29 May 2024, Colombo, Sri Lanka – The National Sustainable Tourism Certification Scheme is an important initiative to recognize and promote destinations that are committed to environmental, social and economic sustainability in Sri Lanka. Launched in 2018, the scheme is in line with the Global Susta...Read more
Sri Lanka
Bird Conservation and Awareness project conducted by Gileemale Walawwa & Estate in collaboration with Global Birding Organization UK
The island of Sri Lanka sparks the imagination with its beautiful nature, beaches and famous tea. Small and medium enterprises play a vital role in the country’s economy, contributing more than 50% of the GDP. Around 75% of these enterprises are in the tourism branch. These include hotels and homest...Read more
Finance for Nature
A sustainable wonder to the world, Sigiriya is one of the most valuable historical monuments in Sri Lanka and deserving of its inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1982. Sigiriya is also where another landmark knowledge exchange on biodiversity finance takes place. Reversing the global...Read more
‘Biodiversity Finance Solutions Exhibition - 5th BIOFIN Global Conference’ This poster is part of an series of all BIOFIN countries and showcases the innovative (existing or potential) finance solutions and work of the countries and partners. As part of the 5th Global Conference on Biodiversity Fina...Read more
(c) Marino
By Midori Paxton, Head, Ecosystems and Biodiversity, UNDP Let us step back in time to more than 2000 years ago, when Chinese philosophical and historical texts contained sophisticated conceptions of nature and our place within it. Daoism, a school of philosophical thought popular to this day, focuse...Read more