Deforestation is one of the most serious environmental isssues
of Sri Lanka .In the 1920s,the island had a 49% forest cover
but by 2005 this had falllen by approximately 20% between
1990 and 2000,Sri Lanka lost an average of 26800 ha of forests
per year.This amounts to 1.14% of average annual deforestation
rate.Between 2000 & 2005 rate accelarateed to 1.43% per annnum.
Environmental protection,deforestaion rates of primary cover
have accctually decreased 35% since the end of the 1990s.thanks
to astrong history of concervation in Sri Lanka is not as significant
in the southern mountains regions as it is in nothern Sri Lanka,
largelydue the nature of environmental protection.
R.A.K.N.GUNARATHNE
SS/2009/142
UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA
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