Forestry and Environment Science Society Blog

Forestry clean up project

Cleanup program of University premises

Forestry & Environmental Science Society held a cleanup program on 12th of August @ Department Premises collaborated with 1st , 2nd, 3rd year batches of the Department.Thank you for All people who joined hands...

Petrolium in Sri Lanka

Petroleum Resources in Sri Lanka

Petroleum can be define as “Crude Oil and/or Condensate and/or Natural Gas existing in their natural condition”. Petroleum formation occurs by various hydrocarbons combining with certain minerals such as sulphur under extreme pressure. Most...

Urban Biodiversity Conservation for Sustainable Development

With the increasing population, urbanizing has become unavoidable. In urban areas land has become extremely valuable and highly demanding resource thus using separate lands only for conservation is out of question.  When an area...

Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project & Its impacts

Uma Oya is one of the major tributaries of Mahaweli Ganga which is the largest river basin in Sri Lanka. Uma Oya flows across the central highlands and discharges in to Rantambe reservoir. Uma...

LED bulbs

LED Lamps for Eco-friendly Lighting

Light-emitting diode, commonly known as LED, is the latest development in lighting technology whose application to general purpose lighting is rapidly growing, with significant potential for energy savings. Light-emitting diodes are semiconductor devices that...

GM crop

Environmental Impacts of Genetically Modified Crops

  A Genetically Modified (GM) crop is defined as “an organism whose DNA has been altered in a non-natural way”. They are specific in different ways. They have important characteristics such as insect resistance,...

Land fill

The First Ever State-of-the-Art Sanitary Landfill of Sri Lanka

There was no proper national level solid waste management program in Sri Lanka until the establishment of “PILISARU” national solid waste management project in 2008. Establishment of the low cost sanitary landfills is a...

green-building

Green Building Concept and its Sri Lankan Context

While heading for the sustainable development, the concept of green building has become a prime concern in construction industry. Green buildings increase the efficiency of resources while sustaining natural resources for the future generation...