Photo courtesy of Namal Kamalgoda The Sinharaja Rainforest has been in the public eye for a few weeks now. Is it being threatened by encroachment…
Photo courtesy of Namal Kamalgoda Today is World Water Day World Water Day 2021, at the start of a critical decade for climate action and…
Photo courtesy of Twitter “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two is four. If that is allowed all else follows.” George Orwell (Nineteen…
Photo courtesy of Facebook Today is the International Day of Forests “Knowledge is power: You hear it all the time but knowledge is not power.…
Photo courtesy of Twitter “This country can never be developed as long as there are environmentalists.” “Can we eat oxygen?” “Those who come to our…
Photo courtesy of Rukshan Jayewardene Although Sri Lanka is a richly biodiverse island and is accordingly famed for its wildlife abundance, its varied eco-systems spread…
Photo courtesy of Tharmapalan Tilaxan Today is World Wildlife Day “Ecocide is the destruction of the natural environment by deliberate or negligent human action.” Oxford Languages…
Image courtesy of Films for Action “There will be no investigation in the country…because I will oppose it…. Whether it is United Nations or any…
Photo courtesy of Mongabay Whenever President Gotabaya Rajapaksa embarks on a “discussion with the villagers” visit, Sri Lanka’s environmental defenders shudder in anticipation of yet…
Photo courtesy of Dinarzarde Raheem Circular MWFC/1/20201 issued on 4 November by the Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Conservation has caused widespread concern and consternation.…
Photo courtesy of Sri Lanka Foundation “Ever since we arrived on this planet as a species, we’ve cut them down, dug them up, burnt them…
Photo courtesy of Rainforest Protectors Trust Environmentalists are up in arms once again as the government withdrew two circulars that protected 700,000 hectares of forests,…
Photographs courtesy of Roar Media Sri Lankan photographer Tharmapalan Tilaxan’s photo of a herd of elephants eating from a rubbish dump won first prize in this…
Photo courtesy of Wikiwand In a rare victory for Sri Lanka’s environmental defenders, the government has decided to cancel the gazette issuing legal documents to…
Photos courtesy of Anoma Wijewardene (To view the paintings and titles please click on the images) Today is the Global Day of Climate Action Themes…
Photo courtesy of Lankaweb As the country hurtles along the path of development at any cost, its environmental defenders are facing a host of challenges…
Photo Courtesy of The Daily Mirror The elephant is a symbol of pride, and of cultural and religious significance to Sri Lankans. They have been…
Photo courtesy of Tharmapalan Tilaxan A road is cut through the Sinharaja World Heritage Site forest with the approval of the president, illegal trawling in…
Photo courtesy of Tashiya de Mel This is a callout to Sri Lankans who have enjoyed our forests. If you have ever spread your picnic…
As the world fights to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, another crisis looms. In late 2018, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that…
Image Samya Arif/Medium “To discuss the knowledge and status of women today, it is important to know what they have gained and how,” [Kumari Jayawardena]…
Photo courtesy South China Morning Post Killing elephants with shotguns is very inefficient. The clusters of tiny, iron pellets rarely kill such large animals instantly.…