Fire destroys 35 acres of forest land
Around 35 acres of forest was destroyed on Saturday in a fire that erupted in the protected areas of the Castlereagh reservoir and Devon Falls. Police suspect that the fire has been deliberately caused
Daily News (Sri Lanka)
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Increase in the use of CFL bulbs
The Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority states that the use of energy efficient CFL electricity bulbs has increased. The CFL bulbs are saving around 80 percent of energy than the normal light bulbs.
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Legal action against illegal forest clearing
The Wildlife Conservation Department (WCD) has sought legal assistance against illegal forest clearing in Yoda Wewa Sanctuary, WCD Director General H D Ratnayake told the Daily News yesterday. He said
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New flower species found in Knuckles
Two nature scientists, Dr Kavinda Amarasinghe and Chandika Wijeratna have been able to identify a new variety of Binara in the Knuckles Range, one of the World Heritage Sites. The features of this flower
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Over 35% Lankans suffer from Osteoporosis
'Around 35 percent of the Sri Lankan population suffer from Osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is no longer considered an inevitable part of aging. Not all old men and women are affected. It is recognized now
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Climate change downsizing fauna, flora: study
Climate change downsizing fauna, flora: study Climate change is reducing the body size of many animal and plant species, including some which supply vital nutrition for more than a billion people already
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Cataract blindness on the rise
It is revealed that around 100,000 persons end up blind due to cataract every year in Sri Lanka, while this amount globally is estimated at around 18 million. A number of countrywide programmes have
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Train Hits Mitigation Project to prevent elephant deaths
The Department of Wildlife Conservation is cooperating strategically with Sri Lanka Railways to prevent increasing elephant deaths on railway tracks before it can manifest into a elephant-train conflict
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Regulations to monitor hazardous chemicals
Sri Lanka has moved into regulation of hazardous chemicals and monitoring industries that use them. “I am glad to announce today that my Ministry has commenced the process of designing a Chemical Emergency
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Breast cancer increasing among Lankan women
About 18.4 in every 100,000 Sri Lankan women had breast cancer in 2005. This figure has gone up to 25, Health Ministry media coordinator W M D Vanninayake said. He said there has been an increase in
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Ministry reviews environment education system
The Environment Ministry is reviewing the country's environment education system, said Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa. He said that the International Union for Conservation of Nature Sri Lanka Office