The research centered on a special project that began in 1998 under the Pambala Lagoon Replanting Programme. This initiative, spearheaded by SFFL (Small Fishers Federation of Lanka) under the Community Environment Programme of the Ministry of Environment, aimed to restore mangrove cover in the Pol Ela, Pambala Lagoon. Today, 26 years later, the once-small mangrove saplings have grown into towering, mature trees that play a crucial role in carbon sequestration. Read about 26-Year Legacy, Conservation and Carbon Sequestration