Commemoration of International Mountain Day in Sri Lanka
12/12/2022 13/12/2022
Ritigala MountainSri Lanka
The two-day workshop on mountain-based sustainable tourism activities as a means of conserving montane ecosystems was held at the Wildlife Department complex in Ritigala. Attending the workshop were some 80 participants from the Environment Ministry, Sri Lanka Tourism, the Urban Development Authority, the departments of Wildlife and Forest, the Central Cultural Fund, and the North Central Province Tourism Ministry, and tourism industry stakeholders.
The event was organised by the Biodiversity Secretariat of the Environment Ministry in collaboration with the Global Environment Facility, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).