10 Millionen Bäume in 5 Jahren –
Sri Lanka will Co2 neutral werden
Frankfurt/Colombo Mai 2008: Zehn Millionen Bäume will der Rotary Club von Sri Lanka in den kommenden fünf Jahren als Beitrag zum Klimaschutz pflanzen. […]
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So I’m since last week in the East where tense situation in terms of security is obvoius due to upcoming provincional council elections this weekend.
I visited my GLEN and TEP project areas with a focus on Thirukkovil and Thambiluvil. Getting there wasn’t same easy as 2years ago. Sri Lankas army attitude is let’s say slightly […]
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Tony Gabriel
This appreciation is about Tony Gabriel in the last ten years of his life, when he resumed his love of the jungles and wildlife parks by joining ‘Venture Forth’, a group of ten whose only claim for recognition is that they all came from the same stables, and consequently have the same sense of […]
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Liebe Freunde,
Nach langer Zeit möchte ich wieder mal ein Lebenszeichen und ein Update über unsere Projekte in Sri Lanka schicken.
Die letzten 3 Monate habe ich in Sri Lanka und diesmal auch in Indien verbracht und Yoga unterrichtet.
Ich werde mich künftig nicht mehr so lange auf der Insel aufhalten und mich mehr […]
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THE SANCTUARIES OF SRI LANKA
Down through the centuries, Sri Lanka (the words mean “resplendent land” in ancient Sanskrit) has been called many things. Ceylon is probably the most familiar, but one earlier name, “Serendip” — which provided the inspiration for the word “serendipity” — seems especially appropriate . . . because no matter what you […]
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Government gets tough on …..
By Nadia Fazlulhaq
In the wake of reports that an academic attached to a research institute had allegedly attempted to smuggle samples of endemic plant genes out of the country, Environment Minister Champika Ranawaka has said steps will be taken to plug the loopholes in the law to curb bio-piracy.
He said that […]
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Jungle rumble: The battle goes on
By Wasantha Chandrapala
The duel between man and beast does not seem to have an end and the situation seems to be worsening by the day. The result is that both man and beast die in the confrontation. While an elephant at Dighawapiya area in Ampara district was killed in early […]
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Saving Elephants by Helping People, Sri Lanka
The Lahugala National Park at 1,500 hectares is one of Sri Lanka’s smallest national parks and is situated in the Ampara District and is supposed to have an elephant population of 300. The Ampara and Monaragala Districts of Sri Lanka cover 7,133 and 2,984 square kilometers respectively and are […]
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SRI LANKA: War-affected forest community gets new lease of life
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Women do penance for elephants� death
Saturday February 9 2008 09:44 ISTS Kaththasami
COIMBATORE: Ever since the death of three elephants in a train accident near Madukkarai recently, there has been a flurry of reports in the regional dailies about pregnant women in nearby villages doing penance on the advice of a local godman.
Believing the words of […]
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A man has been released from prison in Sri Lanka after being held on remand for 50 years without conviction. DP James was 30 years old when he was arrested for stabbing and wounding his father and sent to jail. He is now 80.
He was moved to a psychiatric hospital shortly after entering prison […]
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