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World Ocean Day 2025 Commemoration
The Institute of Environmental Professionals Sri Lanka (IEPSL) successfully commemorated World Ocean Day 2025 with a special awareness event titled “From Nurdles to Nations: Tackling Plastic Pollution and Building Ocean Resilience” on 28th June 2025 at the Ocean...
Essay & Poster Competition for World Environment Day 2025
In partnership with Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. and TSHE, the Institute of Environmental Professionals Sri Lanka (IEPSL) organised a nationwide Essay and Poster Competition for schoolchildren and youth to commemorate World Environment Day on June 5, under the theme “Act...
World Environment Day 2025 – Let’s Beat Plastic Pollution Together
Each year on June 5th, the world comes together to celebrate World Environment Day, the largest international platform for environmental outreach led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). First observed in 1973 following the 1972 Stockholm Conference on...
Calling for Applications – Award of Chartered Environmental Professional – 2025
Applications are called from eligible members of good standing of the Institute of Environmental Professionals Sri Lanka (IEPSL), for the award of Chartered Environmental Professional – 2025. The following documents are attached for your reference: Attachment 1 -...
A National Effort to Unlock Biodiversity and Eco-Tourism Potential – Ambuluwawa
Sri Lanka’s natural heritage continues to reflect the importance of responsible environmental stewardship, and one such treasure, the Ambuluwawa Biodiversity Complex, is now the focus of a significant national initiative. Recognizing both the ecological and...
One Day Training Program on Environmental Assessments
The Institute of Environmental Professionals Sri Lanka (IEPSL) conducted a successful one-day training program on Environmental Assessments for Sampath Bank PLC's credit officers on October 25, 2024. Held at the Institute of Bankers Auditorium in Colombo, the training...
Workshop on Climate Finance: From Fundamentals to Winning Proposals
The Potential and Challenges of Implementing Renewable Energy Sources in Sri Lanka
The exponential increase in energy demand is a direct consequence of the rapid growth of the global population and advancements in civilization. However, it is widely recognized that fossil fuels, despite being associated with significant environmental and health...
Vegetated Open Channel Flows as a Sustainable Water Management Strategy
Turbulent flows around bluff bodies have received significant research attention due to their relevance in a variety of engineering applications such as environmental and fluid engineering applications. These include flow over hydraulic structures such as bridge piers...
Evaluation of Energy Values of Invasive Water Weeds and Sawdust as an Alternative Source of Energy
At present renewable sources of energy such as solar, wind, geothermal and hydropower provide small fraction of energy need. The most prevalent source is biomass, which accounts around 12% of total energy requirement. This source of energy includes wood, logging...