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What is
Deforestation?
•Deforestation is the full or large scale removal of a
forest or area of trees in order to clear land for human
development and construction works.
•Deforestation is the direct or indirect human induced
conversion of forested land to non-forested land.
Global Situation of Deforestation
Did You Know that Sri Lanka
• Has one of the highest deforestation
rates in the world
• Loses more than 1% of forest cover
each year
• Had 80% of the island covered with
forested land in 1900s, and by 2012 it
was less than 20%
Causes of Deforestation in Sri
Lanka
• Increase in population
• Industrialization
• Need of land for resettling people after the post
war period
• Need of more land for cultivation (slash & burn
cultivation)
• Direct cutting down of trees for domestic
purposes
• Use of wood as a fuel
• Use of timber for industries such as carpentry
• Construction of roads, highways, electricity lines,
power plants, water development projects etc.
• Insect hazards and forest diseases
• Natural disasters such as land slides, storms,
droughts, forest fires etc.
• 30 years of war (Forests in war affected areas
have been degraded)
Forest Clearance for resettlements and
cultivation purposes
• With the increase of population, clearing of forest areas happened
rapidly as never before.
• In the time periods of colonization large amounts of forests were
degraded for the cultivation of crops like Tea, rubber and cinnamon.
• Nowadays due to the development projects like Uma Oya irrigation
project, Mahaweli Development Project, Resettlements in Wilpattu
Forest & Several development forests in Sinharaja & Kanneliya forests
etc. deforestation occurs.
Forest Clearing for cultivation
Deforestation happens due to use of
wood as Fuel and Timber
Deforestation due to constructions
Deforestation due to insect hazards and
forest diseases
Deforestation due to forest fires
References
[1] Ariyarathna Ganegoda ,(2011),Construction Of Road Across Sinharaja Halted ,CeylonToday ,Colombo ,Sri Lanka.
[2]. Bogahawatta, C.(1999), Sri Lanka-Forestry Policy, Non-Timber Forest Products And The Rural Economy In The Wet Zone
Forests Environment And Economics Programme For Southeast Asia(EEPSEA)Research Report,Ottawa.
[3]. Bringer Leon ,(2013),Water Holes Around MattalaClosed To Keep Away Birds And Animals, Sunday Times
,Http://Www.Sundaytimes.Lk/130407/News/Water-Holes-Around-Mattala-Closed-To-Keep-Away-Birds-And-Animals40385.Html.
[4]. CI Fact, (2011), Conservation International, Sri Lanka. [
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[6]. IUCN,(2014).World Bio diversity hotspot ,www.IUCN.com
[7]. Lindstrom Sara, (2011), Tropical Deforestation In Sri Lanka A Minor Field Study Investigating The Impact Of Small Scale
Farmers, University Of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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analytical study www.iosrjournals.org 39 | Page
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[10]. Ranasingha D.M.S ,(1998) ,Environment concern in the accelerated mahaweli project, Department of Forestry and
Environment Science ,University of Sri Jayawardanapura,Sri Lanka.
[11]. SivanathenVijayaluxmi ,(2013)Environmentalists See No „Birdie‟ In Golf Project, The Nation , Sri Lanka
[12]. The Island (2011), Govt. Encouraging Businessmen To Destroy Forests – Environmentalists, Colombo.
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[14]. William .J (2006), Ecological Censes Techniques‟, Cambridge University Press.
[15]. Http://Wildreach.Blogspot.Com/2011/08/Govt-Encouraging-Businessmen-To-Destroy.Html).
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Deforestation in sri lanka

  • 1.
  • 2. What is Deforestation? •Deforestation is the full or large scale removal of a forest or area of trees in order to clear land for human development and construction works. •Deforestation is the direct or indirect human induced conversion of forested land to non-forested land.
  • 3. Global Situation of Deforestation
  • 4. Did You Know that Sri Lanka • Has one of the highest deforestation rates in the world • Loses more than 1% of forest cover each year • Had 80% of the island covered with forested land in 1900s, and by 2012 it was less than 20%
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  • 7. Causes of Deforestation in Sri Lanka • Increase in population • Industrialization • Need of land for resettling people after the post war period • Need of more land for cultivation (slash & burn cultivation) • Direct cutting down of trees for domestic purposes • Use of wood as a fuel • Use of timber for industries such as carpentry • Construction of roads, highways, electricity lines, power plants, water development projects etc. • Insect hazards and forest diseases • Natural disasters such as land slides, storms, droughts, forest fires etc. • 30 years of war (Forests in war affected areas have been degraded)
  • 8. Forest Clearance for resettlements and cultivation purposes • With the increase of population, clearing of forest areas happened rapidly as never before. • In the time periods of colonization large amounts of forests were degraded for the cultivation of crops like Tea, rubber and cinnamon. • Nowadays due to the development projects like Uma Oya irrigation project, Mahaweli Development Project, Resettlements in Wilpattu Forest & Several development forests in Sinharaja & Kanneliya forests etc. deforestation occurs.
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  • 12. Forest Clearing for cultivation
  • 13. Deforestation happens due to use of wood as Fuel and Timber
  • 14. Deforestation due to constructions
  • 15. Deforestation due to insect hazards and forest diseases
  • 16. Deforestation due to forest fires
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