Timeline- 24 months Funds Required- LKR 13,344,600 The city of Colombo hosts more than two million people whose well-being largely depends on ecosystem services provided by remote natural areas. The fact that nature conservation in the city can contribute to human well-being, and the resulting benefits, are often disregarded. Urban systems in fact host many natural environments rich in biodiversity...

Timeline- 18 months Required Funds- LKR 6,457,250.00 The Human-elephant conflict (HEC) is a major conservation challenge, with crop raiding being a prominent issue in Asian and African elephant range countries. In Sri Lanka specifically, HEC is recognised as the principal threat to the conservation and survival of wild Asian elephants. Increasing human populations and much-needed post-war development are unfortunately seeing...

Timeline- 24 months Required Funds- LKR 3,344,200 Science requires a lot of data gathering. In Sri Lanka, quite often scientists/researchers lack necessary data, mainly due to limited manpower and as such their work tends to cover limited geographical areas. This is where citizens can play a vital role in supporting to gather data and information which is necessary for the...