Lanka celebrates anti-desertification day
Chamikara Weerasinghe
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources will grant prizes
on June 26 for the winners of the Poster and Art Competition held to
mark the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on June 17.
Environment and Natural Resources Minister Champika Ranawaka will
hand over the prizes and certificates to the winners. This year's theme
for the UN's World Day for combatting Desertification and Drought was "Combatting
land degradation for sustainable agriculture."
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources held a number of
programmes throughout the country to make the public aware about the
importance of protecting land against degradation and eventual
desertification.
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