Vedhapriya Ganesan is one of a handful of women snake rescuers in the Indian city of Chennai.
For decades mangroves had been disappearing from Sri Lanka’s coastline, where the salt-water-loving trees were often felled to make way for shrimp ponds and salt pans.
The government is to carry out a census of the elephant population after 13 years.
The ocean bed is a world of its own, with multicolored fish and other creatures, coral reefs and sea weeds giving it a unique beauty.
The abandoned shrimp farms and salt pans that litter Sri Lanka’s coastline are a testament to the pitfalls of unsustainable development.
A fresh public campaign is underway in Batticaloa against a proposed prawn-farming and an ilmenite mining that is already underway in the east.
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) has decided to conduct a public hearing into the planned wind energy project in Mannar by India’s Adani Group.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced Sri Lanka as the recipient of the World Restoration Flagship Award for its outstanding work in accelerating the natural regeneration of mangroves at the Sixth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA).
Mannar is one of the oldest cities in Sri Lanka dating back to the maritime Silk Road and the trade routes between India and Sri Lanka. It also has some of the most important wintering wetlands for migratory birds in Sri Lanka.
The ‘DP Tree Book’ mobile app was officially launched during the Earth Summit 2024 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo on 14 February under the patronage of MP Dhammika Perera,
