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Celebrating International Women’s Day 2022
A workshop was conducted by ESCAMP to mark International Women’s Day 2022 at Saptha Parisara Mandapaya in Sampathpaya, Battaramulla under the chairmanship of Project Director Mr. Anura Sathurusinghe. While over 50 working women participated in this workshop, two specialists made presentations based on ‘Gender Equality for a Sustainable Tomorrow,’ which was the theme of
Developing a Conservation Landscape Planning Policy Framework for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s soil, water and air as well as the diversity of plants and animals has placed this island as a unique habitat for humans as well as animals. This natural capital, like all other resources, needs to be conserved and scientifically managed for sustainability and of the country to thrive in the future. While
Developing a Conservation Landscape Planning Policy Framework for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s soil, water and air as well as the diversity of plants and animals has placed this island as a unique habitat for humans as well as animals. This natural capital, like all other resources, needs to be conserved and managed well in order for the country to thrive in the future. While it
ESCAMP supports Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) Mentorship
The Forest Department, Ecosystem Conservation and Management Project (ESCAMP) with the collaboration of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is implementing a two year program aiming to address the current shortage of trained forest landscape restoration practitioners in the country. Under this capacity development program, it is expecting to train 300 senior level
Community village fencing accelerated in Anuradhapura
Thirteen villages have been identified for community-based village fences due to the on-going human-elephant conflict in the Anuradhapura District. Currently, community awareness programs have been conducted in 10 villages and 9 community based organisations have been established to maintain the village fences and sustain the effort made by ESCAMP. Construction of the fence at Helambawewa
Pilot landscape management project initiated in the Dry Zone
A pilot landscape management project was proposed in Hingurakgoda DS Division in the Hurulu-Kawudulla-Kantale landscape for testing and gathering first-hand experiences for landscape management. This proposal was submitted for World Bank feedback and launched in February 2021. The activities focused on the Kithul Uthuwa village in the Singhagama Grama Niladari Division in Hingurakgoda.
Preparation Of the Landscape Management Plan For Sinharaja Forest Range (SFR)
The Sinharaja Forest Range Landscapecovers 231,000 ha in the Ratnapura, Galle, Matara and Kalutara District of Sri Lanka. The task of developing a landscape management plan was taken on by a highly competent team of experts consisting of a Team Leader with technical knowledge of the subject, Land-use Specialist, Biodiversity Specialist, Sociologist, Environmental Economist, Agriculture
Forest Department Makes Progress with Livelihood Enhancement
Seventy eightESCAMP-supported project activities are scheduled to be implementedby the Forest Department.Over 62 of these activities are now completed, while 16 are currently being implemented. This amounts to 80% average physical progress as at mid this year. Livelihood-enhancement activities include, increasing the productivity of home gardens, promoting sustainable agriculture, supporting agro-forestry, developing nature-based tourism and
Developing the 2021-2030 Forestry Sector Master Plan of Sri Lanka
MEDIA RELEASE Developing the 2021-2030 Forestry Sector Master Plan of Sri Lanka The framework to guide the forestry sector in the challenging decade ahead 9 September 2021, Colombo, Sri Lanka: With one of the highest population densities in the world, the demand for land in Sri Lanka has increased exponentially over the years. This and
Creating collaborative network for Matara
With rising demands in development, Matara district is facing challenging situations in environment conservation and development requirements. There is greater need in Matara for the landscape management approach as introduced by ESCAMP. A familiarizing workshop was held in Matara on March 02, 2021 organised by ESCAMP for officials of stakeholder government institutes. The objective was