Environment
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Sri Lanka university aims to be the country’s first to gocarbon neutral
COLOMBO: The small Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka may contribute only 0.03% to global carbon emission levels yet it…
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How Sri Lanka’s renewable energy can help India’s decarbonisation efforts
NEW DELHI: When we discuss decarbonising a country’s energy sector, renewable energy often springs to mind, yet one significant challenge…
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In a world of climate risks, Sri Lanka is finding ways to adapt
COLOMBO: In the 21st century, Sri Lanka finds itself faced with an increasingly complex and interconnected landscape of risks that…
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Sri Lankan coconuts help Yorkshire Dales combat peatland crisis
YORKSHIRE: When climate change threatened to destroy one of Britain’s beauty spots few people would have thought that coconuts from…
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Next stop, the sea: Sri Lanka’s old buses are a new home for marine life
GALLE: Buses are the most common mode of public transport in Sri Lanka. But after thousands of trips, facilitating millions…
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Sri Lanka braces for fallout of sunken cargo ship’s toxic payload
Environmental experts and officials are bracing for the worst as the partially sunken MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship threatens a…
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Commonwealth Blue Charter Webinar: Unlocking the Wealth of Mangrove Ecosystems
COLOMBO: As the lead country of the Commonwealth Blue Charter Action Group on Mangrove Ecosystems and Livelihoods, Sri Lanka together…
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Commonwealth Secretary General visits mangrove site
KOGGALA, November 2019: Commonwealth Secretary General Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland made a brief visit to a mangrove replanting site in…
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U.S. initiative helps make Arugam Bay a sustainable, green tourist destination
COLOMBO, September 2019: The U.S. Government is helping make Arugam Bay a sustainable, green tourist destination through an initiative called…
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Sri Lanka to host Maritime Safety and Security meeting in August
DURBAN, June 2019: Sri Lanka will host the First Working Group on Maritime Safety and Security (WGMSS) under the Indian…
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