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National Flower of Sri Lanka
Right to Information Act - Contact details
Presidential Environment Awards - 2018
Visit of Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary General of the Commonwealth to the Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment, Sri Lanka
Meeting of HE the President fo Sri Lanka with HE the Executive Director of Director of Green Climate Fund
Second International Mineral Symposium
Special notice to importers, purchasers, owners and service providers of Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Equipment working on R 22 refrigerant
World Environment Day 2018
Press Release - Mahaweli Development and Environment Secretary calls on President and Chair of the Global Green Growth Institute Ban Ki-moon
Press Release - SCP EXPOSURE VISITS IN EUROPE FOR SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
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Calling Expression of Interests (EOIs) for a Chief Editor Preparation of Sri Lanka’s Third National Communication on Climate Change
VACANCIES - Ecosystems Conservation and Management Project (ESCAMP)
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News Letter Booklet on Biosafety
Invite to register / submit reports - NGRS of Sri Lanka
Programme for creation of awareness for the Governemtn Teachers on Environment Education Introduce under the New Syllabus
The Perspective Consultancy / Expert needs of the Ministry of Mahaweli Development & Environment
Call for Abstracts "Air That We Breathe" Seventh National Symposium on Air Resources Management in Sri Lanka
Lunch Sheets, Shopping bags, Grocery bags and E.P Lunch boxes are prohibited
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Minister of Mahaweli Development & Environment

H.E. The President
Maithripala Sirisena

Deputy Minister of Environment

Hon. Ajith Mannapperuma

State Minister of Mahaweli Development

Hon. Weerakumara Dissanayake

Secretary for the Ministry of Mahaweli Development & Environment

Mr. Anura Dissanayake

Validation Workshop on the draft National Policy on Mangrove Conservation and Sustainable Use

The Ministry has established the National Expert committee on Mangrove conservation sustainable use' whose responsibility would be coordinate and steer the activities related to conservation and sustainable use of mangrove ecosystems and one of the major activity is to prepare National Policy on Mangrove conservation and sustainable use. The Biodiversity Secretariat conducted series of workshops for drafting the policy.

Last Updated on Thursday, 03 November 2016 12:58

Successful Start to Day One of the Sri Lanka NEXT Conference

The Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment commenced its first day of the Sri Lanka NEXT: A Blue-Green Era Conference and Exhibition with a soft launch at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Convention Hall. The three-day conference and exhibition that will continue till October 19, 2016 has a number of side events and parallel sessions the primary of which includes the 05th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Forum organised by the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network that will focus on the theme of adapting and living below 2*c: bridging gaps in policy and practice.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 October 2016 15:37
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Commemoration on World Environment Day 5^th June 2016

Ministry of Mahawelie Development and Environment was commemorated World Environment Day Conference on Sustainable Environment on 5^th June 2016. It was held at Edward Stadium in Matale. Biodiversity Secretariat was involved in following activities on that day. Chief gust was his Excellency President Maithripala Sirisena .

Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 August 2016 12:44