Preserving our fragile environment
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In an effort to promote harmonious coexistence between man and nature and preserve our fragile environment Dilmah Conservation launched its latest publication, ‘Common Forest Trees of Sri Lanka’, authored by Dr. Sudheera M.W Ranwala, Dr. A.H. Magdon Jayasuriya and I.A.D Nadeesha Dilrukshi. The launch at Dilmah t-Lounge Chatham Street on August 31 also celebrated their newest tea in the Dilmah t-Series range, the Park Estate Emerald Green Special OP.
Dilmah Conservation believes that this publication will successfully convey to society, primarily to the younger generation, the importance of conserving our forests and trees. In the words of co-author Dr. A.H. Magdon Jayasuriya this is a national need.
According to him, all global environmental issues are a result of lack of knowledge on environment at every level and one method of counteracting this problem is through environmental education.
“This is where the diffusion of knowledge on environment becomes important and the general public should not be ignored when it comes to imparting scientific knowledge. By sharing knowledge, we, as scientists, expect people’s application of knowledge in combating global environmental issues. However, material available to the general public to appreciate nature and the environment is not sufficient,” he says.
This publication, being less technical, is appealing to the general public–especially for those without deep knowledge on technical/scientific aspects of fauna and flora, says Dr. Jayasuriya adding that such publications are a more mature way of distribution of knowledge to a wider spectrum of society as technical journals only target specialists.
‘Common Forest Trees of Sri Lanka,’ he says, is “science in appreciable language.”
Dilmah Founder, Merrill J. Fernando remarked that the company owes its success to the quality of Ceylon Tea. “ The philosophy behind our brand is to share our success with the wider community and with those who do not have access to knowledge. What Dilmah does through these publications is to share the expert knowledge with the general public.”
The publication is available at Dilmah t-Lounge outlets.