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Forests and Forestry in Sri Lanka: An Historical Perspective   V R Nanayakkara Size: unspecified ISSN: Categories: Agriculture and Environmental Issues, Forestry ISBN No: 978-0-85092-488-6 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 1996 Number of Pages: 116 Status: Out of print Price: £ 15.00    [Currency converter]   Download a PDF with additional information for this publication Description This report traces the history of forest management in Sri Lanka from the pre-colonial period to the present. The economic and social importance of the forest estate is discussed, together with chapters on forest research, conservation and plantations. The problems of conserving natural forest in a country of approximately 18 million people who largely depend on agriculture are fully discussed. Contents

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