The Green Movement of Sri Lanka is a consortium of 147 non-governmental organizations with a common goal of increasing
environmental
A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an influence in their survival, development, and evolution. A biophysical environment can vary in scale f ...
awareness and furthering
conservation
Conservation is the preservation or efficient use of resources, or the conservation of various quantities under physical laws.
Conservation may also refer to:
Environment and natural resources
* Nature conservation, the protection and manageme ...
efforts in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. The movement provides environmental education resources, and also uses legal avenues and
political
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pressure tactics such as
lobbying
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to achieve their aims. Another aim is sustainable development.
External links
GMSL webpage
Environmental organisations based in Sri Lanka
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Green politics