Events Diary

They Ceylon Literary Festival - this year named the ‘Festival on Beira’ is now on at the Cinnamon Lakseide Hotel in Colombo. An array of local and international writers, speakers and thinkers are taking part in a wide-ranging programme of talks and discussions. There’s also a photo exhibition, performances and interesting events for children.

For the full programme see: ceylonliteraryfestival.com

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The Wildlife and Nature Protection Society’s (WNPS) monthly lecture is on wetland conservation - ‘Wetlands of Sri Lanka: Traditional Wisdom, Society and Science in a Changing Climate’. It will be on February 19 at 6 p.m. at the Jasmine Hall, BMICH.

The lecture features two speakers - Dr. Priyanie Amerasinghe, Emeritus Professor, Human and Environmental Health, International Water Management Institute and Prof. Uthpala A. Jayawardena, Head/ Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Open University of Sri Lanka who will present complementary perspectives on the
importance of protecting and revitalising Sri Lanka’s wetlands.