Protest to protect environment held in Colombo
Protest to protect environment held in Colombo
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COLOMBO (News1st): The United Environmental Front held a protest opposite the Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo opposing environmental destruction.
“I have visited those areas, and seen with my eyes that more than 1000 acres of land have been destroyed,” Hemantha Vithanage, the Executive Director of the Centre for Environmental Justice said.
He pointed out that conserving forests are important for the future generations of the country.
Ven. Pahiyangala Ananda Sagara Thero, another environmentalist, pointed out that 200 ecological systems including forest reserves, national parks, natural reserve parks and forest lands have been destroyed.
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Indian intervention in Lankan politics; Clergy raises red flag
Indian intervention in Lankan politics; Clergy raises red flag
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Colombo (News 1st); There is Indian intervention when it comes to electing a new administration, alleged the Chair of the Surakimu Sri Lanka Organization, the Venerable Pahiyangala Ananda Sagara Thero.
When such an administration is placed in power, they are only focused on selling the resources of the country, said the Thero adding the Palaly Housing Project is taking place according to the whims and fancies of the Indian Government and not according to the requirement of the Sri Lankan Government.
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COLOMBO (News1st): Sri Lanka’s forest cover that stood at 82 percent in 1881 has dropped drastically to 17 percent, the Rain Forest Protectors of Sri Lanka movement has said.
“The 1/2020 circular has been introduced through which nearly 700,000 forests have become vulnerable,” Hemantha Vithanage, the executive director of the Centre for Environmental Justice told reporters.
Environmentalists convened a media briefing on Tuesday to highlight that the government’s decision to amend land-related laws have affected elephant habitats in the country.
“When forest and wildlife officers visit these areas, they are helpless. They have been forced to not enact the laws and even remove longstanding cases,” Vithanage noted.