New web site offers online access to Sri Lankan Waterfalls

Lanka Council on Waterfalls (LCWF) has recently launched their website www.srilankanwaterfals.org with 382 Sri Lankan Waterfalls. The Launching Ceremony held at National Library Auditorium Colombo 07. The event was initiated by Lanka Council on Waterfalls after research from January 2001 to June 2005, completed their first national study on Sri Lanka Waterfalls.

At the end of this study 382 waterfalls in Sri Lanka were identified. Earlier only 99 waterfalls had been recorded. This programme had the objectives of developing a set of activities that would contribute towards the study of waterfalls by LCWF.

LCWF is a nonprofit organization which has worked nationally and internationally since its inception in 2000 to improve public awareness and understanding of water issues with a view to promote the conservation and wise use of nature and natural resources. LCWF designs and manages innovative high quality programs that build capacity in the field of environment education. LCWF's programs and activities seek to create awareness and enable individuals and communities to make resource use decisions that favour environmentally sustainable development.

www.srilankanwaterfalls.org is among the best web sites, for any one who needs to find details on new research and data etc.

The web site will also be a useful source of information to Environmentalists, Academics, Scientists, Policy-makers, Planers as well as NOGs in the field of education and related sectors. Internet usage in Sri Lanka already exceeds on million people and is growing faster than in any other country in the world.

On-line access provides more opportunities for people to tap into accurate, up to-date information than ever before and has the potential to transform the development of the region. LCWF web-site will continue to develop over time and aims to involve communities in shaping its content. The site should proven and essential reference point for anyone with an interest in the field of environmental and waterfalls in Sri Lanka can be accessed at www.srilankanwaterfalls.org.

The web site is providing easy access to information about 382 Sri Lankan Waterfalls with the details of how to visit them and their photographs. Lists of the highest waterfalls of the world, Popular waterfalls, World waterfalls web-sites also included.

Apart from those features the web-site presents several other Environmental Important facts with Environmental Information Centers, most Influential Green Groups and Individuals, Sri Lanka Green Award Winners, Sri Lanka's Environment Day themes.