Carbon sequestration potential of replanted Rhizophora mucronata in Puttlam Lagoon, Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

U.Y.I.L. Dharmasoma1, D.M.S.H.K. Ranasinghe1 and S. Wahala2
1Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
2Department of Tourism Management, Sabaragamuwa University, Sri Lanka

The potential of trees to act as carbon sinks is very important as global warming, which occurs due to increasing levels of carbon dioxide is risen over decades. Mangroves as [...]

Assessment on timber and carbon in rubber plantations with special reference to the wet zone of Sri Lanka

Monday, December 10th, 2007

E S Munasinghe, V H L Rodrigo P K W Karunathilaka and U A D P Gunawardena
Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka.
Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Rubber (Hevea brasilensis) has traditionally been cultivated for the latex extraction; however, its importance in other uses, particularly producing quality timber and [...]