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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Teak (Tectona grandis) was introduced to Sri Lanka in 1680 by Dutch. Since then teak was grown mainly as monocultures and as a mix with Jak, Margosa, Eucalypts and Mahogany. The popular methods of establishing teak plantations were Taungya System and Participatory Forestry Programmes (PFPs) so that the Forest Department can share the benefits with […]
Trends and process of Kithul tapping as an aspect of forest utilization (A case study on the village Warukandeniya situated within Sinharaja)
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008The Sinharaja forest reserve is one of the least disturbed and biologically unique Tropical Wet Evergreen Rain Forests in Sri Lanka located in the Southern as well as Sabaragamuwa provinces in the wet zone.In addition, the forest reservation comprises two isolated villages located within it and twenty-five villages at its vicinity. Many of the villagers […]
ustainable Forest Management: A Pragmatic Approach
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Galicia is the most important forestry region of Spain, but its potential of producing the forest products is underdeveloped. A healthy and growing forestry sector could be an engine for regional and rural economic development, but forest management is impeded by forest ownership patterns. Most forests in Galicia are privately owned in small, scattered holdings […]
Estimating Above Ground Biomass of Pinus caribaea stand in lower Hantana
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Over 18, 000 ha of degraded wet lowland areas in Sri Lanka have been converted to Pinus caribaea plantations through an afforestation program. These plantations are poorly managed and subject to frequent fires, set by local people who do not see much value in them for their subsistence. Consequently, these plantations remain under-productive and under-utilized, […]
Biofertilizers for physic nut (Jatropha curcas l.) grown in different planting media
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.), locally known as Kasla, is a small tree of plant family Euphorbiaceae, that grows widely in the Philippines. It has recently gained global interest because of its seed oil that can be used for blending with diesel producing an ecology-friendly biofuel as an alternative source of energy. This study compared […]
Sinharaja Forest nominates for New 7 Wonders of Nature
Thursday, March 20th, 2008The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has called upon all Sri Lankans to vote for the Sinharaja Forest to be included among the `New 7 Wonders of Nature`. Voting for nominees will continue until 31.12.08. The New 7 Wonders Panel of Experts will then select 21 finalists, from which voters worldwide will elect the […]
Eucalyptus plantation in Sri Lanka
Wednesday, November 29th, 2006Photo on Forest Plantation
Keystone Species & their Role in an Eco-System
Thursday, September 28th, 2006Thilina Jayarathne
All species play a role within an ecosystem as, (i) Primary producers (ii) Primary consumers (iii) Predators, and (iv) Decomposers. Primary producers absorb energy from the environment mainly from sun light an inorganic substances CO2 and H2O, produce Organic molecules such as C6H12O6 in their living cells which contain pigments. The primary consumers feed […]
Importance and Management Constraints of Elephant Transit Home, Udawalawa, Sri Lanka
Sunday, September 10th, 2006Isuru Jayasundara
Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus ) is considered as a major endangered species and their survival in the natural habitat is threatened due to expansion of various human informal activities. Therefore the human and elephant conflict is increasing and as a result of that elephants in natural forests are constantly being destroyed and […]
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Monday, August 28th, 2006Forestry and Environmental Science
B.Sc. (Special) Part II
Anuradha Vanniarachchi
Rachitha Silva
Sumudhu Priyadarshika
Chamari Heenetigala
HMAB Herath