Forestry and Environment students, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282195612009-12-19T09:37:23.185-08:00Forestry and Environment students, University of Sri JayewardenepuraAssignments, seminar abstracts and research abstracts by B.Sc. and M.Sc. students of Department of Forestry and Environment Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.Dr. Hiran Amarasekerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988028276424542318noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-34908405978336156592009-08-06T19:19:00.000-07:002009-08-06T19:31:08.103-07:00BScField

Use this link to submit your details on field/ factory assignments.7 August 2009

Dr. Hiran Amarasekerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988028276424542318noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-10604918925839208202009-05-11T10:46:00.000-07:002009-05-11T10:47:37.111-07:00Sawmilling Industry in State Timber Corporation

Asha DissanayakeState Timber Corporation is a government corporation responsible for harvesting and marketing wood from State-owned forests and forest plantations. The corporation is involved in the extraction of timber from forests, conservation of such timber, maintenance of finished products, sale of logs and sawn timber. Sawmills are the primary processor of the raw wood, logs. A sawmill

Dr. Hiran Amarasekerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988028276424542318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-65217280834014687622009-05-11T10:42:00.000-07:002009-05-11T10:46:02.045-07:00Current status of Endangered Herpetofauna in Sri Lanka

Asha DissanayakeHerpetofauna mean all reptiles and amphibians of a certain area. Herpetofauna constitute significant biomass, often exceeding that of all other vertebrates. They form important linkages in the ecosystem by providing dispersal mechanism for plants, form an important link in the tropic structure through predation, and form a potential prey- base themselves, contribute to

Dr. Hiran Amarasekerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988028276424542318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-82190329358086282882008-09-04T09:07:00.001-07:002008-09-04T09:15:36.471-07:00Potential For Gliricidia Based Dendropower In Sri Lanka

P. L. A. M. C. WijewarnasuriyaThese days Sri Lanka has been facing a power crisis. When considering the national grid, about 60% is contributed by fossil fuels. Sri Lanka does not have fossil fuel resources and being a developing country, Sri Lanka has to spend lot of money for importing crude oil and refined oil. As a result of that, Sri Lanka has to go to an alternative energy source.About 2-3

Dr. Hiran Amarasekerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988028276424542318noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-47388858387811698562008-09-04T09:04:00.000-07:002008-09-04T09:13:41.125-07:00Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and its Potential in Sri Lanka

M.A. LankathilakeBetween 1970 and 2004 the annual emission of CO2 grew by about 80% and during the last century, the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere has risen by twelve fold. Due to the greenhouse gas effect, with the increase of greenhouse gases (GHG) present in the atmosphere earth’s atmosphere get warmer and warmer. This cause climate change and other related problems. In 1990 IPCC

Dr. Hiran Amarasekerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988028276424542318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-22233558214017561022008-09-02T09:33:00.000-07:002008-09-02T09:41:39.868-07:00Effectiveness of current legislation of Protected Areas

D.K Lakmini SenadheeraAn area of land and /or sea especially dedicated to the protection of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and manage through legal and other effective means”(IUCN1994). Protected areas (PAs) can be categorized in to six types, according to their management objectives. Category I to VI. In Sri Lanka, there are eight types National

Dr. Hiran Amarasekerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988028276424542318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-70436032863217474262008-09-02T09:25:00.000-07:002008-09-02T09:32:09.079-07:00Timber Depots in Sri Lanka – Development options

D.K. Lakmini Senadheera (contact author) Timber Depots are the places where the swan timber or logs are stored and sells. There about 397 timber depots are distributed in all over the country. The majority of them are medium and small scale. State timber cooperation (STC) was established in 1968.It is the Government Corporation responsible for harvesting and marketing wood from State-owned

Dr. Hiran Amarasekerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988028276424542318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-54365707233526507712008-08-28T09:45:00.000-07:002008-08-28T09:47:40.052-07:00Human Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka:

W.A.S LakmaliExcept for a small remnant population in the Peak Wilderness area, elephants are restricted to the lowlands, especially in the Dry Zone. Over the past 200 years, human land-use has forced the elephants from the wet and fertile regions of the south-west of the island to much drier regions. Between 3,160 and 4,405 elephants are estimated to be present in Sri Lanka (Kemf &

Dr. Hiran Amarasekerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988028276424542318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-88979772758037394752008-08-28T02:36:00.000-07:002008-08-28T02:37:54.928-07:00Valuation of Parks using Travel Cost Method

R. A JayasingheThe travel cost method is used to estimate the value of recreational benefits generated by ecosystems. It assumes that the value of the site or its recreational services is reflected in how much people are willing to pay to get there. It is referred to as a “revealed preference” method, because it uses actual behavior and choices to infer values.The basic premise of the travel

Dr. Hiran Amarasekerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988028276424542318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-81984352134224152392008-08-28T02:31:00.000-07:002008-08-28T02:36:06.930-07:00CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE RECENT FLOODS IN THE CITY OF COLOMBO

Randika Jayasinghe Floods in Colombo! A not so-familiar incident until a few years ago has become an all-too familiar occurrence whenever there is a heavy downpour. Several areas in the Western Province were submerged following the torrential rains on 3rd and 4th May that flooded much of the city of Colombo.Heavy rains received on 03rd and 04th May resulted in severe flash floods which

Dr. Hiran Amarasekerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988028276424542318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-6945179980559708032008-08-28T02:29:00.000-07:002008-08-28T02:31:27.963-07:00Habitat Mapping

Randika Jayasinghe With the start of a new programme to conserve Sri Lanka’s wildlife and manage its protected areas, a much need boost will be given to wildlife conservation in this country. At the request of the government of Sri Lanka, the Asian Development Bank has agreed to fund the Protected Area Management & Wildlife Conservation Project, which covers a wide spectrum of wildlife

Dr. Hiran Amarasekerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988028276424542318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-28924857324867894392008-08-28T02:25:00.000-07:002008-08-28T02:40:12.429-07:00Development of the Pantry cupboard Industry in Sri Lanka

Randika JayasingheThe pantry cupboard industry has become a new trend in the Sri Lankan society. It is one of the most requested features in many of the middle and high income homes today. The pantry cupboard industry can be seen as a small scale industry such as self-employed carpenters and medium scale and large scale such as export oriented companies such as Damro and Singer. Works of

Dr. Hiran Amarasekerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988028276424542318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-14978023606580191982007-09-13T09:40:00.001-07:002007-09-13T09:40:56.806-07:00Udawalawa invasive plant eradication group

Udawalawa invasive plant eradication group Originally uploaded by Hiran Amarasekera

Dr. Hiran Amarasekerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988028276424542318noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-31810520090657917852007-08-06T20:18:00.000-07:002007-08-06T20:22:01.543-07:00MARKETING PLAN FOR PROPOSED PINE TIMBER PRODUCT

GAYATHRI ABHAYARATHNEAfforestation of Pine in Sri Lanka was commenced in 1965, aiming to minimize the soil erosion in barren land and to prevent encroachment of these lands. Pine is a major plantation species planted by the Forest Department and so there is a considerable volume of Pine timber that is released in to the market. But as a result of lack of knowledge on preservative and treatment

Gayathri S. Abhayarathnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17932482419031204763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-53679549846594720102007-08-06T08:22:00.000-07:002007-08-06T20:25:34.260-07:00POVERTY REDUCTION THROUGH SOCIAL FORESTRY

GAYATHRI ABHAYARATHNEPoverty can be defined as the state of non fulfillment of minimum requirements of food, shelter, clothing which are the components of basic needs of the people. It refers to forms of economic, social and psychological deprivation occurring among people lacking sufficient ownership, control or access to resources fro minimum required level of living. Hence the World Bank

Gayathri S. Abhayarathnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17932482419031204763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-22284512517792031992007-08-03T01:11:00.000-07:002007-08-06T02:18:26.131-07:00Planting trees in wet boggy soil.

Wet boggy soil is which the soil is badly or imperfectly drained. Generally these areas can be find high rainfall areas. The surfaces have no connection to ground water sources. When rainwater is trapped in bag mosses, their extraordinary capacity to retain water raises the water table to just a few centimeters. The vertical water exchange is very low. Rainwater seeps through the upper peat

Gayesha Jayasinghehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793392371909402403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-69608885251846585262007-08-03T01:09:00.000-07:002007-08-06T02:20:48.275-07:00Review of EIA report of Baseline extension phase 3.

A proposal has been prepared by the Road Development Authority (RDA) to extend the Baseline road from Kirillapone, High Level Road junction to the Galle Road. This is the third & final phase of the Baseline Road Project. The feasibility study for this extension has selected three alternative traces. Option one is Extends towards South from its starting point at High level Road & falls to the

Gayesha Jayasinghehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793392371909402403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-6362104521342152512007-08-03T00:59:00.000-07:002007-08-06T02:21:50.799-07:00Review of policies related to waste management in Sri Lanka.

Waste is a growing problem in Sri Lanka aggravated in the absence of proper management systems. Waste includes any matter prescribe to be waste & any matter, whether liquid, solid, gaseous or radioactive, which is discharged, emitted or deposited in the environment in such volume, constituency or manner as to cause an alternation of the environment. Mainly there are two types of wastes. They are

Gayesha Jayasinghehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793392371909402403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-25620199709285146902007-08-03T00:57:00.000-07:002007-08-03T00:58:59.897-07:00Approval requirements, Standards & Pollution control of Tyre Industry

Tyre manufacturing industry is one of the largest industries in Sri Lanka. The tyre manufacturing process begins in the rubber tree plantations. According to the data in 2002 total no. of tyres imported and manufactured in Sri Lanka is 2.1million per year. (Source: Technical Guidelines on used tyre management in SL).This industry needs several requirements and standards are needed for its

Gayesha Jayasinghehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793392371909402403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-61267494220402368502007-08-03T00:51:00.000-07:002007-08-03T00:57:09.574-07:00Fuel wood availability, collection and uses in Sri Lanka.

When we consider the Energy sources in Sri Lanka, we unable to forget fuel wood. There are specific characteristics are included in those trees which are using as fuel wood. They are high growth rate, strong coppicing ability, wider adaptation to different environments, nitrogen fixing ability, ease of establishment, short rotation, resistant to pest and disease, high calorific value and

Gayesha Jayasinghehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793392371909402403noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-37225868454412536652007-07-30T21:38:00.000-07:002007-07-30T21:40:00.048-07:00Marketing Plan for Wooden Products (Eucalyptus)

Thilina Suranga JayarathneOrganizations spends vast amount of resources to conduct research and gather marketing intelligence to prepare excellent marketing plans. A sensible method to conduct business would to be having a detailed marketing plan which will identify a range of options to achieve the objectives. A well laid out marketing plan will not only enable the organization to beat its

Thilina suranga Jayarathnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11560633238607846732thilinasuranga@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-28162229487189109362007-07-27T10:15:00.000-07:002007-07-27T10:18:56.689-07:00

POVERTY REDUCTION THROUGH SOCIAL FORESTRYGAYATHRI ABHAYARATHNEPoverty can be defined as the state of non fulfillment of minimum requirements of food, shelter, clothing which are the components of basic needs of the people. It refers to forms of economic, social and psychological deprivation occurring among people lacking sufficient ownership, control or access to resources fro minimum required

Gayathri S. Abhayarathnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17932482419031204763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-8234179818161898292007-07-24T19:54:00.000-07:002007-07-24T19:59:32.084-07:00

POLLUTION, RELEVANT APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS, STANDARDS AND MEANS OF POLLUTION CONTROL FORPVC INDUSTRYGAYATHRI S. ABHAYARATHNEPVC (polyvinyl chloride) - often referred to simply as 'vinyl' - is one of the most versatile of the plastic materials which now pervade modern society. It is also the most dangerous. PVC is used in a broad range of applications, so startlingly diverse that it becomes

Gayathri S. Abhayarathnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17932482419031204763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28219561.post-2043806417609384172007-07-24T19:49:00.000-07:002007-07-24T19:54:20.661-07:00

FOREST CERTIFICATION IN MALAYSIAGAYATHRI S. ABHAYARATHNEThe aim of forest certification is to prove the buyer of timber products that the timber used for them is derived from a well managed forest. This is proved by the certification of the forest management on the one hand and the chain of custody of timber on the other hand and is made visible by the appropriate label on the product or its

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CURRENT ISSUES ON WILDLIFE TRADINGGAYATHRI S. ABHAYARATHNEThe unsustainable use and the trading of wildlife has been a major problem around the globe. As a result of this wildlife trading, most of the wild fauna and flora has become extinct in the world. After understanding the importance of this issue, few countries in the world have got together and brought up a convention called "Convention in

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