Traditional uses of forests : report on the national survey
1994
Epitawatte, Senevi |
IUCN Sri Lanka
Management plan for the conservation of the Sinharaja forest (phase II)
1993
Bharathie, K. P. Sri |
Widanapathirana, Anura S. |
The Gulf of Mannar and its surroundings : a resource book for teachers in the Mannar District
2012
Miththapala, Sriyanie |
Increasing incidence and intensity of natural disasters and climate change are having over-arching impacts on the environment. Sustainable development is being undermined. Ecological services and their indirect economic values are frequently omitted from assessments. Mainstreaming ecosystem concerns both ecological and economical and integrating them into disaster management is essential.
Insights into the biodiversity of the Sampur area in Trincomalee
2013
Wadugodapitiya, A. |
Weeratunga, Vimukthi U. |
Goonatilake, S. de A. |
Chandranimal, D. |
Perera, Nishan |
Asela, C. |
This study documents the terrestrial and aquatic habitat types and floral and faunal species richness found in the Sampur area and current threats to biodiversity in the area.
Sustainable development of Delft Island : an ecological, socio-economic and archaeological assessment
2013
Goonatilake, S. de A. |
Ekanayake, S. P. |
Kumara, T. P. |
Liyanapathirana, D. |
Weerakoon, D. K. |
Wadugodapitiya, A. |
This publication presents the findings of the physical, ecological, archaeological and socio-economic assessments of Delft Island; a map of Delft Island, illustrating its present land-use patterns, as well as areas that should, potentially, be earmarked for future development and conservation activities; and recommendations for the sustainable development of Delft Island, with a special emphasis on the development of tourism.
Natural resource governance training manual
2011
This manual presents a framework, includes technical material for raising awareness, and provides basic education on governance in the context of natural resources, and is designed to target a wide audience.
An appraisal of challenges in the sustainable management of the micro-target_idal barrier-built estuaries and lagoons in Sri Lanka
2012
Samarakoon, Jayampathy |
Samarawickrama, Saman |
This study, based on a colloquium, field assessments of development activities and technical analyses pertaining to barrier-built estuaries and lagoons, was inspired by the positive response to a preceding report captioned An Appraisal of Mangrove Management in Micro-target_idal Estuaries and Lagoons in Sri Lanka.
An appraisal of mangrove management in micro-target_idal estuaries and lagoons in Sri Lanka
2011
This study was inspired by observations and experiences from post-tsunami (2004) mangrove planting and restoration work in the country. Since the tsunami, IUCN Sri Lanka supported a number of initiatives for improving mangrove management in the context of the structure and functioning of the parent ecosystems estuaries and lagoons.
Children's perception of the environment : a teacher's toolkit for investigating coastal and marine ecosystems in Asia
2009
Hoon, Vineeta |
Kanvinde, Hemal |
Sriskanthan, Gaya |
The goal of this toolkit is to help promote environmental stewardship and increase awareness of marine and coastal ecosystems among schoolchildren in Asia through the use of creative, investigative approaches. Investigative approaches allow schools to make the local environment relevant and interesting to children in coastal communities and help to reinforce the need for wise and sustainable management of our coastal and marine resources.