Sri Lanka Mangrove Conservation Project — Press Resources
Seacology, in collaboration with Sri Lanka-based NGO Sudeesa (formerly known as Small Fishers Federation of Lanka), is working to make Sri Lanka the world’s first nation to comprehensively protect all of its mangrove forests. Seacology will harness Sri Lanka-based NGO Sudeesa’s experience in implementing job-training and microfinance programs, fields in which Sudeesa has been a leader for more than 15 years. This partnership will give many more impoverished Sri Lankans alternative ways to earn a living that do not entail cutting down mangroves.
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Case study of a Sudeesa client: Jospin Kumari
Jospin Kristina Kumari lives in Samidigama Village, in the Puttlam District of Sri Lanka. She was living in poverty with four children, a sick husband, and no regular source of income. She joined Sudeesa and received training on running a bakery. Jospin was able to get a small business loan to set up a bakery of her own and now employs three other members of the community. In the future, she hopes to expand her bakery’s product line. She is a member of her village organization that protects local mangrove forests.
For more information, contact
Seacology office (California-based)
(510) 559-3505
mangroves@seacology.org
Europe media
Simon Forrester (U.K.-based)
+44 (0) 7932-755515
simonjforrester@gmail.com
India media
Vineeta Hoon
011-91-944-436-8457
vineetahoon@gmail.com
Philippines media
Ferdie Marcelo
+63 918-905-0948
ferdiemarcelo@gmail.com
Australia, New Zealand and S.E. Asia media
Arnaz Mehta (New Zealand-based)
+64 27 3058823
arnazmehta@gmail.com
Previous news coverage
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BBC Science (UK), May 12, 2015
Sri Lanka First Nation to Protect All Mangrove ForestsClimateWire, May 18, 2015
Sri Lanka Becomes First Nation to Place All Mangroves Under ProtectionGeographical Magazine (UK), May 12, 2015
Saviours of Sri Lanka’s MangrovesThe Guardian (UK), May 12, 2015
Sri Lanka to Become the First Nation in the World to Protect All Its MangrovesReuters, June 8, 2015
Women to Power Sri Lanka’s Mangrove Conservation Plan
Seacology’s Karen Peterson and Aaron Rashba and Sudeesa’s Dr. Herath Dissananayake discuss progress
Sri Lanka Navy plants mangroves in campaign to protect marine environment
Seacology’s Leela Padmini Batuwitage and Karen Peterson On Saving Sri Lanka’s Mangroves
Seacology and Sudeesa Representatives on Sri Lanka’s “Rise and Shine” Morning Show
Women Lead Effort to Protect Sri Lanka’s Mangroves
Mangroves Against Monsoons
Women Lead Fight in the Poaching War
From Residents to Rangers: Local Communities Take Lead on Mangrove Conservation in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Comprehensive Mangrove Protection Project
We Need Our Mangroves
Mother Of All Plans to Save Sri Lanka’s Mangroves
Save the Mangroves
Sri Lanka Becomes First Country to Completely Protect Mangroves
Sri Lanka Announces New Initiative to Protect Mangroves
Sri Lanka Protects Its Mangroves
A Lesson from Sri Lanka on Saving Mangroves
Why Sri Lanka’s Historic Mangroves Move Matters
Sri Lanka: How it Managed To Be the First Nation in the World to Protect All the Mangroves
[Mangrove project featured on Sri Lanka National News]
Sri Lanka initiative to replenish mangroves, fish populations
Sri Lanka Mangroves: Preservation Agreement
Mission Mangroves in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Becomes First Nation To Protect All Of Its Mangrove Forests
Sri Lanka becomes world’s first nation to comprehensively protect all of its mangrove forest
Sri Lanka First Nation to Promise Full Protection of Mangroves