Ministry of Environment Archives

October 18, 2024

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and the Ministry of Water Resources, has called for coordinated efforts among South Asian nations to address the escalating plastic waste crisis. Speaking as the chief guest at a High-Level Roundtable Discussion on Plastic Waste Management Challenges and Solutions in […]

September 16, 2024

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said the world need to work together to contain plastic contamination. We have an opportunity to push together for an ambitious Global Plastics Treaty. We need to work together on Biodiversity conservation and protection of traditional knowledge. Environment Advisor said this in her speech […]

August 15, 2024

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, advisor assigned to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, said that the Ministry of Environment will be made into a more people-friendly ministry. An example will be created by taking effective measures to control various types of pollution. Asking for the forgiveness of the souls of the martyrs in the […]

April 3, 2024

SLT-MOBITEL partnered with the Ministry of Environment to commemorate the National Celebration of World Seagrass Day 2024 and the UN Restoration Flagship Award held on March 1, 2024, at the Jetwing Blue Hotel in Negombo. The event acknowledged Sri Lanka’s achievements in the restoration of mangroves, emphasizing the importance of ongoing conservation efforts to safeguard […]

June 5, 2023

[COLOMBO, 3 June 2023] – Sri Lanka is taking a significant step towards addressing its environmental issues as the Ministry of Environment and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently signed an agreement on the Green Climate Fund Readiness Initiative. Sri Lanka is considered one of the most […]

August 19, 2021

Colombo, 18 August 2021: In a bid to address the urban food waste challenge in Sri Lanka, a National Roadmap on Urban Food Waste Prevention and Reduction for Households, Food services, Retailers, and Wholesalers was prepared by FAO for the Ministry of Environment. The roadmap maps out an evidence-based strategy and vision […]

August 2, 2021

The Ministry of Environment together with the Tokyo Cement Group recently kicked off the ‘Ivura Rakina Pawura’ programme at the Mahaweli Riverbank in Manampitiya. The far-reaching initiative was launched by Hon. Mahinda Amaraweera, Minister of Environment, with the participation of a few key government officials and representatives of the Tokyo Cement Group. […]

May 14, 2021

Tokyo Cement Group stepped forward to fulfil its National duty by signing a far-reaching MOU with the Ministry of Environment. Through this memorandum of understanding, Tokyo Cement Group will fully sponsor a program by the Ministry to plant 200,000 Kumbuk and Bamboo trees in the Mahaweli River basin, with the objective of […]

April 8, 2021

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COLOMBO – Sri Lanka has been a party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) since year 2000 and has committed towards ensuring biosafety in the country. Countries which are parties to the CPB must adhere to this international agreement ensuring the safe handling, transport and use of living modified organisms (LMOs) […]

November 5, 2020

Colombo, November 5, 2020 – Atlas Axillia Co. (Private) Limited has announced its partnership with the Ministry of Environment to support its special environmental initiative “Not a rule but a discipline – නීතියක් නොවෙයි විනයක්”. The initiative aims to inculcate the habit of protecting the environment in school children, and adults by encouraging them to […]

Syeda Rizwana Hasan Stresses Urgent Action on Plastic Waste Management in South Asia.

Environment Advisor of Bangladesh Urges Global Collaboration for Ambitious Plastics Treaty at CICA Conference.

Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change will be more Public Oriented: Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan

SLT-MOBITEL hosts National Celebration of World Seagrass Day 2024 and UN Restoration Flagship Award ceremony

Ministry of Environment and FAO Join Hands to Tackle Environmental Challenges in Sri Lanka

FAO supports the Ministry of Environment on a National Roadmap to tackle the Urban Food Waste challenge in Sri Lanka

Ministry of Environment kicks off ‘Ivura Rakina Pawura’ in Manampitiya with Tokyo Cement Group

Tokyo Cement Partners the Ministry of Environment to plant 200,000 Trees on Mahaweli Riverbanks

Biosafety website launched in Sri Lanka

Atlas Axillia Joins hands with Ministry of Environment