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Dutch Green Business Group Native forest The Company intends to work with DGB to source and acquire native forest land in order to develop nature based carbon sequestration projects. DGB GROUP NV (DGB:DGB)HARDENBERG, OVERIJSSEL, NETHERLANDS, January 11, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Dutch Green Business Group N.V. (Euronext: DGB, “DGB”) signs a letter of agreement for land sourcing and acquisition with a specialist company in the field of corporate carbon offset programs through natural carbon...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Conservation has decided to hand over non-wildlife and non-forest lands to Divisional Secretaries - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the latest political news, sports news, weather updates, exam results, business news, entertainment news, world news and much more from News 1st, Sri Lanka's leading news network.

Railways minister Piyush Goyal GREATER NOIDA: Does the public services department need to pay lease rent for using forest land in Uttar Pradesh, railways minister Piyush Goyal has asked UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath in a letter on December 19, said officials on Saturday. The matter pertains to about 12 hectares of forest land in Gulistanpur reserve forest area, which will be used by the ministry of railways to build its flagship programme — a dedicated freight corridor of 1.6 km . The l...

Friday, 25 December 2020 00:00 -     Calls for support from the relevant authorities Pelwatte Dairy Industries – the national leader in dairy and dairy products – stands in support of Sri Lankan farmers with regard to the ongoing Maha Oya land issue that has reportedly put the dairy farming community at stake. The company looks forward to having a sustainable strategy in place with the partnership and commitment of all stakeholders involved, thereby nurturing families, safeguard...

Fri, Dec 18, 2020, 10:50 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Dec 18, Colombo: President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa Friday visited the Imbulpe Rawanakanda village in Balangoda as part of his ‘Gama Samaga Pilisandara’ (“Discussion with Villagers”) program. Participating in the “Discussion with Villagers” program held today at the Thorawelkanda College playground in the Ravanakanda village in the Imbulpe Divisional Secretariat Division, Balangoda, President Rajapaksa listened to ...

The human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka has become more deadly. The human death toll averages 272 a year, while 407 elephants have died in the past year. Environmentalist Nuwan Danuska Ariyathilake wants authorities to work together in a more efficient way to resolve the conflict. He said some farmers poison or shoot wild elephants because they destroy crops and damage property. "Many development plans we make are not environmentally friendly. Due to some development projects, people have been...

President instructs officials not to hinder the conventional livelihoods of the people President instructs officials not to hinder the conventional livelihoods of the people Written by Share: COLOMBO (News 1st):  President Gotabaya Rajapaksa visited the Ravanakanda village in Imbulpe, Balangoda under the program “Gama Samaga Pilisandara” The objective of the program is to identify and provide solutions to the unresolved issues faced by residents of rural villages. Ravanakanda is a rural...

Tue, Dec 15, 2020, 11:21 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Dec 15, Colombo: According to the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau data, the government has lost more than Rs. 1080 million from 2017 to June 2020 due to the irregular procedures followed in quarrying government lands. Of this amount, Rs. 3.87 million is owed to the Forest Department and the amount due to the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka is Rs. 1,050 million, according to a report in Dinamina. A special committee appoi...

Experts have blamed the phenomenon on a “human-animal conflict” and “inadequate” conservation efforts. “Sri Lanka has recorded the highest number of elephants deaths in the world. This year, there were 409 elephants and 121 human deaths, respectively,” Dr. Prithviraj Fernando, a renowned elephant expert and head of the Center for Conservation and Research of Elephants, told Arab News. He added that the death toll underwent a “drastic increase” from last year, when Sri Lanka repo...

Even before the removal of the circulars, land had been allocated to families to construct temporary buildings. The removal of the circulars legitimised this practice and expedited the process. Local newspapers have reported that the removal of the three circulars was pushed by corporate interests under the facade of protection for smallholder farmers. While the veracity of these claims are unclear, deforestation has occurred at rapid rates in Sri Lanka over the last 54 years. Convenor for the ...