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Air pollution and water pollution are challenges for Sri Lanka since both cause negative health impacts. Overfishing and insufficient waste management, especially in rural areas, leads to environmental pollution. Sri Lanka is also vulnerable to climate change impacts such as extreme weather events and sea level rise. [1]
Sri Lanka's forests contain 61 million metric tons of carbon in living forest biomass (in 2010 [14]). The southwest portion of the island, where the influence of the moisture-bearing southwest monsoon is strongest, is home to the Sri Lanka lowland rain forests. At higher elevations they make the transition to the Sri Lanka montane rain forests.
The Green Movement of Sri Lanka is a consortium of 147 non-governmental organizations with a common goal of increasing environmental awareness and furthering conservation efforts in Sri Lanka. [1] The movement provides environmental education resources, and also uses legal avenues and political pressure tactics such as lobbying to achieve their ...
It is designed to create a megapolis in Sri Lanka's Western Province by 2030. [1] The plan was created by Surbana in cooperation with local experts. It hopes to create a Megacity that can match other economic hubs, such as Dubai, Singapore, Seoul and Tokyo, and solve the issues of traffic congestion, garbage, slums, and environmental pollution.
Pages in category "Environmental organisations based in Sri Lanka" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Adequate urban green space access can be associated with better respiratory health outcomes, as long as green space areas meet certain requirements. A study showed that mortality due to pneumonia and chronic lower respiratory diseases could be reduced by minimizing fragmentation of green spaces and increasing the largest patch percentage of ...
Sri Lanka Sinhala Cinema Database - www.films.lk; New Sinhala Films - www.sirisara.lk; New Sinhala Movies; National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka - Official Website;
Cinemas in Sri Lanka have been closed since the third week of March due to the corona epidemic. Then, cinema halls follows audiences using hygienic strategies. Cinema halls were reopened on 27 June 2020. [1] Movie theaters were officially closed for 183 days due to the Corona epidemic. [2]