June 2025

Due to their buoyancy, plastics travel long distances by wind, tides, and currents—reaching even remote islands and deep-sea areas. Events like floods and hurricanes further push land-based debris into the sea. Ocean currents gather these plastics into vast “garbage patches”.

How Plastics End Up in the Ocean ?

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Studies have found that 80% of the plastics are land-based. Plastics from landfill enter into the ocean through poor management and improper disposal of sewages and plastic wastes, costal landfill operations and litter carried through streams and rivers 9. Other sources include accidental spillage during handling and other processes 5.

Remaining 20% are the litters generated by ships/boats through recreational activities, discharge of marine litters 9, nautical activities, fishing activities and aquaculture 4. Of which commercial fishing accounts for most of the impacts. This includes discarded fishing items, together with monofilament liens and nylon netting

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Observation Study by “Together With Mangroves” Youth Society at the Lanka Mangrove Museum – June 28, 2025

Observation Study by “Together With Mangroves” Youth Society at the Lanka Mangrove

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On June 28, 2025, the “Together With Mangroves” Children and Youth Environmental Society carried out a special observation study around the backyard of the Lanka Mangrove Museum. This hands-on learning activity was designed to deepen the students’ understanding of the local mangrove environment and foster a stronger connection with the ecosystem they are committed to protecting.

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Lanka Mangrove Museum Champions Mangrove Awareness with Month-long Conservation Events

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In commemoration of World Mangrove Conservation Day, the Lanka Mangrove Museum rolled out a rich and educational series of events throughout July 2025, culminating in a special program on July 26, chaired by Hon. Minister Dr. Dammika Patabandi, Minister of Environment. This initiative served to highlight the vital role mangroves play in coastal ecosystems and climate resilience.

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Contribution of Government Institutions to Mangrove Conservation

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Session 01: 04th of July 2025
International Mangrove Conservation Day.
Topic Contribution of government institutions to Mangrove conservation such as Ministry of Environment, Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management Department, Department of Wildlife Conservation, Department of Forest Conservation

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