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Three veteran herpetologists to launch book on Amphibians of Sri Lanka today-By Ifham Nizam source:Island Three veteran herpetologists will release Amphibians of Sri Lanka, the second in the series of four comprehensive monographs, today. Dr. Anslem de Silva told The Island that the annotated bibliography and a checklist of the herpetofauna of Sri Lanka) Volume: 2, a hard cover edition with 334 pages, 216 colour photos, would be launched today. This monograph is not only a bibliography of published papers on various aspects of the amphibians of Sri Lanka, but a treasure trove for herpetologists, wildlife researchers, wildlife managers, biologists and conservationists, etc. ...

Dec 19, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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SRI LANKA NEWS (JANUARY 2022)Compiled by Victor Melder. Export earnings from rubber, coconut and cinnamon are on the verge of exceeding $ 4 billion, creating history by recording the highest annual income generated from these crops in a year, Plantation Industries Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana said. He also said that the Plantation Ministry was committed to make the tea industry a profitable industry in 2022. He said despite not being able to reach the target export earnings, tea crop was estimated to be 305 million kg in 2021. He outlined that the tea industry was a key export crop which contributed significantly to the national economy. “If we want to build up the economy, then we must strengthen the planters. The COVID pandemic and fertiliser problems have caused some setbacks in the industry. But, amidst all these problems, we are working to strengthen the smallholders who contribute to the national ...

Jan 31, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged , , , , , , , , ,
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