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Tuesday, July 21st, 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 [...]
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the social forestry component of the Forest Resources Management Project (FRMP) in Kurunegala District
Tuesday, July 21st, 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 [...]
An empirical model for predicting dbh growth with age for Eucalyptus grandis
Tuesday, July 21st, 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 [...]
Opportunities and Constraints of Community Forestry in Sri Lanka
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009The forest management system in Sri Lanka is based on the command and control approach since the colonial period, where more than 98 of the forests are owned and managed by the state. Experience from other countries, shows that community management of natural forests can derive favorable outcomes for sustainable forest management as well as [...]
Financial viability of the rubber crop under different management options with special reference to intercropping and carbon trading
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009Being a crop which has been cultivated in both plantation and smallholder sectors over a century, rubber plays an important role in Sri Lankan economy proving a significant share in national income, employments and tree cover. Income from rubber cultivation is mainly from latex and selling the tree at the end of the lifespan. Intercropping [...]
Growth, morphological, anatomical, and physiological responses of canopy species to varied light environments.
Tuesday, July 21st, 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), [...]
OBSERVATION ON FIGHTING BEHAVIOUR OF Philautus popularis MANAMENDRA-ARACHCHI AND PETHIYAGODA, 2005 (AMPHIBIA: RANIDAE: RHACOPHORINAE) AT PINWATHTHA, PANADURA.
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009There are 103 species of amphibians in Sri Lanka and 87 of them are endemic. These 103 species are presented by amphibians of 4 families: Bufonidae, Microhylidae, Ranidae (Raninae and Rhacophorinae), and Ichthyophiidae. There are 66 species of Rhacophorinae subfamily distributed in Sri Lanka, 65 of them are endemic to the island. Sub family Rhacophorinae [...]
Trends in water quality parameters for river Maha Oya
Tuesday, July 21st, 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 [...]
Seedling growth traits among sub-canopy tree species grown within simulated shade environments of a Sri Lankan lowland rainforest
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009Tree species vary in their ability to endure shade for effective establishment and survival beneath the canopy of a rainforest. It is therefore useful to understand the nature of seedling responses to a range of contrasting amounts of shade in order to carry out forest management and forest restoration practices. To explore the variation of [...]
Cleaner production opportunities in Small and medium scale wood processing and furniture manufacturing enterprises in Sri Lanka
Tuesday, July 21st, 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 [...]
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