Sri Lanka has been named as the country to give leadership for the conservation of mangroves in Commonwealth countries. This was stated during the 25th inaugural ceremony of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), held today (19) in London.
Thus it is scheduled to find out about the procedure on Mangrove conservation and an active committee is established under the leadership of Sri Lanka.
The Mangrove conservation projects launched after 2015 under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena was identified as a successful project globally. As a result Sri Lanka was named as a country which has attained a higher progress on Mangrove Conservation.