Forest management through community participation in Sri Lanka (with reference to Kurunegala district)
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, an area set aside for hunting). Plant communities covering large areas of the globe provide carbon-sink, oxygen-release, habitat, and soil-retention functions. Therefore, Earth’s forests constitute one of the most important aspects of our biosphere.
In response to escalating concerns about the degradation of […]
Perceptions of buffer zone villagers on conservation of Knuckles forest range
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Conservation measures and policies implemented by the state in the Knuckles forest have traditionally ignored the fact that human survival systems of fringe communities are largely based on resources of the forest. Thus, there is a constant conflict between the interests of the state and those of the peripheral communities. However, there is a growing […]
Positioning sustainable development as a people’s programme -the institutional response
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Institutionalization and intervention strategies today have come to play a major role in the public discourse. This is a truism of environmental law especially in the third world which is trying to keep pace with the global economic development while also carrying the burden of environmental degradation heritage that was passed on by the unscrupulous […]
Community engagement in forest resource protection in Sri Lanka dry zone: A success story
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008This paper describes the setting, the strategies utilized and the outcome of a pilot community forest protection project implemented in the Sri Lanka Dry Zone. The experiment was executed under a partnership between the Forest Department (FD) and the Sri Lanka Australia Natural Resource Management Project (SLANRMP) resourced by the Australian Aid International Development (AusAID). […]
The public trust doctrine and sustainable development: An aspect of environmental law
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008The objective of this study is to introduce the public trust doctrine and to examine its application in relation to sustainable development. To facilitate this study judgments of the superior courts of Sri Lanka, India, the United States and several other countries are referred to.
The international instruments relating to environment demonstrate the concern of the […]