Federation of Wildlife Conservation

Create Resource from Household Waste

With rapid urbanization, collection and management of household waste is emerged as an inevitable problem. Kitchen and garden waste, which generally occupy the major components of household waste and most, people unaware the value of this plentiful resource at their door steps, a source to produce organic manure.

Intervention

In collaboration with Central Environmental Authority, FWC has promoted kitchen and garden waste recycling by making compost at homes located in the “Green Square” area, off Robert Gunawardena Mawatha, Battaramullla.

Activities

1.	Baseline survey to identify the interested and needy beneficiaries.


	Selection of beneficiaries
2.	Benefit of compost making at home level – workshop.

3.	Workshop – Compost making and distribution of compost bin to the beneficiaries Monitoring compost making process

4.	Monitoring nursery preparation and initiation of home gardening.

5.	Workshop on soil and water conservation management techniques & integrated pest management practices

Output

	1.	Most of the household in the “Green Square “areas have compost bins or barrels. Residents of “Green Square“enthusiastically make compost and use for their home garden.

	2.	Reduction of waste amount dump at the road side/ dumping site


	Introduction of the Household Waste Management Programme	Handing over environmental publications to country representative IUCN

Promote Sustainable Ecotourism in Sri Lanka -2007


	This is focused on local cultures, wilderness adventures, volunteering, personal growth and learning new ways to live on our vulnerable earth or defined as travel to destinations where the flora, fauna, and cultural heritage are the primary attractions. Since ecotourism can be used as a tool to alleviate poverty in rural areas, we design and conduct most competitive ecotourism programmes to offer benefits to local populations economically and culturally to give them incentives to protect the natural resources which create the attraction. In this context the main visitor’s attractive places are National parks, Forests (Rain forests, dry evergreen forests, cloud forests, Mangrove ecosystems), Coastal areas ,Wetland ecosystems and Special locations (Waterfalls, hill tops, warm water springs, ancient places ) . The programme provides an ideal opportunity to have fun with lot of team building activities and responsible travel to nature sites.


	Programme to promote sustainable eco-tourism in Sri Lanka	Field exercises in the Programme to promote sustainable eco-tourism in Sri Lanka

Adventure Tourism

In order to ensure safety of participants, we ensure minimum acceptable standards in terms of equipment and human resources.

Activities

1.	Trekking/Hiking/ Walking/ Nature Trails sites as Sinharaja Rainforest,Knuckles Mountains Range, Hakgala SNR

2.	Night walks and night trips - Selected sites only.

3.	Mountain climbing Sites as Pidurutalagala, Hortain Plains, Adam’s Peak.

4.	Whitewater rafting.

5.	Wildlife viewing at national parks.

6.	Community Based Ecotourism.


	Wildlife tracker training programme in Yala National Park	Donating educational materials to the trackers

Community Based Ecotourism

To make aware and motivate the community to preserve the natural resources such as forests, biodiversity, cultural and religious sites in appreciation of the economic returns the community receive through ecotourism

Activities

1.	Tour around the site with in depth information about the particular location.	6.	Camping.

2.	Observation study of flora and fauna in the surrounding.	7.	Out door cooking / restaurant facilities.

3.	Birds / butterfly watching.	8.	Canoeing & boating.

4.	Nature trail for bird watchers.	9.	Open showers / river bathing.

5.	Photography.	10.	Traditional cuisine.


Green Sri Lanka Environment Award Competition.	Field Survey and Project Demarcation Programme.	School Environmental promotion programme Dramas.

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