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The Ministry of Environment of Sri Lanka remains committed for the management of the environment and natural resources of the country, maintaining the equilibrium between the trends in rapid economic development and use of natural resource base.

Social and economic behavior of the increasing human population has put a major threat in achieving these objectives. The Ministry has framed key policies for adoption in management of environment and natural resources of the country. These policies are implemented with the participation of stakeholders including government, agencies, NGO's and communities.

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Dr. Dammika Patabendi

Hon. Minister of Envirnment
Dr. Dhammika Patabandi
 

Mr. Anton Jayakodi

Hon. Deputy Minister of Environment
Anton Jayakodi
 

Mr. K. R. Uduwawala

Secretary
Mr. K. R. Uduwawala
 
 
 

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416/C/1, Robert Gunawardana Mawatha,
Battaramulla.Sri Lanka.
 
 

This Ministry has conducted an awareness program related to Plastic Waste Management, Food waste Management and Greening the Institution on 16th March 2023 parallel with the Global Recycling Day celebration on 18th March. The target group of this programme was the Development Officers (DOs) which work under the Ministry of Environment in Colombo, Gamapaha, Kaluthara, Kegalle and Rathnapura districts. The aim of this program is to make and increase the awareness on plastic waste management among the general public through Development Officers by increasing their awareness on this.

This was conducted under the “Marine Litter and Microplastics” (NORAD1) project in collaboration with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and HELP-O Sri Lanka.

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