SRI LANKA

 
Published: Friday 31 March 1995

The Sri Lanka government has asked farmers, community organisations, NGOs and small and medium scale enterprises to comment on the draft of a revised forest policy before the final policy is framed.

However, former conservator of forests, V R Nanayakkara points out that the money being poured into the revision of the plan would be better utilised in forest conservation and afforestation schemes.

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