Environment

Discarded facemasks: The next big environmental crisis?

Admin November 4, 2022 145

Priyantha Karunaratne  People continue to use facemasks to protect themselves and others from covid-19 and reduce the chance of its spread, but the improper disposal of single-use facemasks has become one of the main environmental challenges today.  Haphazard discard of used facemasks

Environment

The X-press Pearl disaster and an island still ablaze 

Admin November 1, 2022 125

Kamani Hettiarachchi It is no surprise that the media have let the X-press Pearl ship disaster slip by when the country itself symbolises a sunken ship. However, the effects of the damage caused to the country’s economy and the ocean by the X-press Pearl ship explosion in Sri Lanka’s waters on May 20, 2021 will […]

Environment

Sallitivu: Environmental crisis looms amid bureaucratic blunders

Admin November 1, 2022 123

Dhanushka Silva Although the land is a limited resource, Sri Lanka abounds with scenic territories rich in biodiversity. Sallitivu Island on Sri Lanka’s eastern coast in Batticaloa is one such place. The island is 2.7kms in length and 155m in width, but its ecological value and rich biodiversity are more valuable than this small strip […]

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Shoot the ideologies that prey on elephants

Admin October 29, 2022 118

Dhanushka Silva Unlike other societies, Asian society does not look at elephants in isolation from historical and cultural factors. Associating elephants with ceremonies of cultural and historical importance is one reason for this. That is why we have much respect and reverence for elephants, a feeling that has been ingrained in our minds since our […]