COLOMBO The Sinharaja Biosphere Reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site is a large complex of lowland wilderness that is largely fragmented due to human activity. Walankanda and Viharakanda are two fragmented forest areas, and an ongoing project aims to connect these two forest areas through a land corridor. Amila Perera, the project’s coordinator from […]
By Prof. Nimal Gunatilleke, Dr. Jinie Dela & Anura Sathurusinghe The Sinharaja Forest Reserve Landscape (SFRL) covers the globally recognized Sinharaja Biosphere Reserve (SBR) and the Sinharaja World Heritage (SWH), and over 190 other natural forests. It hosts a unique biodiversity covering 36% of this land area. The Sinharaja Forest Range Landscape Management Plan (SFR-LMP) […]