SRI LANKA - Ministry of Finance and Planning

sector provides 150,000 direct employment and
contributes about 2.7 percent to the GDP. A recent
study has revealed that contribution can be increased
significantly.
An effective integrated coastal zone management
framework will be introduced to address widely varying
and integrated issues in order to prevent the depletion
of coastal resources and ensure effective coastal zone
management.
Residences located in the buffer zones of coastal areas
and industries affected by the shore line and coastal
ecosystem will be shifted to suitable areas providing
invaluable tangible benefits of the coastal zones to the
nation and people.
A joint management will be set up with the private
sector to sustain coastal vegetation, habitat, landscapes
and features which add natural beauty and aesthetic
value to the environment.
Coastal and marine environmental degradation, which
includes sea erosion, coastal pollution and threats of
oil spills to the sustainability of coastal habitats, will be
reduced by the implementation of relevant acts and
regulations.
By 2020, it is expected to make Sri Lanka a green
country in which all the major environmental
problems have been solved and a land free of
elephant-human conflict, beautiful cities and the most
clean and healthy environment in Asia.
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