Fogsl News
Here, we share our passion for preserving the natural world and empowering others to make a positive impact on our planet.
A Children’s Art Competition and March for Mother Nature
Sri Lanka is hosting the 18th Conference of Parties to the Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species (CITES) in 2019. During this conference Sri Lanka will host environmentalists from 183 countries, which represent the largest international gathering...
Leadership for Sustainability through Biodiversity and Birds
FOGSL initiated a series of workshops under the theme ‘Leadership for Sustainability through Biodiversity and Birds’. The first workshop was conducted for a group of 20 students from Gurukula Maha Vidyalaya, Kelaniya at Sinharaja World Heritage from 20th- 22nd of...
Garden BirdWatch 2018
We are glued to TVs, Computers and mobile phones; getting distancing ourselves from the nature. Birds are adorable creatures that even a small garden is being visited by dozen(s) of different species - so they have special power of connecting all of us to nature....
World Migratory Bird Day 2018
This Saturday 12th of May is the World Migratory Bird Day. “Unifying our Voices for Bird Conservation” is the theme of World Migratory Bird Day 2018. This year, the campaign will have a new global dimension, bringing together the world’s main migration corridors, also...
Atlassing: Birding with a Purpose
Many birders like to take part in projects that give purpose to their passion, and, for that reason, atlassing is a favourite of birders around the world. Atlas projects prompt birders to cover their neighbourhoods in more detail than they have before, draw them into...
Global Big Day – 5th of May
How many birds can be seen in one day? That’s the question that drives a ‘big day,’ a 24-hour birding binge. On 5 May, go birding for 10 minutes around your home, or for 10 hours across your entire county, state, province, or country—and submit your sightings to...
World Wetland Day Photography Competition & Exhibition
Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation (SLLRDC) in Collaboration with FOGSL presents Photography Competition and Exhibition on Wetlands for Sustainable Colombo. Participants can submit photos under themes (1) Wetland Landscapes and (2) Wetland...
FOGSL Held Kurulu-Kaiya Birdfair
FOGSL organized Kurulu-Kaiya Birdfair on 16-17 of December. The event consist of the number of activities including guided nature walks in Thalawathugoda wetlands, outdoor lectures and exhibition. A number of outdoor lectures were held on subjects such as wetland...
කුරුලු කයිය – Bringing BirdFair experience to Sri Lanka
‘කයිය’ (Kaiya) in Sinhala meaning gathering of people for co-operative work to achieve a common goal and ‘කුරුලු’ (Kurulu) means birds. So ‘කුරුලු කයිය’ (Kurulu Kaiya) is a gathering aimed at promoting birdwatching, conservation of birds and their habitats. The...
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