In view of World Wildlife Day (Which fell in March 3), the All Island Wildlife Officers Union (AIWU) recently organised an event to shed light on the importance of conserving Sri Lanka’s biodiversity ...

Sri Lanka stands at a geopolitical crossroads where geography is both its greatest asset and its most vulnerable liability. Sitting astride the Indian Ocean’s critical east-west highway, the waters, ...

Human–elephant conflict (HEC) in Sri Lanka results in significant loss of human life, elephant deaths, and extensive damage to crops and property. Despite numerous interventions over the decades, the ...

Greenpeace South Asia has called for stronger global climate accountability and a comprehensive national framework to address ...

Establishing forests can capture carbon and boost biodiversity — but some biomes are a better bet than others, a recent study ...

Sri Lanka, March 8 -- For decades, Otara Gunawardena has been a synonymous figure with Sri Lankan entrepreneurship, but her enduring legacy is defined by her transition from the "Queen of Retail" to ...

DODOMA: TANZANIA has joined other member states in commemorating the 29th anniversary of the Indian Ocean Rim Association ...

Jia Yoo received the grand prize for a painting depicting an Asian elephant alongside turmeric, a medicinal and aromatic plant widely valued for its healing and cultural significance.

After Donald Trump chose him to be health secretary, an Atlantic essay headlined “ RFK Jr. Is in the Wrong Agency ” captured this conventional wisdom, with a memorable subhed emphasizing the problem ...

Tempted?

Due to weak and ineffective land management plans and policies in Sri Lanka, the human–elephant conflict has become a major ...

Sri Lanka, March 8 -- Marine biology has historically been a field dominated by Global North perspectives, but Dr. Asha de Vos is successfully shifting that tide. As the founder of Oceanswell, Sri ...