Sri Lanka has been named as the country to give leadership for the conservation of mangroves in Commonwealth countries. It was announced during the 25th inaugural ceremony of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), held today (19) in London.
Thus it is scheduled to find out about the procedure on Mangrove conservation and an active committee is established under the leadership of Sri Lanka.
The Mangrove conservation projects launched after 2015 under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena was identified as a successful project globally. As a result Sri Lanka was named as a country which has attained a higher progress on Mangrove Conservation.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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