Sunday, April 30, 2017
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17 Sustainable Development Goals- United Nations
For full list of 17 Sustainable Development Goals - See Further:
http://blog.movingworlds.org/the-full-list-of-the-17-united-nations-sustainable-development-goals-with-pictures-sdgs/
1) End poverty in all its forms everywhere
2) End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
3) Ensure healthy lives and promote well- being for all at all ages
4) Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
5) Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
6) Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation
7) Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
8) Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
9) Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
10) Reduce inequality within and among countries
11) Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
12) Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
13)Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
14) Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
15)Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
16) Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
17) Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
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Sunday, January 8, 2017
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Sunday, September 20, 2015
Thursday, September 3, 2015
The International Research Conference- the Kotelawala Defence University (KDU IRC - 2015)
The International Research Conference organized by the Kotelawala Defence University (KDU IRC - 2015) was commenced with the participation of scholars, foreign and local dignitaries at the KDU premises on the theme of ‘Inculcating Professionalism for National Development' on 27 August 2015.
Hon.
Minister of Justice Dr. Wijedasa Rajapaksha participated as the Chief Guest and
delivered the Keynote Speech at the inaugural session. During his address he
emphasized the importance of inculcating professionalism for national
development and amply highlighted the historical evidences in this context.
Further, he expressed that at present every branch or field of professionalism
is now inter-winded with the global setup as globe as now shrunk in to a global
village.
Research conference enriched with
the participation of many local and foreign academia, professionals and
practitioners. The conference, saw a large gathering of distinguished
researchers from an array of disciplines such as Defence
and Strategic Studies, Engineering, Information Technology, Medicine, Basic and
Applied Sciences, Allied Health Sciences, Law, Management Social Sciences &
Humanities, Built Environment and Spatial Sciences whose research in diverse
fields will generate productive knowledge and fruitful discussion that would be
instrumental in inculcating professionalism for National Development.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Biodiversity Conservation and Management: Sri Lankan Perspective with reference to Environmental Protection Areas Declared by the Government
Anjani Leelarathna
Abstract: Sri
Lanka is considered as a country rich in Bio-diversity. It has been identified
as one of the 34 countries with biodiversity hot spots in the world. A
noteworthy feature of Sri Lanka's biodiversity is the remarkable high
proportion of endemic species among its flora and fauna. Though Sri Lanka has
been ratified the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity in 1994, its
implementation is unsatisfactory. Therefore, protecting Sri Lanka's
biodiversity at a national level has been a key challenge. The National
Biodiversity Conservation Action Plan (BCAP) identifies the key challenges
facing Sri Lanka which include deforestation in the Wet Zones, development of
wet lands, overfishing, the destruction of coral reefs , the over use of
agricultural chemicals and the impact of agriculture on plant diversity. It is
evident that Biodiversity has significantly reduced by human activities. The
author of this paper intends to discuss a possible way of protecting the
biodiversity in Sri Lanka and also to find out strengths and weaknesses of
declaring "Environmental Protection Areas" by Government Gazettes. According
to the current legislation in Sri Lanka, Environmentally
important, specific areas are declared as Environmental Protection Areas,
[EPA], as per provisions of Sections 24 C and 24 D, of the National
Environmental Act No.47 of 1980, by an order published in a Gazette
Notification. The Central Environmental Authority shall exercise, perform and
discharge any powers, duties, functions related to planning and development,
within such protection areas. This research has been conducted in relation
to “Muthurajawela, Hanthana, Bolgoda, & Thalangama Environmental Protection
Areas” and this paper also discusses whether the current legal standards and
mechanisms are sufficient to deal with the challenges of protecting
biodiversity and suggest how it could be further developed.
Key
Words: Biodiversity conservation, Environmental
Protection Areas of Sri Lanka
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