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International Day for Biological Diversity Celebration-2025 The International Day for Biological Diversity 2025 was celebrated on 22nd May 2025 under the patronage of the Hon. Minister of Environment, Dr. Dhammika Patabendi, and with the participation of distinguished guests, government officials…

The ‘Lesser-Known Foods of Sri Lanka’ campaign – an advocacy initiative launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Food Programme (WFP) in Sri Lanka together with the Ministry of Environment launched on 22 January 2025 sought to reintroduce nutritious underutilised…

National Event of Commemorating 3rd World Seagrass Day 1 st March 2025, at Port City Colombo, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, situated in the Indo-Pacific (seagrass bioregion, harbors 15 seagrass species, making it a global hotspot for seagrass biodiversity. Despite successfully restoring 65% of its seagrass…

Awareness Workshop on Blue Carbon Ecosystems and Biodiversity Mollikulam Naval Establishment An awareness workshop on Enhancing Knowledge of Blue Carbon Ecosystems and Biodiversity of the Mannar Landscape was successfully conducted on 25th and 26th October 2024 at the Mollikulam Naval Establishment…

Awareness creation on Managing Together Project and its Ecosystem based approaches to Mainstreaming Biodiversity in to Forestry, Agriculture and Tourism Sectors for the Government Officers – Anuradhapura Districts The Biodiversity Division of the Ministry of Environment in collaboration with…

Training Workshop on Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use of Blue Carbon Ecosystems in Trincomalee District The Biodiversity Division of the Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the District Forest Office – Trincomalee of the Forest Department organized a two days Training Workshop…

Awareness workshop on Biodiversity related Traditional Knowledge for the officers of Kalutara District Secretariat Venue: District Secretariat, Kaluthara Date: 2024.12.02 The Biodiversity Division of the Ministry of Environment organized an awareness workshop on the conservation of traditional…

Inception Workshop was held on 13.08.2024 at Water''s Edge, Battaramulla

Updating Invasive Alien Species Risk Assessment Protocols and Priority List 05 th August 2024 Workshop on Updating the Invasive Alien Species (IAS), Risk Assessment Protocols and Priority lists, have successfully been conducted on 05 th August 2024, at the Light House Galley, Colombo 01 with the…

Conservation of the mangrove ecosystem has been highlighted globally as a priority, and the UNESCO Conference held in 2015 aimed to improve awareness of the importance of the unique, special and threatened mangrove ecosystem and inspire solutions for its sustainable management, conservation and use…