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The Central Environmental Authority published an environmental atlas of Sri Lanka recently. The Environmental Atlas of Sri Lanka contains vital information on the country's natural resources including flora and fauna, environmentally preserved and sensitive areas and sites as well as environmental issues through articles, statistical data table and maps. It would interest nature lovers, planners, architects , students and professionals alike.

In addition, it would also serve as a guide to eco-tourists in view of inclusion of vital information on historical sites.

The information is provided in three parts. Part one consist of environmental elegance through various articles, maps and photographs, wild-life sites, waterfalls, tanks and rivers, coastal areas, wetlands, archaeological sites, mineral resources and eco-tourism. Part two highlights environmental concerns focusing on population density, soil and soil erodability, topography, river basins, natural disasters and agro-ecological regions.

Part three contains information on environmental settings based on regional and sub regional offices of the Environmental Authority, water quality, air quality, environment education and information on awareness programmes and also Environmental Impact Assessments, etc.

Chairman CEA Tilak Ranaviraja states that the publication of such a publication was a long felt need as it provides in one single volume all basic information one needs to have in planning for environmental conservation and sustainable development.

As it is a vital book for the younger generation, all school libraries would be provided with a copy each. It will also be published in Sinhala and Tamil in the future.

The Environmental Atlas is edited by University of Moratuwa Civil Engineering Prof. N. T. Sohan Wijesekera and assisted by an editorial sub-committee consisting of experienced environmentalists with inputs by sub divisions of the Environmental Authority as well as several state agencies handling various aspects of natural resources.

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