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Share: Colombo (News 1st); Farmers from Mahiyanganaya commenced a satyagraha campaign on Wednesday (17) in support of the Walsapugala farmers who are also engaged in a similar campaign demanding a solution for the human-elephant conflict. The All Ceylon Agrarian Confederation and the Mahiyanganaya Farmers Collective are engaged in this satyagraha campaign at the Mahiyanganaya town. “This movement will spread to all parts of the country where the human-elephant conflict is worsening by the day,” said one farmer adding they will not be deceived by the rulers again. These farmers do not represent any political movement and are staging this satyagraha campaign because they too are constantly faced with the human-elephant conflict. ....
Share: COLOMBO (News 1st): The Centre for Environmental Justice points out that deforesting the Rambaken Oya Forest Reserve is illegal. Despite, its illegal nature, several large scale companies have already commenced cultivation activities in the forest reserve. Cabinet approval had been granted to lease 2,750 acres of land belonging to the Rambaken Oya forest reserve for maize cultivation. According to the Cabinet decision, such land leased to investors will fall under the Mahaweli Authority’s purview and will not belong to any identified forest reserves. The cabinet paper submitted by the minister of irrigation adds that such land will first be leased for one year. ....
A vow from the indigenous community leader A vow from the indigenous community leader Written by Share: COLOMBO (News1st): The leader of the Pollebedda indigenous community Thalaa Bandaralage Gunawardena has revealed that a certain company had attempted to bribe him to stop protesting against the deforestation occurring at the historic Rambaken Oya Zone. “The owner of the company told me they will construct a house with 9 rooms, buy me a three-wheeler and give me Rs 500,000 rupees per year if I agree to stop protesting,” the indigenous community leader noted. “I told him, I will not betray my race and asked them to leave. I told them I would attack them with my axe if they did not leave”. ....
Photo courtesy of Mongabay Whenever President Gotabaya Rajapaksa embarks on a “discussion with the villagers” visit, Sri Lanka’s environmental defenders shudder in anticipation of yet another verbal executive order resulting in the destruction of more trees, more wetlands, more wildlife and more plants. They lay the ongoing pillage of the country’s natural resources squarely at the President’s door. “The President is providing leadership for environmental destruction,” said environmentalist Rukshan Jayewardene, an opinion echoed by Jayantha Wijesingha of the Rainforest Protectors Trust. “The country is heading for disaster because of a lack of vision, a lack of understanding and a lack of wisdom. Those close to the president should educate him on what a conservation strategy should be,” he said. ....