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Author: Tharuka Dissanaike

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Colombo, Environment, Politics and Governance

Saving Sinharaja: Many Layers of Protection But Threats Continue

Sinharaja’s conservation status is of “significant concern”. According to the World Heritage Outlook, published by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Sinharaja has been assessed in 2020 as a World Heritage…

Tharuka Dissanaike Tharuka Dissanaike on 04/23/202104/24/2021
Colombo, Environment, Politics and Governance

Saving Sinharaja: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Sinharaja Rainforest has been in the public eye for a few weeks now. Is it being threatened by encroachment and development? Will it lose its UNESCO World Heritage status?  Are there…

Tharuka Dissanaike Tharuka Dissanaike on 04/13/2021

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