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Tag: Environment

Sri Lanka’s air quality crisis: where data gaps meet drifting pollution

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Speed read In Sri Lanka, air quality consistently deteriorates between October and March, driven by monsoon wind shifts carrying polluted...

Six extraordinary stories on intangible losses due to climate change

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There are many climate change stories but those that often go missing in the media are linked to non-economic...

Nature’s final stand: Sinharaja elephant battles for survival in shrinking habitat

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Speed Read: ‘Panu kota,’ a lone elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) roaming the Sinharaja forestcapes in Sri Lanka’s south is living...

Invasive plants pose threat to endemic wildlife in Kanneliya forest

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Introduced to Sri Lanka during the 1950s to control deforestation and to support the plywood industry, hard alstonia or...

Falling wings: The fragile future of Sri Lanka’s rainforest butterflies

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Speed Read: Sri Lanka’s lowland rainforests support many endemic butterfly species that depend on intact forest habitats. Disturbance and fragmentation reduce...

Buffer of Sri Lanka’s second largest lowland rainforest faces deforestation

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Speed Read: Unprotected forest patches around Sri Lanka’s Kanneliya rainforest, a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot, face ongoing deforestation. Despite a 2004...

🌿 Sri Lanka’s tree cover on the edge

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🔎 Await CIR’s latest OSINT-led investigation highlighting the extent of tree cover loss from 2002 to 2024 in one...

GIJN Reporting Guide for Landfill Methane Emissions and Solutions

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by Toby McIntosh • July 30, 2025 Methane gas spewing from landfills and waste dumps contributes significantly to global warming, but “garbage”...

Warmer oceans, acidification endanger Sri Lanka’s maritime heritage

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By Malaka Rodrigo   Sri Lanka’s waters are home to over 200 shipwrecks, each holding a unique story of trade, war,...

Sweltering conditions put young lives and learning at risk

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By Malaka Rodrigo   Although the annual school sports events concluded without major incidents this year despite the rising heat, the...

The disastrous floods of Kalutara

Environment CIR Web Editor -
 BY Buddhika Samaraweera Climate change-related weather events prove to be an increasing challenge for most districts of Sri Lanka including...

Eroding shorelines, vanishing memories: Families in Kalpitiya battle climate woes

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By Aanya Wipulasena Vinisious Obrey Fernando, 42, points at a map of Keerimundalam, a village located on Kalpitiya peninsula in...

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