Photo: Boy Anupong
A complex masterpiece of irrigation engineering design, Sigiriya’s artfully designed water gardens required structural planning way ahead of its time.
Sigiriya: Sri Lanka’s ancient water gardens; Katie Lockhart; BBC
US to fund conservation of Royal Palace and Archaeology Museum in Kandy; Colombo Gazette
Photo: Colombo Gazette
The United States Government, through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), has awarded a grant to conserve a 17th century Royal Palace and Archaeology Museum in Kandy. Funding for the project totals over 52 million Sri Lankan rupees ($265,000). Since 2001, AFCP has funded 14 projects in Sri Lanka, including the conservation of the Rajagala Buddhist forest monastery, the preservation of Buddhist, Hindu, and other collections in the Anuradhapura Archaeological Museum, the restoration of the Batticaloa Dutch Fort, and the preservation of the intangible heritage of ritual music and dance forms of the Adivasi, Tamil, and Buddhist communities.
Source: US to fund conservation of Royal Palace and Archaeology Museum in Kandy
The World Heritage Sites Of Sri Lanka; Everyman; The Island
Photo: The Island
It was on July 31, 2010 that UNESCO inscribed The Central Highlands of Sri Lanka comprising Horton Plains, Knuckles Conservation Forest and the Peak Wilderness- Protected Area, as a World Heritage Site. In fact this site was one of the two which were classified by UNESCO as ‘Natural Sites’ the other being Sinharaja Forest Reserve(1988).
The Old Town Of Galle And Fortifications; Everyman; Sunday Island
Photo source: Sunday Island
Volleyball it is claimed is Sri Lanka national sport. However there is no doubt that Cricket is the most popular sport in Sri Lanka .That popular West Indies calypso ‘Cricket, lovely cricket.’,’ will always be ringing in the ears. From the villages where youngsters from around 16 to 26 or maybe even older, use ‘polpithi’ bats, to the towns where more sophisticated young men use willow bats.
The unsolved mystery of Sri Lanka’s ‘Stargate’; Demi Perera; BBC
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In recent years, the internet has been alight with speculation that a chart-like carving in Anuradhapura is a stargate: an ancient gateway through which humans can enter the Universe.
Saving Sinharaja: Many Layers of Protection But Threats Continue; Tharuka Dissanaike; Ground Views
Photo credit: Rukshan Kuru-Utumpala
Photo courtesy of Rukshan Kuru-Utumpala Sinharaja’s conservation status is of “significant concern”. According to the World Heritage Outlook, published by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Sinharaja has been assessed in 2020 as a World Heritage Site with significant concern to its conservation status and future viability.
Source: Saving Sinharaja: Many Layers of Protection But Threats Continue
Saving Sinharaja: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; Tharuka Dissanaike; Ground Views
The Sinharaja Rainforest has been in the public eye for a few weeks now. Is it being threatened by encroachment and development? Will it lose its UNESCO World Heritage status?
CENS writes to UNESCO to urge GoSL to stop destroying #Sinharaja; Zulfick Farzan; News First
Source: CENS writes to UNESCO to urge GoSL to stop destroying #Sinharaja
Sri Lanka deforestation: Irrigation reservoirs to be built in Sinharaja; Hamadiya Hamza; Economy Next
Source: Sri Lanka deforestation: Irrigation reservoirs to be built in Sinharaja
Deforestation in Sri Lanka; Raj Gonsalkorale; Sri Lanka Guardian
Visiting the Sacred Temple of Tooth in Kandy; Hemi; Travel Gumbo
Investors see missing data as key hurdle for biodiversity action; Hilde Jervan; China Dialogue
Financial institutions must better understand their exposure to biodiversity risks so they can take steps to reduce these through company divestment or engagement…
Source: Investors see missing data as key hurdle for biodiversity action – China Dialogue
Environment and development: Sri Lanka’s interminable crisis; Gamini Herath; Daily FT
Source: Environment and development: Sri Lanka’s interminable crisis | Daily FT
Abiding Images from Sri Lanka; Outlook India
From coasts to cloud forests, from tea gardens to wildlife safaris, from UNESCO World Heritage Sites to small guest houses serving awesome home cooked food, Sri Lanka packs in a surprising number of diverse attractions despite being an island nation.
Source: Abiding Images from Sri Lanka
Save a prayer at Sigiriya rock, Sri Lanka; Business Mirror
Source: Save a prayer at Sigiriya rock, Sri Lanka ｜ Business Mirror
Sinharaja: Mother Nature’s precious gift; HP Gunawardena & HMPR Wijebandara; Daily News
The fact that Sinharaja forest reserve is a precious gift to us from the nature is nothing new. It is an evergreen tropical forest located in the Wet Zone of the country, stretching across the Districts of Galle, Matara and Ratnapura with an extent of approximately 1,185 hectares.
Source: Sinharaja: Mother Nature’s precious gift | Daily News
The quaint charms of Sri Lanka’s Galle Fort; Arefa Tehsin; Indian Express
A stellar example of a fort city made by Europeans in South and Southeast Asia, Galle Fort is a Unesco World Heritage site.
Guardians of the ‘Knuckles’ range; UNDP
Mountain peaks blanketed by clouds, cascading waterfalls, symphonies of forest sounds, hundreds of unique species of flora and fauna, and enchanting landscapes; the Dumbara, or ‘Knuckles’ mountains have…
Sri Lanka – The best country to travel on the planet; Immy; Medium.com
Sri Lanka is an island located in the Indian Ocean and is also called the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It is a Southasian nation with a…
Source: Sri Lanka – The best country to travel on the planet
The Secrets of Sri Lanka!; Seema Jaisingh; Asian Age
The evening sun setting was enhanced by Seema Jaisingh’s visit to the stunning Ruwanwelisaya stupa, which is known to contain the oldest relics of the Buddha in.
Source: The Secrets of Sri Lanka!
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