【Opinion】Yasiru Ranaraja: How Water Shortages in Drylands Exacerbate Human-elephant Conflict in Sri

Yasiru Ranaraja: How Water Shortages in Drylands Exacerbate Human-elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka

By Yasiru Ranaraja

Abstract:

First of all, Yasiru Ranaraja elaborates the causes of human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka and how to deal with it. Finally, he hopes that the Green Belt and Road Project can help Sri Lanka solve the problem of human-elephant conflict, better protect elephants and promote green development.

Key words: drylands, water shortages, Sri Lanka, human-elephant conflict, Green Belt and Road

Organizing Committee for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and Drylands Dialogue Yasiru Ranaraja: How Water Shortages in Drylands Exacerbate Human-elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka. Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development, Vol.5 No.3, January 2022, ISSN2749-9065