'Oceanic resources over- exploited; natural balance imperiled'

Sri Lanka’s oceans are eight times larger than its landmass—yet the nation continues to overlook its greatest asset.

- By Ifham Nizam

Graham Marshall; 'We are shooting ourselves in the foot'.

Graham Marshall, President of the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS), is urging policymakers and corporates to treat marine conservation with the same seriousness as terrestrial conservation.

Speaking to The Island Financial Review recently after an exclusive screening of ‘Ocean with Sir David Attenborough’—hosted by Spa Ceylon at SCOPE Cinema, Havelock City Mall—Marshall echoed the famed naturalist’s warning: “We are disturbed when a forest is degraded, but ignore that the same destruction is happening beneath the sea. The ocean is a forest too—green, vibrant, and full of life. We are losing it at an alarming rate.”