Protected Area

There are 501 protected areas in Sri Lanka. The protected areas falls under supervision Department of Forest Conservation include forests defined in National Heritage Wilderness Area Act in 1988, forest reservations and forests manage for sustainability.World heritage site, Sinharaja Forest Reserve is an example for a National Heritage forest.

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Invasive Alien Species

Invasive species are those species that have come in from elsewhere and take over the habitats and other resources of native species. Invasive species increase their populations drastically at the expense of the existing flora. They are of two categories, the native and the alien.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

Agricultural biodiversity provides not only food and income but also raw materials for clothing, shelter, medicines, breeding new varieties, and performs other services such as maintenance of soil fertility and biota, and soil and water conservation, all of which are essential to human survival.

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Endemic Species of Sri Lanka

102
Amphibians
749
Angiosperms
29
Birds
26
Butterflies
45
Dragonflies
51
Freshwater Crabs
50
Freshwater Fish
187
Land Snails
15
Mammals
124
Reptiles

Latest News

Latest news from the Clearing House Mechanism - Sri Lanka.

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services valuation workshop

Awareness workshop on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Valuation at Rajarata University of Sri Lanka on  18.12.2018  Sri Lanka became a signatory to the United Nation Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) in 1992 and it was

International Mountain Day Celebration

Biodiversity secretariat of the Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment will organize to conduct International Mountain Day celebration on 11.12.2018 at Lakegala " Ranamure in Matale District in collaboration with the Matale District Secretariat.

Asian Regional Training Workshop on National Arrangements on Traditional Knowledge for Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 18 and Contributing to Aichi Biodiversity Target 16 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2022

  Asian Regional Training Workshop on National Arrangements on Traditional Knowledge for Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 18 and Contributing to Aichi Biodiversity Target 16 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2022 Secretariat of the Convention

Sanctuaries and Parks in Sri Lanka

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