Sri Lanka's passage through an ordeal

December 26, 2004 - a day seared in the minds of millions ranging the globe, when the normally placid ocean waves which lap the Southeast Asian beaches suddenly reared and charged over its shores in a fit of unsuspected ferocity leaving within minutes scenes of colossal devastation - coasts ravaged, corpses scattered, and populations bereft and bereaved.

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Re-greening Lanka through tropical forests

The United Nations Development Programme in Sri Lanka launched the 'EC UNDP Small Grants Programme for Operations to Promote Tropical Forests', to promote sustainable forest management in direct partnership with local stakeholders.

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