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Too late to save Klity Creek 3 Too late to save Klity Creek No matter how big the states cleanup effort now, it cannot take the waterway back to its prior unspoiled state, though a polluter-pays policy would have helped published : 8 Mar 2021 at 04:30 3 Work underway to remove toxic sediment from the Klity Creek bed. The sediment was then taken to be buried in the forest away from the community. (Photo by Tanapon Phenrat) ...

Sri Lanka replanting bid begins after minister is held liable for deforestation by Malaka Rodrigo on 28 February 2021 Sri Lanka’s Forest Department has begun a 1 billion rupee ($5 million) program to reforest part of the Wilpattu Forest Complex, following a court ruling that ordered a top government official to pay for the effort. The government had declared the area a protected forest reserve in 2012, but the following year approved the development there of settlements for people displaced ...

Finding common ground: Fostering environmental cooperation in the Persian Gulf February 4, 2021 Share When it comes to the Persian Gulf, saving the environment might seem like it would be the last item on the to-do lists of the region’s Iranian and Arab rivals. It is an urgent matter, however — and one that could help turn these foes into friends. The United States can play an important role in this: It has helped the region to resolve conflicts over water in the past, and it could d...

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A British scientist has controversially claimed that the rollout of 5G networks should be halted until the safety of the technology has been tested and its safety proven.  Professor John William Frank, a physician and epidemiologist from the University of Edinburgh, says we should err on the side of caution by delaying any further roll-out of 5G globally, pending more conclusive research on its safety.   5G requires more transmitter masts in a given stretch of land than previous generations ...

news Look beyond Wilpattu Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) The entrance to Wilpattu National Park © Provided by Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) The Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka held in the case C.A. WRIT 291/2015 - which is now better known as the Wilpattu judgement, that the re-settlement of the IDPs in an area of over 3,000 Ha from Marichchikaddi, Kallaru, Vilaththikulam, Madhu, Periyamadu and Sannar forest in the Mannar District since 2009, has been made contrary to law. Th...