{"id":1695,"date":"2022-03-29T08:41:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T08:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.topic.lk\/?p=1695"},"modified":"2022-03-29T08:41:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T08:41:39","slug":"cdb-builds-on-mangrove-conservation-efforts-furthering-sustainability-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topic.lk\/1695\/","title":{"rendered":"CDB Builds-On Mangrove Conservation Efforts Furthering Sustainability Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) added strength to its corporate sustainability agenda, signing two key partnership for mangrove conservation, with the Center for Sustainability of the University of Sri Jayawardenepura and Biodiversity Sri Lanka. CDB\u2019s business strategy cascades into 2 key enabling pillars, \u2018Sustainability Agenda\u2019 and \u2018Tech Disruption\u2019. Of these, the Sustainability Agenda is further strengthened through the company\u2019s commitment to mangrove conservation, as part of a larger focus on Bio Diversity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">CDB\u2019s Sustainability Agenda is aligned with 7 of 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The company considers Conservation and Biodiversity as an important factor under its sustainability commitments and has identified Mangrove Conservation as a key focus area within it and is committed to pursue it. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">CDB partnered with the Center for Sustainability of the Department of Forestry and Environment Science, University of Sri Jayawardenepura to establish a \u2018Mangrove Resource Center\u2019 at Ittapana, Kalutara. The Ittapana-Horawala Thotupola mangrove forest complex is considered one of the most threatened mangrove complexes on the island, and is in dire need of conservation to protect its unique ecosystem. It is home to diverse ecosystem services including flood hazard control and groundwater refill, acting as a breeding ground for fishes, a reservoir of biodiversity, carbon secretions, and many more. There is also economic benefit in ensuring its continued life, contributing to the economic upliftment of the rural population in the Ittapana and Horawala areas and to the country\u2019s economy as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/topic.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Image-2-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topic.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Image-2-10.jpg 800w, https:\/\/topic.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Image-2-10-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topic.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Image-2-10-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topic.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Image-2-10-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/topic.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Image-2-10-696x396.jpg 696w, https:\/\/topic.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Image-2-10-738x420.jpg 738w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Anawilundawa Sanctuary is one of Sri Lanka\u2019s six RAMSAR wetlands and spans 1,397 hectares and encompassing forest wetlands, including mangroves, coastal saltwater eco-systems and freshwater lakes housing numerous endangered species of fish, amphibians, mammals, reptiles and birds. The \u201cLife to our Mangroves\u201d project was launched on the 08th of February, 2022 with CDB partnering Biodiversity Sri Lanka to enhance the resilience and renewal of this mangrove eco- system committing to conserve 1 hectare of the total area, while generating socio-economic development for the surrounding communities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An MOU was signed between CDB and the Center for Sustainability of the Department of Forestry and Environment Science, University of Sri Jayawardenepura to establish a Mangrove Resource Center at Ittapana, Kalutara.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) added strength to its corporate sustainability agenda, signing two key partnership for mangrove conservation, with the Center for Sustainability of the University of Sri Jayawardenepura and Biodiversity Sri Lanka. CDB\u2019s business strategy cascades into 2 key enabling pillars, \u2018Sustainability Agenda\u2019 and \u2018Tech Disruption\u2019. 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