GreenInsight eMagazine [Issue III]
The first-ever Youth SDG Summit is organized parallelly to the ICBI 2022. The Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya is hosting the Youth SDG Summit to empower the younger generation to continue working toward sustainable development goals. The summit will bring together a multi-sector coalition of youth, development experts, government and UN entries, NGOs and the private sector to create the Asia we want together.
Inauguration ceremony of "Vidulakara Siyane Haritha Sangramaya" was held on 01st of January, 2020 at the open space in Mee Amba Sewana, University of Kelaniya. It is a hundred thousand tree planting project within Gampaha District organized by Centre for Sustainability Solutions, University of Kelaniya.
Prof. D. M. Semasinghe, Vice-Chancellor- University of Kelaniya, Senior Prof. Lakshman Senevirathna, Deputy Vice-Chancellor- University of Kelaniya, Prof. Patrick Rathnayaka, Dean- Faculty of Humanities, Prof. B.M. Jayawardhene, Dean-Faculty of Science, Prof. M.M. Gunathilake, Dean- Faculty of Social Sciences, Senior Lecturer Ven. Dr. Kapugollawe Anandakiththi Thero, Chief Student Counsellor, Senior Lecture Dr. Rangika Bandara, Director- Centre for Sustainable Solutions, academic staff members, Dr, Nalaka Godahewa, Founder- Siyane Kathikawa Organization & undergraduates graced the event.
Several awareness programmes were conducted to the members of the plant growers’ societies in Gampaha District (Katana, Divulapitiya, Mahara, Biyagama, Marandagahamula, Adiambalama, Kelaniya, Dunagaha and Kadawatha)
Visits to forty plant nurseries and conducting awareness programme on nursery management
In the process of establishing a Database on plant growers in the Gampaha