📅 Date: June 7, 2025
🏫 School: Hemamali Girls’ College , Kandy
👥 Participants: 357 students and teachers

Today, a group of 357 students and teachers from Hemamali Girls’ College , Kandy  visited the Lanka Mangrove Museum as part of an awareness program on mangrove conservation.

Objectives of the Program:

• To educate students on the environmental importance of mangrove ecosystems

• To promote awareness about biodiversity, coastal protection, and carbon storage

• To encourage environmentally friendly attitudes and practices among youth

Program Highlights:

• Guided tour of the museum exhibits

• Educational sessions on mangrove species and their role in the ecosystem

• Hands-on mangrove planting activities

• Interactive presentations by environmental educators

The students showed great enthusiasm throughout the program, actively engaging in all sessions. This awareness program provided valuable insight into the significance of conserving mangroves and helped instill a sense of environmental responsibility among the younger generation.