Department of Forest Conservation (Sri Lanka)
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It has limited policing powers in protected forest areas to stop illegal poaching and logging, with the power to arrest suspects.
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Forests
Some of the forests managed by the Department of Forest Conservation are:
- Hurulu Man and Biosphere Reserve, 1977
- Sinharaja Man and Biosphere Reserve, 1978
- Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya (KDN), 2004
See also
References
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