Travel from University to Hotel at Kalutara

University Bus (GC 9375) leaves from 6.15 am on 30 November 2007 and also on 1 December 2007 in front of main gate of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Paricipants can use this
free travel to come to Tangerine Beach Hotel from University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda.

Day participants can return again in the bus to University after the sessions are over in each day.

Accomodation for Foreign Participants

Symposium registration will include accommodation and food from 30 November Morning to 1 December 5pm.
If you need to stay longer or arrive early please contact Mr Lakal Jayasinghe, Resident Manager, Tangerine Beach Hotel. tangerinerm@sltnet.lk
He will arrange a special rate for symposium participants.

Travel from Katunayake Air port to Hotel at Kalutara

Bandaranayake International Air Port is at Katunayake, 30 km north of Colombo.
On the right of the Arrivals hall after you pass through customs, there is a pre-paid taxi counter close to the banks. You can also take an a/c cab beyond the exit, but those will be much expensive.

A/C intercity buses (No 187) run every half an hour to Colombo's Pettah main bus stand. To ensure a seat it may be worth walking towards the vehicular exit where the bus waits. Slower government CTB buses also rung the trip (No. 187, 240, 300). If you come by these buses to Colombo Pettah, then you have to take another bus from there to Kalutara (No. 400) and get down at Tangerine Beach Hotel at Kalutara.

News story: Wells around Navinna- Maharagama dumping site contaminate with Heavy toxic metals

Dumping of metal products as municipal solid waste has become a serious problem around Navinna area as the some heavy metals such as chromium, cadmium and lead have leached to the groundwater table with toxic concentrations. Large number of residents in the area consumes well water for their daily need of drinking and cooking. Hence daily exposure of the heavy metals may lead to chronic or long term toxicities says researchers at Department of Zoology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura based on a research conducted in collaboration with the Department of Chemistry, University of Kelaniya.

This research was conducted by Dr. Pathmalal M Manage, Dr. Janitha A Liyanage and Mr. Aakash Welgama, which is to be presented at International Forestry and Environment Symposium on 30 November 2007 organized by Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

News story: New coconut form, Bothal thembili, was discovered from Unawatuna area

Based on recent studies new coconut forms were found scattered as single palms or a few palms within home gardens along the Southern Coast mainly in Unawatuna area. Local people use different vernacular names, Thatin, Dothalu, Murusi, Ran pol, Bothal thembili, Juwan pol etc. to identify these forms.

According to a paper to be presented at International Forestry and Environment Symposium at the end of this month (November) by Mr. G K Ekanayake, Dr. S A C N Perera, Dr. P N Dasanayake and Mr. J M D T Everard this discovery will expand the genetic base of locally available coconut forms which will provide much needed new material for coconut breeding.

News Story: Aquatic plants to remove toxic chemicals from wetlands

Lead is considered a major toxic metal that runs off from urban areas to wetlands in Sri Lanka. Researchers at University of Kelaniya found that rooted aquatic plants such as Habarala species can be used to remove these toxic chemicals as these plants have ability to absorb and store those chemicals.

These findings, which were based on a study conducted at Iriyawetiya freshwater wetland situated in the vicinity of Kiribathgoda urban area, will be presented at International Forestry and Environment Symposium at 30th November by K.G.S. Nirbadha, Dr.M.D. Amarasinghe and Dr.J.A. Liyanage.

Abstract review in progress, started posting status of acceptance

Abstract review process is in progress. We have already started posting messages on the acceptance of some of your abstracts. We hope to send the status of other abstracts within next few days, as and when we get the comments from the referees.

List of Abstract submissions as at 25 October 2007

• Conservation of the Penang National Park, Malaysia
• BIOFERTILIZERS FOR PHYSIC NUT (JATROPHA CURCAS L) GROWN IN DIFFE
• Environmental changes and health implications
• Air pollution research in Sri Lanka
• Ameliorative effect of Tribulus terrestris (Linn) (Zygophyllacea
• Effect of pedalium murex(Linn) (pedaliaceae) against mercury ind
• Use of Up-Country Tea Plantations as Nature Tourism Sites: How Ca
• IMPACT OF COFFEE CULTIVATION ON TREE DIVERSITY IN KODAGU, CENTRAL
• MITIGATING VEHICULAR DUST POLLUTION THROUGH ROADSIDE PLANTING: A
• Factors influencing fuel-wood collection pattern and their impact
• Land Fragmentation for bulding residences and Environmental Degra
• DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIORNMENT FRIENDLY CONTROL METHOD TO MINIMIZE FR
• A study of the Reptilian faunal diversity in Kukulugala isolated
• SYNERGISM OF COIRPITH AND FERTILIZERS ON THE VIGOUR OF THE PROTRA
• Tree Species Preferences on Urban Area's Residential Plots of Mor
• Factors affecting choice of trees to establish in Morogoro town a
• Edge effects on small mammal assemblages in Sri Lankan rainforest
• THREATS TO NATURAL HABITATS AND THREATENED PLANT SPECIES IN THE C
• MAIZE - A REMUNARATIVE & NUTRITIVE ALTERNATE CROP WITH GREAT DEMA
• Phytotoxicity of Lantana camara on some aquatic weeds with specia
• A Centuary (1901-2000) of Rainfall climatology - A tool for crop
• Visitor Responses at National Zoological Gardens, Dehiwala, Sri L
• Beauty Leaf (Calophyllum inophyllum L), a Potential Source for B
• Action Oriented Learning: A tool for effective use of forest reso
• Action Oriented Learning: A Tool for Effective Use of Forest Reso
• Earthworms as bio-indicators: Effects of commonly used insecticid
• Factors affecting shoot tip necrosis of Celastrus paniculatus (Wi
• Management of organics and inorganics for sustainable rice produc
• Isozyme studies in maize
• Low Cost Commercial Spawn Production Method for Oyster Mushroom (
• Acute and chronic toxicity of Carbendazim, a fungicide used in Sr
• Emission Trading As Green Solution: Legal Perspective
• Impacts on traditional medicine and IK belief systems due to prop
• Harvested Wood Products: Its role in mitigating climate change as
• Impact of organic amendments on soil biological properties in hig
• Ethnobotany of Upper Hantana Catchment Area
• Economic and environmental feasibilities of Slopping Agricultural
• A MODEL SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE DESIGN
• Viruses present in strawberry (Fragaria ananassa duch) cultivate
• Production of Bacterial Wilt-free Ginger Planting Materials Grown
• Development of Bacterial Blight (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv dieffe
• Effect of Biocontrol Agents, Trichoderma viride and Trichoderma k
• Adoption of Good Agricultural Practices by Tea Small Holders in S
• Development of an Eco-friendly Polychloroprene adhesive
• Determination of Chemical Composition of oxo-degradable additives
• Estimating above ground biomass of Pinus caribaea stand in lower
• Sustainable Forest Management: A Pragmatic Approach
• In vitro shoot proliferation of Nelli (Phyllanthus emblica) using
• Studies on In vitro germination and shoot proliferation of Senna
• Assessing Consumer Attitudes Towards Fresh Milk Consumption in Sr
• In vitro establishment of Araucaria (Araucaria columnaris) using
• Acclimatization and green-house establishment of Zeuxine flava pr
• HEAVEA RUBBER, THE MOST SUITABLE GREEN PLANTATION
• Compatobilization of Scrap Rubber/ Polypropylene Blends
• Characteristics and Diversity of Wild Banana Musa acuminata and M
• Marketing Perspective on Socially Responsible Utilization of Natu
• Marketing Perspective on Socially Responsible Utilization of Natu
• Marketing Perspective on Socially Responsible Utilization of Natu
• Trends and process of Kithul tapping as an aspect of forest utili
• Trends and process of Kithul tapping as an aspect of forest utili
• DEGRADABLE PLASTIC MULCH - AN ECO-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY IN WINTER R
• Eco-tourism and Bio-diversity conservation (A case study of Hort
• Chromate adsorption capacity of suspended solids in Kelani River
• Removal of Dyes from Wastewater by Chemically Treated Rice Husk
• Growth and yield of Gotukola (Centella asiatica) as affected by d
• Ecology and home range of leopard outside Gir Lion Sanctuary
• Effect of two potting types (kaduru and conventional pot) and irr
• Comparison of two potting types (kaduru and conventional clay pot
• Herbage Quality and Animal Performance in a Coconut Cattle Integr
• Green solutions from invasive alien plants for agriculture
• Comparative Assessment of the Suitability of Raw Materials and th
• Seasonal variation and effect of fire to the major habitats of Wa
• Evaluation of Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) and the effectiveness
• Utilization of Fruit Waste Compost in Fruit Cultivation
• Utilization of Fruit Waste Compost in Fruit Cultivation
• Studies of economically feasible basal medium for in- vitro propa
• Bud initiation of different clones of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum
• Different concentrations of BAP on in- vitro root development of
• Present situation of the refused tea disposal and utilization: a
• Seed germination and seedling development of tomato (Lycopersicon
• Effect of Spent Broiler Litter Application on the Initial Growth
• Early seedling growth of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum Presl) as aff
• A comparison of the ammonia emission rates of broiler and layer t
• Early seedling growth of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum Presl) as aff
• Present situation of the poultry litter utilization and disposal
• Proximate composition of broiler offal ensiled with citric acid
• Spent Broiler Litter as an Alternative to Inorganic Fertilizer fo
• Effect of Spent Broiler Litter Application on the Initial Growth
• Assessing the genetic status of a rare, endangered and habitat sp
• Restoration of ancient rain water harvesting technology
• Measures to arrest land slides in Ratnapura District
• Evaluation of a Small Scale Teak Plantation Managed under the Par
• Biomass production of Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides) as affected
• economic impact of tannery water pollutio on human health in vell
• PERFORMANCE AND ECONOMIC ASSESSEMENT OF SLICING CUCUMBER (Cucumis
• DEVELOPMENT OF UREA FORMALDEHYDE RESIN BASED COMPOSITES USING WAS
• The Human Right to Development and the Environmental Justice: An
• EVALUATION OF INTEGRATED PEST AND VECTOR MANAGEMENT (IPVM) PROGRA
• Consequences of climate change impacts on Southwest Monsoon Rains
• Sustainable Management of Forest Resources in India Using Criteri
• ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC PREFERENCES ON ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEME
• Identification, Characterization and Conservation of new Coconut
• The dynamics of shifting cultivation captured in an extended Cons
• Litter decomposing fungi in the Sinharaja forest
• Effect of different vermicompost and coir dust application on soi
• A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES RELAT
• Soil - related habitat specialization and performance variation i
• Isolation of yeast strains with potential industrial applications
• A literature Review of Medicinal Plants used for Pest Control in
• Food habits of sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) in Community Reserve
• Prey abundance and its utilization by tiger in Corbett Tiger Rese
• Prey abundance and its utilization by tiger in Corbett Tiger Rese
• A Preliminary Study of the Ussangoda Serpentine Flora
• Livestock depredation by leopard and prey abundance in Sanapur Co
• Vegetation diversity and characteristics in the buffer zone of Co
• Vanishing Crawlers in the Metros, National Capital, India
• Food habits of sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) in Community Reserve
• Assessing Public Perceptions of Risk Towards the Biodiversity of
• Sustainable utilization of land resource through a proper Land Re
• EVALUATION OF GROUNDWATER RESOURCE POTENTIAL IN TSUNAMI AFFECTED
• SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITIES OF GROUNDWATER CHARACTERISTIC
• Potentially mineralizable carbon in soils under defferent land ma
• Heavy metal contamination in well water around a dumping site at
• Sandal (Santalum album) conservation in India: An analysis of pol
• Occurrence of root and butt rot disease in Delonix regia caused
• Wood inhabiting macro-fungi in tropical landscape and home-garden
• Effect of Biodynamic Farming on Soil Biological Properties and Yi
• A Rapid Biodiversity Assessment in the Fernland Tea Estate in Ko
• FLORAL COMPOSITION AND VEGETATION STRUCTURE OF NARA MANGROVE RESE
• "The Analysis of the Quality of the Tea Soil Leachate from Differ
• Issues and Problems on Ecotourism Development in Sri Lanka
• Present States and Community Views on Biogas Technology as a Rene
• Memecylon umbellatum Burm f(Melastomataceae): A wild plant with
• Phenological studies of Helicteres isora L(Sterculiaceae)
• Species limits of the endemic genus Stemonoporus Thw : leaf arch
• Evaluation of the impact of Toxorhynchites splendens against Aede
• EVALUATION OF INTEGRATED PEST AND VECTOR MANAGEMENT (IPVM) PROGRA
• Sustainable Mobility
• Growth and morphological alterations in Spirulina (Arthrospira) p
• Solid Wastes Generation Potential and Composition in a Higher Edu
• How rich are Sri Lankan tea soils in beneficial micro organisms?
• Preliminary Report on Carbon Emission in Tea Fields Exposed to Or
• Rhizobial activity and root nodulation of Erythrina indica and Ar
• AVIFAUNA AND ECOLOGICAL STATUS, PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT STRATEGI
• Growth traits variability in Eucalyptus hybrid with respect to si
• Identify the capacity of the Bologoda lake against liquid waste f
• WOOD QUALITY TRAITS IN EUCALYPTUS HYBRID IN TAMILNADU FOR PULPWOO
• Fruit and seed maturation indices in Michelia champaca L
• Decision making and management supportive system using GIS: A cas
• Restoration of Tsunami affected Landscape and Plant Diversity in
• Virtual 3D Forests: An integration of GIS and Virtual Reality for
• Design and development of a Tuber crop Harvester for Power Tiller
• Design and development of a low cost Tine Tiller for two wheel Tr
• A Study of Fresh Water Fish Species in Ritigha oya Tributary of
• BIODIVERSITY OF PTERIDOPHYTES AT MULAWELLA MOUNTAIN OF THE SINHAR
• Microbial biomass and water-extractable organic carbon in soils u
• Designed and development of a Rubber tapping machine
• Groundwater Exploration Study in the Medigama- Ahangama, Sri Lank
• INFLUENCE OF INTEGRATED PLANT NUTRITION SYSTEM ON GROWTH AND YIEL
• LITTERFALL AND NUTRIENT ACCRETIONS TO SOIL IN TEAK PLANTATION
• CARBON SEQUESTRATION: ESTIMATION OF CARBON STOCK IN TEAK (Tectona
• Ecological consequences of cardamom management in forest understo
• Sri Lankan aquatic plants with a potential for phytoremediation o
• Mangrove propagation through propagules: an investigation on suit
• Mangrove propagation through propagules: an investigation on suit
• The use of regenerating forest patches and plantation lands in th
• Experimental models for transmitting electric energy to vehicle b
• Habitat Relationships of Pteridophytes in Makandawa - Bandarakele
• A survey of the impact of the war on the mechanism of land utiliz
• Study of floristic and edaphic factors of the Waturana swamp fore
• Water pollution due to factories and sustainable management of wa
• Deforestation of Singharaja and Forest Resources Utilization of T
• Changing pattern of real estate ownership among low-income famili
• Environmental impact on water quality in Bolgoda Lake Bank- Madap
• COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT: POTENTIALS OF TRIBAL COMMUNITY IN HILLY LA
• Evaluation of physiological and biochemical changes of two coconu
• Possibility of detecting high yielding rubber clones at the seedl
• Assessment of Sustainable Forest Management practices of Farmer's

200+ Abstracts were received from Ten countries

Submission of abstracts are over. We have received 201 abstracts form Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Canada, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Tanzania and Australia. These are now being reviewed by our Panel of Referees.

How to register for the sympsoium 2007?

Please fill the attached form and send to us by post or fax, before 20 November 2007.

Confernce organizers are only able to provide free accomodation for one person per paper for the 30th night on a shared basis and meals during the symposium for following:
1.Foreign participants
2. Participants who are travelling long distances within the country.
3. Participants who are presenting during late afternoon session on 30 November or or early morning session on 1 December.

International Forestry and Environment Symposium 2007

International Forestry and Environment Symposium, is an annual event where Researchers, Policy makers and Industry meet.

Twelfth Sympsoium organized by Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka will be held on 30 November - 1 December 2007 at Tangerine Beach Hotel Kalutara, Sri Lanka

Theme for this year sympsoium is Green Solutions.