Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the islands and lagoons of northern Sri Lanka
2020
Weerakoon, Devaka |
Goonatilake, S. de A. |
Wijewickrama,Tharanga |
Rajasuriya, Arjan |
Perera, Naalin |
Kumara, T. P. |
De Silva, Gyan |
Miththapala, Sriyanie |
Mallawatantri, Ananda |
After the 30-year long civil war was over, the Government of Sri Lanka commenced an accelerated programme to develop the Northern Province. If not carefully planned, such a programme will result in the loss of biodiversity and the consequent loss of services that ecosystems provide humans.