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Environmental issues in Sri Lanka include large-scale logging of forests and degradation of mangroves, coral reefs and soil. 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.
Environment of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka lies in the Indian Ocean. The environment of Sri Lanka exhibits a remarkable biodiversity. [1] Sri Lanka is considered to be the richest country in Asia in terms of species concentration [2] and is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots. [3]
Average depth. 1.4 metres (4.6 ft) Surface elevation. Sea level. Rekawa Lagoon ( Sinhala: රැකව කලපුව) is a coastal waterbody located in Hambantota Districtt in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka and it is located 200 km (120 mi) south of Colombo. The lagoon possesses a rich biodiversity with a variety of flora (ex; mangroves ...
Climate change is an important issue in Sri Lanka, and its effects threaten to impact both human and natural systems. Roughly 50 percent of its 22 million citizens live in low-lying coastal areas in the west, south, and south-west of the island, and are at risk of future sea level rise. [1] Climate change also threatens the island's ...
Deforestation is one of the most serious environmental issues in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's current forest cover as of 2017 was 29.7%. [1] In the 1920s, the island had a 49 percent forest cover but by 2005 this had fallen by approximately 26 percent. (29.46% in 2018) [2] Between 1990 and 2000, Sri Lanka lost an average of 26,800 ha of forests per ...
Rain clouds over a tank in Sri Lanka. The tank cascade system (Sinhala: එල්ලංගාව, romanized: ellaṅgāva) is an ancient Sri Lankan irrigation system. It is a network of thousands of small tanks (Sinhala: වැව, romanized: wewa) draining to large reservoirs that store rainwater and surface runoff for later use.
The power station is in Norocholai, Puttalam, on the southern end of the Kalpitiya Peninsula. Construction of the facility began on 11 May 2006, with the first unit commissioning on 22 March 2011. [ 1] The first 300- megawatt phase was completed and ceremonially commissioned by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on 22 March 2011 at 18:27 local time ...
"The black smoke just raised the same alarms over local pollution fears. Pollution levels in Kirkby are very worrying and lung health in Kirkby is generally poor. "This creates more problems as ...