Sri Lanka boasts a wide array of ecosystems and one of the highest concentrations of species in the world. But it's also home to more than 22 million people, so an ongoing effort is needed to conserve biodiversity. ... Continue Reading
The Daily Mirror sheds light on the Rainforest Alliance's efforts to champion sustainability in Sri Lanka's tea sector through its certification program, regenerative agriculture and other interventions, emphasizing the importance of addressing systemic issues and engaging youth for long-term impact.
Our field trainer shows tea farmers that reducing herbicide use can protect forests, soil, and water.... Continue Reading
The Rainforest Alliance lead a project to mainstream sustainable tea production in India, China, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka.... Continue Reading
In the foothills below Sri Lanka’s famed Peak Wilderness Sanctuary lives an evangelist for herbicide-free integrated pest management—a scientist by the name of Mahendra Peiris who serves as the manager of the Rainforest Alliance Certified Hapugastenne Tea Estate.
When Peiris attended a Rainforest Alliance training workshop on herbicide-free, integrated weed management in 2014, he was thrilled to see our Sri Lankan agricultural trainer teaching farmers the very same methods he’d been experimenting...... Continue Reading
The UTZ tea program in Sri Lanka first began in 2011, implemented by the Institute of Social Development with the support of Solidaridad, UTZ, Douwe Egberts Foundation and various institutions within the Sri Lankan tea sector. The purpose of this evaluation is to inform UTZ and other stakeholders about the outcomes of the UTZ tea […]