bear the total cost of the reforestation programme. Sources close to Bathiu...

The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from India would arrive in the country on Wednesday, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced at Yattapatha, Kalutara, on Friday evening during the latest Gama Samaga Pilisandara programme. The vaccine would be given to health and security forces personnel in the frontline of battle against the coronavirus on the next day, he said. Rajapaksa said that China and Russia, too, would send its vaccine and there would be enough vaccine doses to vaccinate all above t...

3:19 Cornelius Harrington, who was known around the state as Neal, was born in 1891 in the town of Hurley.  He entered college in 1909 and finished in 1913 with a degree in forestry from the University of Michigan.  During summer breaks he could be found working the Trout Lake Pine Nursery.  He went on to have a long and influential career with Wisconsin’s Forest Conservation Service.  But like so many young men of his generation, World War I intervened before he could get started. When t...

Share: Colombo (News 1st); The Proposed Wild Elephant Management Reserve in Hambantota will be included in the government gazette in the near future, said Minister Namal Rajapaksa on Tuesday (19). The minister was commenting on the satyagraha campaign launched by locals from Walsapugala, Hambantota demanding the Proposed Wild Elephant Management Reserve in Hambantota, be included in the government gazette. The necessary provisions were made in 2012 to gazette to The Proposed Wild Elephant Man...

  President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said that all farmers will be given permission to continue with traditional cultivations without any hindrance until the problems they experience are resolved. The President took this decision taking into consideration issues raised by the farmers who attended the 6th ‘Gama Samaga Pilisandara’ programme Saturday at Medirigiriya in the Polonnaruwa district. The President directed the officials of all institutions including Wildlife, Forest Conservation, En...

An integrated programme is being developed to promote tourism in the wildlife zones, Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga said adding that this programme will be implemented in collaboration with the Department of Wildlife and Forest Conservation, the Ministry of Tourism, Provincial Councils and Local Government Institutions. He was speaking at the Livelihood Committee