India’s coronavirus lockdown has paved the way for a rise in illegal logging and timber-smuggling in forest-rich Indian-administered Kashmir, with guards unable to patrol and local incomes plummeting, the region’s forest officials said.
The world added 12 percent more clean power capacity in 2019 than the year before, but new renewable energy planned over the next decade falls far short of what is needed to forestall dangerous global warming, the UN warned on Wednesday.
All people on earth depend directly or indirectly on the ocean and cryosphere. As the earth’s largest solar energy collector, the ocean possesses a colossal heat-absorption-and-releasing capacity that places it at a central role in stabilising the climate system. A recent report published in the journal of Advances in Atmospheric Science revealed 2019 as the warmest year in the world’s oceans recorded in human history, thereby reflecting a formid
Climate change could become a “catastrophic” threat to global security as people lose their livelihoods, fall ill and battle over scarce water and food, a host of US security, military and intelligence experts warned last Monday.
According to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) at least 2,449 persons in the Kegalle district namely in Ruwanwella, Bulathkohupitiya, Deraniyagala and Galigamuwa are affected by the drought. Meanwhile 7,959 persons in Eheliyagoda, Ratnapura and another 1,213 in Akurana, Kandy are affected by this prolonged dry spell.
Seventy-year-old Indrapala Gamarachchi looks out over one of the last remaining patches of wilderness in his neighbourhood. He believes this land in Mattegoda, just south-east of Colombo city, deserves to be a Gazetted, protected wetland. Not only is it a catchment area - the water that collects here feeds a stream that irrigates some 200 urban paddy fields downstream – but it is also one of the last remaining havens for wildlife. But it is cle
There is drama surrounding the leopard these days; the black leopard in peak wilderness and released leopard in Wilpattu. This article neither intends analysing the wildlife cum conservation issue surrounding the leopard nor points...
A study led by a young Sri Lankan marine biologist tells us that over 90% of small fish found in samples from Negombo, Kudawella and Trincomalee contain microplastics. In other words, if your diet includes small fish, you’re most likely ingesting plastic as well. Fish is widely considered as one of the healthiest foods, vital for wellness. It is rich in nutrients such as protein, vitamin D and Omega-3 fatty acids, important elements of a hea
Ananta Sustainables provides consultation services to enterprises that are keen to transition away from single-use plastic. Savera soon discovered that the biggest hurdle in their journey had been to make more people and corporates understand that there is a real need for alternatives for plastic. “In running community workshops around plastic consumption and waste,
A record number of elephant deaths had been reported in Sri Lanka during the past year, according to a BBC news report. Citing conservationists, the report also highlighted that it was the highest number of elephant deaths since Sri Lanka became independent in 1948.
We believe that climate change is one of the greatest threats that we, as Sri Lankans, will face in the future. Therefore, we intend to provide our readers with local and international content with the objective to educate and inspire. We would also like to learn from our valued readers about any ongoing initiatives in making Sri Lanka a more sustainable nation. We aim to
For many years, our books taught us about climate change, its causes and effects. However, we just kept learning. We learnt that climate change leads to disastrous results caused due to careless human activities such as environmental pollution and destruction of ecosystems. And yet, we kept destroying. Not many people gave thought about this or felt the need to spread
We believe that climate change is one of the greatest threats that we, as Sri Lankans, will face in the future. Therefore, we intend to provide our readers with local and international content with the objective to educate and inspire. We would also like to learn from our valued readers about any ongoing initiatives in making Sri Lanka a more sustainable nation.
Unfortunately, World Toilet Day doesn’t receive as much attention as other universally recognised “days” such as World Environment Day or World Health Day. But the day November 19, was a chance to focus on an issue that millions of people worldwide suffer from - the lack of a safe and private place to go to the toilet.
Greta Thunberg’s catchphrase “Our house is on fire” was never more than true than for the Australians that are currently suffering through some of the worst bushfires in history. While bushfires are an unfortunate part of life for Australians, the degree of devastation across New South Wales and Queensland has seen over 1 million hectares of land destroyed.
In 2007, actor turned environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio starred in the movie ‘Blood Diamond’. Depicting civil war in Sierra Leone in the 1990s, the plot saw local villagers enslaved to harvest diamonds to fund rebel forces. Although this particular storyline was fictional, the film raised awareness of a very real problem that was happening in Africa at the time.
Fishing is a livelihood for over 200 million people around the world. It is not only a source of income for them but also a socio-economic factor which shapes their entire lifestyle. It is believed that fishing, an ancient practice of securing food, played a major part in the development of civilization.
When people hear something described as sustainable, it’s usually in reference to being “environmentally friendly”. While the concept of living “sustainably” is more often than not, focused on protecting the natural resources of the earth, living sustainably isn’t only about environmental protection.
Currently, more than 28,000 species are threatened with extinction according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species - the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species.
Tourist arrivals surpass 63,000 in first half of October
EDB gets new chief
Colombo welcomes Cinnamon Life
New Board of Directors appointed for SriLankan Airlines
Easter attack: controversy swirls further high
Catholic Church rebuffs Gammanpila’s allegations
Easter Sunday attack: Ravi Seneviratne’s name implicated
SL unveils new ’P’ series passport with enhanced security features