Sri Lanka : Sri Lanka receives membership of a UN initiative to reduce emissions.Byline: Mamta03 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (srē läng`kə) [Sinhalese,=resplendent land], formerly Ceylon, ancient Taprobane, officially Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, island republic (2005 est. pop. has received membership of the United Nations Initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation deforestation Process of clearing forests. Rates of deforestation are particularly high in the tropics, where the poor quality of the soil has led to the practice of routine clear-cutting to make new soil available for agricultural use. and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries. Sri Lanka s membership comes amid a call by the country s permanent representative to the UN Dr. Palitha Kohona Dr. Palitha T.B. Kohona is the Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Sri Lanka and former Secretary-General of the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP). that sufficient initiatives must be provided to forest hosting countries to maintain them. Along with Sri Lanka the total membership of the programme has increased to 14. The programme was launched as a collaborative partnership between the food and agriculture organisation, the UN Environment Programme and the United Nations Development Programme. It was designed to help countries combat climate change by reducing deforestation and investing in sustainable development. Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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