Environmental issues in Sri Lanka include large-scale logging of forests and degradation of mangroves, coral reefs and soil. Air pollution and water pollution...
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Deforestation is one of the most serious environmental issues in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's current forest cover as of 2017 was 29.7%. In the 1920s, the island had a 49...
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Centre for Environmental Justice is an environmental conservation and public interest litigation organisation in Sri Lanka. The organisation is a member...
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Journal of Political Risk". Retrieved 2021-01-15. Planet, Lonely. "Wildlife & Environmental Issues in Sri Lanka". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2021-01-15....
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Sri Lanka, formerly called Ceylon, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, southeast of the Indian subcontinent, in a strategic location near major sea...
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The Sri Lanka Railway Department (more commonly known as Sri Lanka Railways (SLR)) (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය Śrī Laṃkā Dumriya Sēvaya; Tamil: இலங்கை...
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Taxation in Sri Lanka mainly includes excise duties, value added tax, income tax and tariffs. Tax revenue is a primary constituent of the government's...
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The culture of Sri Lanka mixes modern elements with traditional aspects and is known for its regional diversity. Sri Lankan culture has long been influenced...
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Homosexuality in Sri Lanka has been documented since ancient times. Since the 17th century, homosexual intercourse has de jure prohibited through the Penal...
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of Sri Lanka Environment of Sri Lanka Climate of Sri Lanka Environmental issues in Sri Lanka Ecoregions in Sri Lanka Renewable energy in Sri Lanka Protected...
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University of Sri Lanka (OUSL; Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා විවෘත විශ්වවිද්යාලය, Tamil: இலங்கை திறந்த பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a national university in Sri Lanka. It is unique...
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Sinharaja Forest Reserve (redirect from Sinharaja Rainforest Sri Lanka)
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a forest reserve and a biodiversity hotspot in Sri Lanka. It is of international significance and has been designated a Biosphere...
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Indic text in this article correctly. Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island...
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Environmental Foundation Limited (EFL) is a public interest litigation and environmental conservation organisation in Sri Lanka. Established in 1981,...
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Human-elephant conflict (HEC) is a large threat to both species in certain rural areas of Sri Lanka. About 250 elephants and 80 people die each year, and property...
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Terrorism in Sri Lanka has been a highly destructive phenomenon during the 20th and 21st centuries, especially so during the periods of the Sri Lankan Civil...
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The environment of Sri Lanka exhibits a remarkable biodiversity. Sri Lanka is considered to be the richest country in Asia in terms of species concentration...
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Jagath Gunawardana (category Sri Lankan environmentalists)
in Sri Lanka. Gunawardana is known for his advocacy in wildlife conservation and environmental protection. Gunawardana was born in 1961 in Sri Lanka....
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important issue in Sri Lanka, and its effects threaten to impact both human and natural systems. Roughly 50 percent of its 22 million citizens live in low-lying...
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Tamil genocide (redirect from Sri Lankan Genocide)
the Tamil population in Sri Lanka during the Sinhala–Tamil ethnic conflict beginning in 1956, particularly during the Sri Lankan civil war. Various commenters...
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Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (abbreviated SLEF) is a national association of Sri Lanka that aims to create a wide network of ecotourism actors throughout...
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The Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests are a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion of the island of Sri Lanka. The ecoregion covers an area of...
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Environmental issues in Indonesia are associated with the country's high population density and rapid industrialisation, and they are often given a lower...
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Udawalawe Elephant Transit Home (category Environmental organisations based in Sri Lanka)
National Park in Sri Lanka that was established in 1995 by the Sri Lanka Department of Wildlife Conservation in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan elephants (Elephas...
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university in Sri Lanka. It is in Gangodawila, Nugegoda, near Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, the country's administrative capital. It was formed in 1958 from...
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Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) is the only crop cultivated in Sri Lanka for manufacture of sugar. This crop can be growth on well drained soil up to...
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Thailand's dramatic economic growth has caused numerous environmental issues. The country faces problems with air, declining wildlife populations, deforestation...
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X-Press Pearl (redirect from Sri Lanka plastic spill)
range between $30 million and $50 million in addition to the loss of the vessel. Environmental issues in Sri Lanka "X-Press Pearl (21284154)". ABS Record...
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The Sri Lankan state has been accused of state terrorism against the Tamil minority as well as the Sinhalese majority, during the two Marxist–Leninist...
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