This Year Theme - ‘The Time is Now’ and it aims to sensitize people on how crucial rainforests are for survival of life on Earth.
Do we really dedicated to save our planet ?
World Rainforest Day is celebrated on June 22 every year to create awareness about the risks of deforestation and importance of healthy forests together we need to take measures to restore and protect them by every means
Does Sri Lanka Save Rain Forests?
29.9% — or about 1,933,000 hectares—of Sri Lanka is forested. Of this, 8.6% —or roughly 167,000 hectares—is classified as primary forest, the most bio diverse form of forest.
Biodiversity and Protected Areas: Sri Lanka has some 751 known species of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles according to figures from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Of these, 21.7% are endemic, meaning they exist in no other country, and 11.9% are threatened. Sri Lanka is home to at least 3314 species of vascular plants, of which 26.9% are endemic. 9.6% of Sri Lanka is protected under IUCN categories I-V.
Change in Forest Cover: Between 1990 and 2000, Sri Lanka lost an average of 26,800 hectares of forest per year. The amounts to an average annual deforestation rate of 1.14% ????
Source – Sri Lanka Environmental Profile
Sinharaja rain forest and central highlands peak wilderness are playing an important role for Sri Lanka tourism eco-tourism product while providing best places for bird watching holidays and wildlife photography tours in Sri Lanka. Further Sinharaja rain forest is a hotspot for educational tourism products such as biology educational field trips etc.