Archive for January, 2009
« Previous EntriesCleaner production opportunities in Small and medium scale wood processing and furniture manufacturing enterprises in Sri Lanka
Friday, January 30th, 2009Cleaner production is a preventive business strategy designed to conserve resources, mitigate risks to human and environment, and promote greater overall efficiency through improved production techniques and technologies; including substituting different materials, modifying equipments and redesigning products. In addition to environmental, health and safety benefits many cleaner production techniques provide opportunities that produce a positive [...]
Trends in water quality parameters for river Maha Oya
Friday, January 30th, 2009Maha Oya, is one of the main rivers in Sri Lanka, much used for drinking water extraction. It flows through five important districts of Sri Lanka offering water through fourteen water supply intakes. Only three of the associated plants offer conventional treatment for water. Several small to medium urban centers are located on the main [...]
Growth, morphological, anatomical, and physiological responses of canopy species to varied light environments.
Friday, January 30th, 2009Growth, morphological, anatomical, and physiological characteristics of seedlings of three canopy species; Artocarpus nobilis Thw., Litsea gardneri Thw. and Myristica dactyloides Gaertn. were compared with variation to the light regimes in lowland tropical rain forest, southwest Sri Lanka. Seedlings were grown under four stimulated light environments; deep shade (50molm-2s-1), medium shade (350molm-2s-1), partial shade (800molm-2s-1), [...]
An empirical model for predicting dbh growth with age for Eucalyptus grandis
Friday, January 30th, 2009Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex Maiden (rose gum) is commonly grown as even-aged monocultures in colder climates in the hilly region of Sri Lanka. Trees harvested from those plantations are used for sawn timber, railway sleepers and fuel. In order to manage those plantations, estimation of diameter growth is essential with age and therefore that was [...]
valuation of the effectiveness of the social forestry component of the Forest Resources Management Project (FRMP) in Kurunegala District
Friday, January 30th, 2009The paper reports findings of an evaluation of the social forestry component of the Forest Resources Management Project of the Ministry of Environment commenced in 2002 with the overall objective of improving forest management for environmental protection and sustainable utilization of wood.
Three Forest Ranges in Kurunegala District were selected for the study ie Mahawa, Malsiripura [...]
Evaluation of Social Forestry Component of the Sri Lanka Australia Natural Resource Management Project
Friday, January 30th, 2009This reports the evaluation of the social forestry component of the Sri Lanka Australia Natural Resource Management Project (SLANRMP) in the Kurunegala District. The main objective of this component was to contribute to poverty reduction through improved natural resource management in the dry and intermediate zone of Sri Lanka through community participation.
The study focused on [...]
A quantitative study to propose effective guidelines for household composting
Friday, January 30th, 2009Solid waste is a major environmental problem in Sri Lanka. The main disposal sites are marsh lands, low lands, river banks & other wet lands. More than 80% of the waste generated in Sri Lanka consist of organic materials. When compared to other developing countries there is a great possibility in composting the waste and [...]
INFORMAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES FOR INTEGRATION IN AMRITSAR CITY, INDIA
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009Urban India currently produces about 36.5 million tones of waste and this figure is expected to touch an astounding 300 million tones given the current spate in the consumption patterns and materialistic lifestyles of the haves which has accelerated the per capita consumption and consequently waste generation. From a current per capita rate of 490 [...]
Growth, morphological, anatomical, and physiological responses of canopy species to varied light environments.
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009Growth, morphological, anatomical, and physiological characteristics of seedlings of three canopy species; Artocarpus nobilis Thw., Litsea gardneri Thw. and Myristica dactyloides Gaertn. were compared with variation to the light regimes in lowland tropical rain forest, southwest Sri Lanka. Seedlings were grown under four stimulated light environments; deep shade (50molm-2s-1), medium shade (350molm-2s-1), partial shade (800molm-2s-1), [...]
MODELING OF IMPROVEMENT POTENTIAL OF HOMEGARDENS IN MANIKHINNA AREA OF KANDY DISTRICT
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009Kandyan homegardens are identified as an economically viable, highly adapted and environmentally sound agroforestry system in Sri Lanka which is having diverse mixture of plants in a close association with each other. Nearly 15% of lands in the country are under this system, which has enormous potential to provide its services to the society. The [...]
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