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World Sea grass day celebration -2024
CELEBRATION 2 nd WORLD SEAGRASS DAY 2024 AND UN ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION FLAGSHIP AWARD Blue for blooming: vitalising seagrass resilience for livelihoods Date: 1 March 2024 Venue: Jetwing Blue Hotel, Negombo Time: 8:00 hrs. to 18:00 hrs. Sri Lanka celebrated 2 nd world seagrass day at Jetwing Blue…
Commemoration of International Mountain Day - 2023 ================== The United Nations General Assembly has declared 11 th December, from 2003 onwards, as the International Mountain Day aiming to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and…
Conducted 9th Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Finance from 7-9 th November , Aliya Hotel, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
International Mangrove Ecosystem Conservation Day 2023 Background Mangrove is the only tree that grows in saltwater. Mangrove forest is a rare but spectacular and prolific ecosystem, which is usually found along sheltered coastlines in the tropical and sub-tropical regions. Globally, mangrove…
Re-introduction Labeo lankae to Thubikulama Tank by Secretary,  Ministry of Environment
Commemoration of International Biodiversity Day – 2023 Ministry of Environment Sri Lanka The Earth Summit held in 1992 at the Rio de Janeiro, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was ratified with the objectives of Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Utilization and sharing its benefit…
The genus Miniopterus is a monophyletic assemblage of many species characterized by remarkably conservative morphology. The number of recognized species has more than doubled over the last two decades, mainly with newly recognized Afrotropical and Malagasy species. A molecular phylogenetic analysis…
Worker ants in a selected region of the Rilagala Forest Reserve, which is situated in Nuwara-Eliya District, Sri Lanka were surveyed for the first time on 26 July, 2019. Ants were collected from two localities by employing 100 m transects. Honey baiting, soil sifting and pitfall trapping were…
Ricefishes of the genus Oryzias occur commonly in the fresh and brackish waters in coastal lowlands ranging from India across Southeast Asia and on to Japan. Among the three species of Oryzias recorded from peninsular India, two widespread species, O. carnaticus and O. dancena, have previously been…
Bats perform critical ecosystem functions, including the pollination, seed dispersal, and regulation of invertebrate populations. Yet, bat populations are declining worldwide primarily due to habitat loss and other anthropogenic stressors. Thus, studies on bat ecology, particularly on environmental…
Red List
Introduction: The Red List is one of the best indicators of the health of a species as it is an assessment that takes into consideration most of the internal and external factors that influence the long-term survival of the species being assessed. It is a very useful tool that provides the basis for…