Status and Trends of Biodiversity In terms of species, genes and
ecosystems, Sri Lanka has a very high biodiversity and is one of
the 18 hot spots in the world. The wet zone rainforests have
nearly all of the country’s woody endemic plants and about 75
per cent of the endemic animals. The genetic diversity of
agricultural crops is quite remarkable, with 3,000 accessions of
rice being recorded... More » Number and Extent of Protected
Areas Sri Lanka has established 501 protected areas, accounting
for 26.5% of the total area of the country. Sri Lanka has also 2
Ramsar sites and 2 Biosphere Reserves. Percentage of Forest
Cover Forests in Sri Lanka cover 1,933,000 ha.