The Richness of the Gulf of Mannar Harbouring over 3,000 species
of fauna and flora, the Acknowledging the species diversity, the
Government of Sri Lanka has ear-marked the Sri Lanka side of the
Gulf of Mannar to be nominated as a Biosphere Reserve under the
Man & the Biosphere Programme of UNESCO. IUCN Sri Lanka with
support from the Mangroves for the Future Initiative (MFF), the
An important component of this endeavour is to share these
findings with the state agencies, fisher community and other
stakeholders. Accordingly, IUCN organized a series of awareness
programmes in Mannar and the first of the series; for the
Government officials, led by the Government Agent, Mannar was
held in November 2010. The second programme targeting school
children was held on 17 December at the Zonal Education Office
in Mannar and was conducted through training of Master Teachers.
Teachers of science, geography, history and social sciences (of
Grade 9 to 11) from 31 schools in Mannar District participated.
. A training manual