Gothauwa wetland School
Region
Asia
Country
Sri Lanka
Flyway
Central Asia
Initiative
WLI Asia-Oceania
About
Name of organisation
Centre For Citizen Science (CFCS)
Funding support
Number of staff
2
Number of visitors per year
100-150
Overall aims of the centre
Wetland management through CEPA activities
Description of the centre
The Wetland school is located within the Kolonnawa wetland which is a part of Colombo Ramsar City. The center is being constructed by the SLLDC with a financial and technical assistance from UNDP GEF Small Grant Project Operational Phase 7. The center is designed to conduct approximately 4 awareness programmes for school children and youth once per week on various subjects on wetland management, biodiversity and other environmental aspects and issues. Other than that, the center will be used for environmental related events such as Wetland Day, environment day etc.. The Center is managed by a management committee headed by the SLLDC who is mandated to manage wetlands in Sri Lanka.
Work Areas
Main CEPA work area
Conduct lectures, group events, environment monitoring activities, waste removals, invasive plant removal campaigns, competitions, specimen collections, photography, small video preparations, games development of social media groups, poster competitions, nature trails, bird watching, to name some activities
Top three successes
Not possible to comment at this time as the Center is about to start
Top three challenges
Not possible to comment at this time as the Center is about to start
Expertise
Interpretation techniques
Creating signage / site information; Producing written materials; Using audio-visual tools; Developing nature trails
Visitor centres
Managing / creating habitat; Running a visitor centre; Building / maintaining structures
Participation
Working with disabled people; Engaging young people; Engaging the local community; Working with volunteers
Education and communication
Delivering adult education; Working with primary schools; Lobbying / running campaigns; Working with secondary schools; Developing resources / materials
General
Auditing / assessing effectiveness; PR and marketing; Running effective administration; Health and safety; Fund-raising
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