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Mr. M A S Weerasinghe, Commissioner General, DAD and Mr. Shamen Vidanage, Acting Country Representative exchanging the MoU with the presence of Eng. Prabhath Witharana, Head of Water Management Division of DAD.

IUCN entered into a MoU with the Department of Agrarian Development in ecological restoration of small irrigation tanks in Kapiriggama cascade system, Anuradhapura

Commissioner General of the Department of Agrarian Development (DAD) and Acting Country Representative of IUCN Sri Lanka Programme has signed a Memorandum of Understanding related to the implementation of Project - Ecological restoration of traditional cascade tank systems for access to water, enhance agriculture, rural livelihoods and environmental services in Sri Lanka - at the DAD Head Office in Colombo on the 24th June 2013.  

09 Jul 2013 | News story
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Workshop

Grantees of Phase 2 (Cycle 2) of MFF Small Grants Facility share their lessons learned with each other

Grant recipients of Phase 2 (Cycle 2) of MFF Small Grants Facility (SGF) met on 7 May 2013 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo 7 to share their lessons learned over the past 11 months. Phase 2 (Cycle 2) which commenced operation in January 2011 will be concluded in July 2013.  

29 May 2013 | News story
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Economic valuation of ecosystems take spotlight in Sri Lanka training for coastal planners

Mangroves for the Future (MFF) over the past few years has been supporting financially in building capacity of member organizations of the National Coordinating Bodies (NCBs) through several overseas training programmes.  In 2012, MFF introduced in-country training based on the needs of respective NCB member organizations and two such programmes were held during that year.   

14 May 2013 | News story
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Key Projects

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 IUCN Sri Lanka and Holcim Lanka Partnership

IUCN entered into a five-year partnership with Holcim for biodiversity conservation globally. Under this global agreement, IUCN Sri Lanka has forged a country level partnership to develop long-term ecosystem conservation standards for Holcim Lanka, contributing to sector-wide improvements in the cement and related sectors.

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Spotlight on Species Archive

Pigmy Shrew (Suncus etrucus)

 Pigmy Shrew (Suncus etrucus)

 This is indeed ‘pigmy’ news in the history of a limestone quarry site at Aruvakkalu. Our fellow biodiversity expert, Sampath De A. Goonatilake while at the limestone quarry site earlier this year ‘stumbled’ upon this tiny shrew, no bigger than that of a watch strap in size.


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Publications

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An Appraisal of Mangrove Management in Micro-tidal Estuaries and Lagoons in Sri Lanka

 

 

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National Conference on Livelihoods, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
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Marine Wonders of Sri Lanka