Designing an optimum protected areas system for Sri Lanka's natural forests. Volume 1

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorWorld Conservation Monitoring Centre
dc.coverage.spatialSri Lanka
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T19:57:06Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T19:57:06Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.descriptionSri Lanka is a small but biologically diverse country that is recognized as a biodiversity hotspot of global importance for plants. Many plants and animals are endemic to the island, 26% in the case of flowering plants and from 45% to 76% for certain taxonomic groups of animals. Much of this diversity is found in the south-west wet zone which occupies one-third of the country. Closed canopy normal forest covers 24% of the country but it is least extensive in the wet zone where human population pressures are highest. The over-riding objective of this National Conservation Review (NCR) of remaining natural forest in Sri Lanka is to define a national system of conservation forests in which watersheds important for soil conservation and hydrology are protected, forest biodiversity is fully represented and cultural, economic and social needs are met.
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/7481
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherUNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectprotected area
dc.subjectnatural forest
dc.subjectforest conservation
dc.subjectforest cover destruction
dc.subjectforest ecosystem
dc.subjectforest exploitation
dc.subjectforest management
dc.subjectforest policy
dc.subjectforest protection
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.titleDesigning an optimum protected areas system for Sri Lanka's natural forests. Volume 1
dc.typeCommunication or other resource
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000049

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