News on initiatives taken by Dilmah Conservation

Eight Outstanding Innovations Awarded by the Merrill J. Fernando Eco-Innovation Awards

November 24, 2016

The Merrill J. Fernando Eco-Innovations Awards, initiated with a view to promote Eco-Innovation in Sri Lanka for a sustainable future, awarded the winners of 2016 on Friday, 18th November.

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Global appetite for resources pushing new species to the brink – IUCN Red List

November 18, 2016

Sydney, Australia 17th November, 2014 (IUCN) – Fishing, logging, mining, agriculture and other activities to satisfy our growing appetite for resources are threatening the survival of the Pacific Bluefin Tuna,...

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Nine New Lichen Species and 64 New Lichen Records Discovered in Sri Lanka

November 17, 2016

Dilmah Conservation's 'Novel Species Paving the Way for Biodiversity Conservation' programme supported Dr. Gothamie Weerakoon, Lichenologist and Environmentalist, in the discovery of 9 species of Lichen, new to science and...

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Dilmah Conservation’s ‘Novel Species Paving the Way for Biodiversity Conservation’ Programme Discovers 2 New Species

November 07, 2016

Dilmah Conservation’s ‘Novel Species Paving the way for Biodiversity Conservation’ programme has recently brought to light a new species of gecko, Cnemaspis rajakarunai and a new species of snake, Dendrelaphis...

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