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Its mission is to protect and expand Sri Lanka's forests and woodlands. [2] The head of the department is the Conservator General, Dr. K.M.A.Bandara. It comes under the purview of the Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resource Conservation.
The Minister of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. Parties Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
It is the government department responsible for maintaining national parks, nature reserves and wildlife in wilderness areas in Sri Lanka. [3] Forest reserves and wilderness areas are maintained by the Department of Forest Conservation. [4] The head of the department is the Director General of Wildlife Conservation, formally known as Warden.
This is a list of forest research institutes around the world, by continent and country. It includes research institutions with a primary focus on forest science, ...
The name "ikman" comes from the Sinhala term "ඉක්මන්" meaning "fast", or "quick". [1] ikman.lk Launched in June 2013 and is owned by Swedish company Saltside Technologies. ikman.lk became the 6th most visited website in Sri Lanka after three months of operation. [2] The site was initially developed by technical teams based in Sweden ...
In 2019 a total area of 16.5% [2] of Sri Lanka was forested. In 2010, it was 28.8% [3] (and 32.2% in 1995. [4]) 9.0% [5] of Sri Lanka's forests are classified as primary forest (the most biodiverse form of forest and the biggest carbon sinks on Earth). Sri Lanka's forests contain 61 million metric tons of carbon in living forest biomass (in ...
The National Research Council of Sri Lanka (NRC) is a funding agency in Sri Lanka, providing financial assistance to public sector scientists. It was established as a statutory body through an act of parliament in 2016 by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The NRC aims to foster and facilitate research in the ...
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a forest reserve and a biodiversity hotspot in Sri Lanka. It is of international significance and has been designated a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site by UNESCO. [1] According to International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Sinharaja is the country's last viable area of primary tropical rainforest.