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CES Director’s Message
Introduction to CES
Center for Environmental Studies
University of Peradeniya Iam very pleased to send this message to the inaugural
issue of CES BIOME, the digital magazine of the
Director Center for Environmental Studies (CES). The CES was
Tilak Hewawasam (PhD) established in 1992 as a separate center of the University
of Peradeniya to contribute to an environmentally informed
Deputy Director and responsible society. Over the last three decades, the
Training CES has rendered a valuable service both to the University
and to the nation in the field of environmental education
Nanda Balasooriya (PhD) by conducting training programs and offering diverse
Deputy Director consultancies. The CES was founded with the intention of
disseminating sound environmental knowledge, developing
Research & Environmental Management skills necessary for efficient environmental management
Nalin S. Gama-Arachchige (PhD) and inculcating sustainable environmental attitudes among
the university students, professionals and the general
CONTACT US public. The CES acted as the main academic entity that
provided training in conducting environmental impact
Center for Environmental Studies analysis for development projects since its introduction
Geography Building to Sri Lanka in the early 1990s. In doing so, it developed
a close relationship with the government agencies, civil
University of Peradeniya society, private sector and international organizations.
Peradeniya The CES also contributed to improving general and
Sri Lanka professional environmental training both at undergraduate
20400 and postgraduate levels and played a key role in the
dissemination of environmental information and research
Email: ces@gs.pdn.ac.lk knowledge by assisting the University to implement a
Phone: +94 81 239 2679 sustainable Environmental Management System.

Fax: +94 81 238 9003 It has been a long-awaited event to publish a magazine
by the CES to disseminate contemporary knowledge and
novel research findings in Environmental Science to the
general readership. Therefore, the Board of Management
of the CES has decided to publish CES BIOME as an online
magazine from 2022 to fulfill the aforesaid requirement.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the
Editorial Board of CES BIOME for their hard work and
dedication for launching this magazine as planned. I
sincerely wish CES BIOME to be very popular among those
who love the environment and sustainable living.

Tilak Hewawasam

Director/Center for Environmental Studies
University of Peradeniya

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