US EditionForests - the Lifeline We Cannot Lose: the Unfolding Crisis and the Path to Restoration
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Understanding Why Conservation Matters for Sri Lanka – Part 4 - Groundviews
Photo courtesy of tourhero Sri Lanka in 1881 was an emerald island. Its forests blanketed 84 percent of the land with their canopies stretching endlessly across mountains and valleys. Today, a mere 29.7 percent remains. This is not merely statistics or limited to academic studies. Here is the story of a nation slowly severing its own lifeline. Between 1960 and 2010, nearly one million hectares of forest vanished. Coffee and tea plantations march…
Lionel Bopage – Dr. Lionel Bopage A Withering Green Heart Sri Lanka was an emerald island in 1881. 84 percent of its land was covered in forests, with endless canopy stretching across mountain valleys. Today, only 29.7 percent remains. This is not just a statistic or the preserve of academics. Some critics seem more concerned with my PhD than with the facts I write. They should understand that we are discussing the story of a nation slowly disin…
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