Do forest and ocean ecosystems have the capacity to recover what they lose due to deforestation and over fishing?

Whether on land or in oceans, living resources such as trees and fishes are being harvested by man excessively for timber and food respectively. Deforestation (loss of forests) causes loss of animals and plants at a rate 3 or 4 times higher than their natural death rate while over fishing causes the depletion of nearly 90% of the world’s marine fish stocks (fish-able populations). For instance, about 60,000 tons of the Atlantic Blue fin tuna are now being harvested whereas

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Can we eat our fish and keep them in the sea as well?

In a recent Sunday Times newspaper there was a news item stating about 200 International Scientists will meet in Sri Lanka in September 2019 to discuss saving living forms in the tropics” (the tropics is said to host about 80% of all species found on planet earth). What does this news mean to us, the people of tropical Sri Lanka and the people of Batticaloa district in particular? It means every time we enjoy a fish, crab or prawn curry

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Understanding elephants is essential to their conservation.

Every other day we read in the news papers about elephants being killed for destroying the homes, property and crop lands of villagers in the Batticaloa district. Some times elephant attacks on humans turn fatal. Do we ever pause to think why a gentle giant like the elephant turns so violent? Though Bull elephants are solitary, adult females and calves move about together as groups. Elephants form affectionate ties with their family members and they are even known to mourn

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மர்மமாக இசை மீட்டும் மட்டக்களப்பு வாவி

மர்மம் என்னும் சொல்லானது oxford dictionary க்கு இணங்க ‘ஒரு விடையத்தினை விபரிப்பதற்கு அல்லது விளங்குவதற்கு கடினமானதாகவும் சாத்தியமற்றதாகவும் உள்ளது’ எனவரையறுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. ஆகவே இதை வெளிப்படுத்துவதற்கு ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளத்தக்க விளக்கம் கொடுக்கப்பட வேண்டும். இங்கு சொல்லப்படும் மர்மமானது மட்டக்களப்பின் சின்னமாக கருதப்படும் மட்டக்களப்பு வாவியின் மிக விசேடமான பாடும் திறமை ஆகும்.

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Reveling the mystery of Batticaloa lagoon

According to Oxford dictionary the word mystery defined as “Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain”. So revealing it is to make it understandable or giving an acceptable explanation. The mystery mentioned here is the very special musical ability of Batticaloa lagoon which is iconic to Batticaloa. The lagoon is 56 kilometers long which extends from Eravur (Batticaloa District) in the north to Kalmunai (Ampara District) in the south. To full fill the criteria of a lagoon it

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Guide to Predict Seasonal Rainfall of Batticaloa

INTRODUCTION Batticaloa is one of the district suffers the most due to natural disasters. At the same time main economy of this district is Agriculture, primarily in the form of paddy. Due to the annual variation of the seasonal rainfall paddy cultivation failed to give the maximum yield. Unexpected heavy rainfall causes floods and less rainfall results drought. This affect the cultivation as well as living standard of people in these areas. We science navigators were able to review the

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Batticaloa Lagoon and Its Estuarine Flow

Batticaloa District is part of the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka and Batticaloa Town is the seat of the District Administration. The District Secretariat and the District Heads of other Departments are located in the Batticaloa town. BATTICALOA LAGOON Batticaloa Lagoon is a very large estuarine lagoon in Batticaloa District, of Eastern Sri Lanka. The city of Batticaloa is located on a narrow stretch of land between the lagoon and the Indian Ocean. Batticaloa District is flourished with three lagoons,

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Singing Fish of Batticaloa – The Long Forgotten History is Renewing

Batticaloa, eastern part of Sri lanka is famous for many things, and one of them is almost forgotten by the current generation even though the emblems and statues reminds us why Batticaloa was once called “Town of Singing Fish”. Singing Fish is not mystery or legend, but rather true phenomena that linger to this date in the lagoons of Batticaloa. Yes this is about kind of fishes which can make musical notes in the dark nights. It is said in

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Indonesian Volcanic Eruption – Covers Cities with White Ash

On 13th February, 2014, night time volcano eruption caused massive disturbance in Indonesian island Java, where the Mount Kelud is located. More than 100,000 people are evacuated, said Indonesian disaster agency. Mount Kelud, known for most powerful eruptions over history, blasted ash and debris more than 12 miles into air and the eruption could be heard upto 200 kilometers away. mount Kelud’s eruption created a white ash bed over an area of 500 km in diameter, covering almost one third

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Fishy Eastern Cost of Sri Lanka

We are evidencing plenty of fish in eastern coast in these days. It is appears to be a small variation in the normal phenomenon. To explain this we need to have some knowledge on ocean living. Herrings(Soodai) are the small fish in the ocean, which is rich in healthy oil. They move in schools. Young ones feed in phytoplankton. This been called as Biomass of the ocean. Lot of predators of the sea are attracted to this tasty food, Include

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