{"id":5166,"date":"2026-08-19T10:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/?p=5166"},"modified":"2026-08-19T10:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:52:52","slug":"usj-and-hunan-province-delegation-from-china-explore-collaboration-in-sustainable-forestry-and-ecological-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/2026\/08\/19\/usj-and-hunan-province-delegation-from-china-explore-collaboration-in-sustainable-forestry-and-ecological-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"USJ and Hunan Province Delegation from China Explore Collaboration in Sustainable Forestry and Ecological Conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/08\/1000028116.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/08\/1000028116.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/08\/1000028116.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/08\/1000028116-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/08\/1000028116-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Sri Jayewardenepura\u00a0(USJ)\u00a0welcomed a six-member delegation from the Forestry Department and related forestry institutions of Hunan Province, China, on\u00a0<strong>11 August 2026<\/strong>, for an academic and professional exchange on sustainable forest management and ecological conservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The delegation was headed by&nbsp;<strong>Mr. Yan Zhihui, Vice Director-General of the Forestry Department of Hunan Province<\/strong>, and comprised senior officials representing the Forestry Department of Hunan Province, Hunan Provincial Forestry Affairs Center, Hunan Botanical Garden, Qingyang Lake State-owned Forest Farm, and Hunan Academy of Forestry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the visit, disThe University delegation included&nbsp;<strong>Senior Professor Upul Subasinghe, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura<\/strong>, together with&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Chaamila Pathirana and Dr. Thilakawansha Chandrathilake<\/strong>, representing the&nbsp;<strong>Department of Forestry and Environmental Science<\/strong>. They engaged with the visiting delegation in discussions on Sri Lanka\u2019s forestry education, research, and professional development landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visit reflects the&nbsp;<strong>University of Sri Jayewardenepura\u2019s continued commitment to strengthening international academic partnerships, knowledge exchange, and collaboration in forestry, environmental conservation, and sustainable development<\/strong>.cussions focused on&nbsp;<strong>sustainable forest management, talent development models for ecological conservation, and curriculum development in forestry and environmental education<\/strong>. The meeting provided an opportunity to exchange experiences and explore potential areas for future academic, professional, and institutional collaboration between the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and forestry institutions in Hunan Province.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Sri Jayewardenepura\u00a0(USJ)\u00a0welcomed a six-member delegation from the Forestry Department and related forestry institutions of Hunan Province, China, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/2026\/08\/19\/usj-and-hunan-province-delegation-from-china-explore-collaboration-in-sustainable-forestry-and-ecological-conservation\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">USJ and Hunan Province Delegation from China Explore Collaboration in Sustainable Forestry and Ecological Conservation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":5167,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","ub_ctt_via":"","_ti_tpc_template_sync":false,"_ti_tpc_template_id":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/08\/Untitled-1_0001_Layer-1.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"pasindu","author_link":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/author\/pasindu\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5166"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/134"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5166"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5170,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5166\/revisions\/5170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}