News Headline
Sri Lanka’s biodiversity on show: Q & A with tourism and wildlife minister John Amaratunga
Source
Mongabay (India)
Publication Date
2019-03-22
Sri Lanka will in May host the 18th Conference of Parties (CoP18) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES. While the main agenda will center on wildlife trade policies and proposed updates to protections for various species, the host country also hopes the event will prove both a tourism and image booster for Sri Lanka, shining the spotlight on the island’s unique biodiversity.