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Restore forest and mangrove habitats

Restore forest and mangrove habitats

Sri Lanka maintains ~29% forest cover

and is working hard to slow down existing deforestation

~80 kha
of forest loss between 2000-2020
(~4% of forest cover)

~6 kha
of mangrove loss between 1996-2020
(30% of mangrove cover)

Our Ambition
Reverse forest loss and increase forest cover in
Sri Lanka from ~29% to ~32% by 2030

Forest restoration

18,000 ha
USD 40-50 Mn

Growing stock
improvements to forests

200,000 ha
USD 70-80 Mn

Mangrove restoration

3,000 ha
USD 2-3 Mn

Total cost 2025-2030
USD 110-130 Mn

Restoration potential in top 10 districts

Benefits

~3%

Additional forest cover

~1-2 Mn tons

Additional tCO2 equivalent
sequestered per year

USD ~1 Mn

Saved from erosion damage
per year

~15%

Additional mangrove cover

USD ~1 Mn

Additional fisheries revenue to local communities per year

~70 tons

Additional net primary productivity
nourishing coastal fauna per year

Roadmap

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