Events

Commemoration of the World Seagrass Day on 1^st March 2024 - Jetwing Blue Negombo

Sri Lanka, nestled in the Indo-Pacific seagrass bioregion, boasts half of the world's seagrass, yet much of it remains unexplored. The country's rich marine biodiversity is underscored by the fact that fifteen

The purpose of the workshop is to build capacity and provide guidance on how to establish and sustain effective national clearing‑house mechanisms (CHM), in line with decision X/15 and in support of the national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs).

《生物多样性公约》第25条确立了一个开放式的政府间科学咨询机构，名为科学、技术和工艺咨询附属机构（科咨机构），以便就《公约》的实施向缔约方大会，以及在必要时向其它附属机构，提供及时的咨询建议。作为缔约方大会的附属机构，科咨机构将向缔约方大会定期汇报其各方面工作。科咨机构是一个所有缔约方都可参与的跨学科机构，其中包括各个专业领域的政府代表。其职能包括：对生物多样性状况进行评估；评估依照《公约》条款所采取的各类措施；回答缔约方大会可能向该机构提出的问题。科咨机构的工作方式在决定VIII/10附录III规定的该机构总体工作方式中加以描述。

Assessing needs and opportunities for a regional ambition

The overall aim of the workshop is to support Parties in developing and implementing national plans on the restoration of forests and other ecosystems in the context of the short-term action plan on ecosystem restoration.  Participating

On this International Bat Night, Rainforest Trust would like to celebrate our work with National Trust of Fiji and Bat Conservation International. In July 2018, we created the first ever bat sanctuary in Fiji by officially protecting over 20 acres of land near the Nakanacagi Cave, which is home to

A very successful one-day training programme on Ecotourism was held on the 2nd June 2022 at the NIFS Popham Arboretum, Dambulla. This is the very first training programme conducted at the NIFS Popham Arboretum on ecotourism. This event was organized to celebrate the World Environment Day (5th June)

YZA participated in a cleaning and tree-planting program organized by Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) at Attidiya for World Environmental Day on 26th June 2022. The event was occupied and supported by the members of WNPS, members of YZA, Airport Base Ratmalana, DWC Range Office

With the collaborative effort of the Ministry of Environment and The University of Colombo, all preparations are being made to make the 8^th International Tourism Research Conference “Rethinking Tourism” & International Symposium on Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism – 2022, a reality on 23^rd Decem

Englishman Mr. F.H.(Sam) Popham, in 1963, Initiated and Introduced Popham's method of "Assisted Natural Regeneration" in this site.

The National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS) together with the Ministry of Environemnat renovated and added value to this remarkable "Eco Tourism Destination