Environment
Spring has come to the University of Peradeniya
In literary works, Spring is characterized as a season of growth, rebirth, and transformation. On the premises of the University...
Restoring the destroyed ecosystems
Ecosystem restoration means assisting in the recovery of ecosystems that have been degraded or destroyed, as well as conserving the...
Destruction of Wilpattu catchment area for Aloe Vera cultivation continues
Environmentalists claim that the catchment areas of the Wilpattu National Park is being continuously destroyed for aloe vera cultivation. According...
Yellowing of paddy crops reported in many areas across the country
A disease which causes paddy crops to turn yellow is being reported in the Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Kurunegala districts. According...
WATCH : Nagananda files petition to save Myan Kumara from captivity
Attorney Nagananda Kodituwakku today filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal, calling for Myan Kumara, a baby elephant...
Veddha chieftain moves court to protect Rambakan Oya ancestral land
Vedda chieftain Uru Warige Wannila Aththo and the Center for Environmental Justice (ECJ) today filed a writ petition against the...
Gov to re-issue conditional sand mining licenses in Kalu Ganga
The Ministry of Environment states that it has decided to re-issue permits to carry out sand mining in the Kalu...
Elle Gunawansa Thero accuses government of relentlessly destroying forest land
Elle Gunawansa Thero says that it is unfortunate for the country that the present government and every previous government have...
President asks Forest Department to withdraw cases against illegal occupiers of protected land
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today demanded forest officials to withdraw cases filed against those who had entered areas gazetted as protected...
Environmental activist assaulted for opposing destruction of Sinharaja
Lakmal Ranabahu, an environmental activist in Kalawana has been brutally assaulted by a group believed to be connected to the...
