English - Convention on Biological Diversity

Primary Stakeholders*Secondary stakeholders:(MEPA); Sri Lanka Customs; Department ofNational Museums (DNM).Research institutionsNational Aquatic Resources Research andDevelopment Agency (NARA)Coconut Research Institute (CRI)Tea Research Institute (TRI)Rubber Research Institute (RRI)Sugarcane Research Institute (SRI).Veterinary Research Institute (VRI)Group (i) +Research institutesUniversities & other academic/researchInstitutes (for education and research)Council for Agricultural Research Policy(CARP)Bandaranaike Memorial Ayurvedic ResearchInstitute (BMARI)Industrial Technology Institute (ITI)Civil societyEnvironmental NGOs: both National andInternational that focus specifically on theenvironment.Media institutions -(press, T.V, radio)Journalists’ fora.Members of the public interested inbiodiversity conservation in variousorganisations.Group (ii) xPrivate sectorInstitutions to berepresented by theChambers of CommerceIndustries (some will beincluded above)Civil Societyrepresented by variousorganisations that mayimpact onenvironmental issuessuchas Chambers ofCommerce.Provincial Environmental ministries Regional/local:Provincial Councils (PCs); District/DivisionalSecretariats; Local Authorities (LAs);Community Based Organisations adjacentto forests (CBOs)Source: Adapted from the Thematic Report on Biodiversity for the National Capacity Self-needs Assessment Project (MoENR, 2007)* Agencies/institutions with a mandate for some aspect of biodiversity conservation. + Institutions/organisations (state or other) withno definite mandate for biodiversity conservation in terms of implementing articles of the CBD and the recommendations of the BCAP,but who should/or have a major role to play in implementing them. * Institutions/organisations (state or other) with no mandate forbiodiversity conservation in terms of implementing articles of the CBD and the recommendations of the BCAP, but who may adverselyor positively have major impacts on implementing them.The Forest DepartmentThis department is engaged in conservation and management of considerable land under natural forest, including much of thebiodiversity rich Wet Zone forests that are protected. Forest management practice has veered towards biodiversity conservation,although it is accepted that complete restriction of the use of forest resources by local people is counter-productive to achievingforest biodiversity conservation, except in biologically sensitive areas that require strict protection. Community participation forforest management in Dry and Intermediate Zone forests is practised, and staff capacity has been built to implement this concept.Source: Dela, 2003The Department of Wildlife ConservationThis department manages six categories of lands that have been gazetted as Protected Areas under the Fauna and Flora ProtectionOrdinance No. 2 of 1937 (FFPO) and its subsequent amendments (see details in Appendix IV). Its mission is “to conserve wildlifeand nature by sustainable utilization of men, materials and land through participatory management, research education and lawenforcement and ensure the maintenance of biodiversity and forest cover as exists today.” Consequently, the plans andprogrammes of the DWLC are directly related to Article 8 of the CBD. The DWLC requests an IEE or EIA for developmentalactivities in areas within one mile from the boundary of any National Reserve declared under the FFPO, and is a project approvingagency under the NEA. It also has to prepare draft amendments to the FFPO periodically.Fourth National Report to the CBD: Sri Lanka 57