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implement<strong>in</strong>g proper regulations. Meanwhile, the local people should be directed to establishhome gardens and to <strong>in</strong>corporate timber, medic<strong>in</strong>al, fodder and fuel wood species <strong>in</strong> their homegardens. The <strong>in</strong>stitutes responsible for prevent<strong>in</strong>g illegal human activities <strong>in</strong> natural ecosystemsand conserv<strong>in</strong>g these should be further strengthened by provid<strong>in</strong>g basic <strong>in</strong>frastructure andhuman resources. However, it is also essential to conduct further research to fill the gaps <strong>of</strong>knowledge <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong>n dry land ecosystems while rehabilitat<strong>in</strong>g the degraded ecosystems.H. ReferencesAlwis, K. A. de and Eriyagama, G.J. 1969. Some observations on soil-vegetation relationships <strong>in</strong> the lowland dryzone <strong>of</strong> Ceylon. 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