Category: Environment
Youth leaders vow continued pressure to address climate emergency
Sep 23, 2019 (LBO) – A day after thousands of young people marched and rallied for urgent climate action, young leaders brought their message to the United Nations for the Youth Climate Summit, the opening salvo of the three days long United Nations Climate Action Summit, which will culminate today. The Youth Climate Summit—the first […]
Disaster risk resilience: key to protecting vulnerable communities
By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana The past five years have been the hottest on record in Asia and the Pacific. Unprecedented heatwaves have swept across our region, cascading into slow onset disasters such as drought. Yet heat is only part of the picture. Tropical cyclones have struck new, unprepared parts of our region and devastatingly frequent […]
PA warns of damage to local oil palm industry if seedling crisis not resolved soon
Jul 30, 2019 (LBO) – The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) sounded the alarm on the escalating 500 million rupees oil palm seedling crisis, warning of dire and irreversible damage to the industry within the next 3 months if definitive action was not taken to reverse the de facto ban on oil palm cultivation and […]
Hayleys Free Zone decides to process & re-export cargo in question expeditiously
July 22, 2019 (LBO) – Hayleys Free Zone Limited today revealed that it has taken a decision to process the cargo in question and re-export them expeditiously at the cost of the company. Last Friday, the BOI said that they have decided to take stern action against the company with a view to concluding this […]
US Ambassador meets Plantation Industries Minister Navin Dissanayake
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina B. Teplitz met Minister of Plantation Industries Navin Dissanayake and State Minister of Plantation Industries Wadiwel Suresh, today at the Ministry premises in Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla. During the meeting, the status of Sri Lankan Tea in the US, its potential in the US market and the export situation of the […]
INSEE extends waste management services to BOI for next 16 years
Jun 25, 2019 (LBO) – After a decade of operations with the BOI, INSEE Ecocycle Lanka, the waste management subsidiary of INSEE Cement recently signed an agreement, extending its waste management services to BOI for the next 16 years. BOI Chairman Mangala Yapa, INSEE Cement Chairman Nandana Ekanayake and Director of INSEE Ecocycle Sanjeewa Chulakumara […]
Xuebing Sun assumes duties as new FAO Representative for Sri Lanka
Xuebing Sun presented his credentials to Mr. Tilak Marapana, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, as the new Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Sri Lanka, at the Ministry premises on Monday, 10th June. Mr. Sun is a Senior Environmental Economist by training with 32 years […]
Sri Lanka to obtain USD330Mn World Bank loan for climate mitigation
Jun 06, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers has approved the implementation of phase 1 of a multi-phase program for mitigation of climate disadvantages. The proposal was presented by Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Finance to hold loan negotiation discussions and enter into financial agreement with the International ank for Development and Reconstruction to implement […]
ABACUS Tea unveils staple-free technology for existing tea bag machines
Abacus Tea Pvt Ltd on 9th April at the Hilton Colombo presented a ground breaking invention by making Constanta tea bag machines staple free. The breakthrough is an invention by tea bag industry veteran and Abacus Tea Pvt. Ltd Chairman, Rohan De Lanerolle, who will now give a new lease of life to over 1,000 […]
‘s climate resilient agriculture & infrastructure services
Apr 12, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and the World Bank has signed two new agreements worth 150 million US dollars to improve climate resilience and agriculture productivity for small farmers and support priority infrastructure through public-private partnerships. Hartwig Schafer, World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region and Dr. R.H.S.Samaratunga, Secretary, Ministry of Finance […]
Australia increases support for demining efforts in Sri Lanka
Apr 03, 2019 (LBO) – Australia has increased its support for humanitarian demining efforts in Sri Lanka to mark the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on Thursday. Australia will provide more than 124 million rupees in assistance over the next two years through a partnership with the Mine Action Group (MAG) […]
Construction of Sri Lanka’s first Cold Storage complex for perishables inaugurated
Mar 30, 2019 (LBO) – The construction of Sri Lanka’s first Temperature and Humidity Controlled Warehouse Complex for Perishables was initiated today by the Economic Reforms Minister Harsha de Silva and the High Commissioner of India, Tharanjith Singh Sandu at the adjoining land of Dambulla Economic Centre. The proposed Cold Storage complex with a capacity of 5,000 […]