Deforestation: Mangrove forests are being cleared for shrimp farming, agriculture, and urban expansion. The destruction of mangroves for economic gain often leads to long-term environmental and ...
COLOMBO — Environmental activists in Sri Lanka are celebrating the end of a 2020 decree that left the island’s nonprotected forests more vulnerable to agriculture and development projects.
The wetlands of Colombo – described by one expert as "the lungs and kidneys" of Sri Lanka's capital but ... taking daily sunset walks through mangrove forests and schoolchildren's delighted ...