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OER Name: Law Category: Environmental Protection Purpose of Project: 1. To make awareness of environmental Laws of Sri Lanka Target Audients Mainly SRI Lankans and Asians OER Module: Environment is defined in different contexts. Generally, environment means what is around us. Sri Lanka has more than eighty environmental laws. The Constitution of Sri Lanka, National environmental Act, Coast conservation Act and the Marine pollution prevention Act can be shown as the main statutes in this nature. Other than that, common law also protects our environment when it is needed. Also, the judiciary of Sri Lanka has paved the way for environmental protection of Sri Lanka.

Compare the legal protection given to the environment of Sri Lanka with that of selected Asian countries by your choice considering web links given below? http://www.wildernessproject.org/environmentalinks_ecosystems.php http://www.wildernessproject.org/environmentalinks_wilderness.php http://issues.tigweb.org/environment www.oercommons.org www.oercommons.org Attribution-NoDerivs CC BY-ND