Sri Lanka

Conservation review of some natural forests in Sri Lanka

1993 Green, Michael John Beverley | Gunawardena, E. |

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.

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 <a href=”http://www.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/2011-112.pdf”> ‘An Appraisal of Mangrove Management in Micro-target_idal Estuaries and Lagoons in Sri Lanka’</a>.
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