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Sri Lanka Mangrove Conservation Programme of Small Fishers Federation Funded by Seacology Facilitated by Ministry of Environment of Sri Lanka Presenter: Senior Prof. Herath Dissanayaka , Scientist Forum Chairperson, Small Fishers Federation
Date : October 20, 2018
Promoting Public, Private and People Partnership (5Ps) in the National Tree Planting Programme “Wana Ropa”
small-scale fishing and farming community organization in Sri Lanka. Small- scale fishers and farmers who are considered as most socially and economically vulnerable groups, are engaged in fishing in shallow waters of the sea and also inland fishing areas, using very primitive fishing gear as well as doing slash and burn cultivation and working as labors in agriculture land and doing cultivation in small parcels of land less than 2 acres, without agriculture inputs and water.
the Federation conducts advocacy, economical, Social and educational and Environmental Programmes to strengthen and empower the small scale fishing and farming communities in self-reliance and also engaging inland and coastal bio-diversity Conservation.
From mangrove data base of Sudeesa: Conservation of Mangroves: Over 17,000 hectares. Replanting of 3,885ha required mangrove seedling:6,604,500 . Already planted in 460ha produced and planted 1,200,000 mangrove seedlings by September 20, 2018. Community Participation: 1,500 Community organizations: One organization must be Protected 8.5 hectares of Mangroves. Replanted 2.5 hectares of Mangroves. * Sri Lanka Navy * Forest Department * Environment Council * Coast Conservation Department * District Secretariats in 14 Coastal Districts
Scientist Forum Member – Sudeesa Senior Lecture, Ocean University of Sri Lanka
Mangrove plantation Planting density Age (years) Accumulated
(t hec-1) Number of Diesel liters burnt by cars to release the carbon that are absorbed in to the plantation
3.26 m-2 (2X2 feet)
0.95 trees m-2 (4X4 feet) 15 38.17 863,531
0.48 m-2 (6X6 feet) 15 29.00 659,010
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Chairman – Small Fishers Federation of Lanka (Sudeesa)
Contact Number: Mobile: +77 360 56 95 Landline: +32 22 48 707 Fax: +32 22 47 960 E-Mail: chairmansffl@gmail.com Web: www.sudeesa.lk