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A 2020 government decree that transferred administrative control of nonprotected forests in Sri Lanka to local governments has been formally revoked by the country’s new government.
The move follows its overturning by the country’s Supreme Court, where environmental activists argued it could allow the release of these forests for development projects without proper environmental assessments.
By Malaka Rodrigo
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/relief-in-sri-lanka-as-key-threat-to-nonprotected-forests-is-repealed/
#News #Conservation #Environment #Forests #SriLanka
The move follows its overturning by the country’s Supreme Court, where environmental activists argued it could allow the release of these forests for development projects without proper environmental assessments.
By Malaka Rodrigo
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/relief-in-sri-lanka-as-key-threat-to-nonprotected-forests-is-repealed/
#News #Conservation #Environment #Forests #SriLanka