To discuss those problems, I went to speak to Dolo, a man from the remote island of Flores, who is now working for me. The combination of planting trees with food crops means that predators like wild boar, porcupines and monkeys can become a big problem.
Today I went to have a look at my agroforestry trials in reforestation.
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But it takes a lot more than knowing how to plant trees to make a successful reforestation project! Now I am a director of the forest company that manages the almost half million acres of mostly severely degraded forest here, putting into practice the lessons of many years of research. Kenangan means memory and for sure I have many memories of this place since this is where I started my work in tropical rainforests as a student, now more than 37 years ago. "I am a friend of the people.I like my wooden house in the forest camp called Kenangan. "I am not a friend of the Rajapaksas," he told reporters at the Gangaramaya temple. Protesters who stormed Rajapaksa's palace and toppled him earlier this month have accused Wickremesinghe of being a proxy of the former president's powerful family. We will not allow a minority of protesters to suppress the aspirations of the silent majority." "We will deal with them firmly according to the law. "If you try to topple the government, occupy the president's office and the prime minister's office, that is not democracy, it is against the law," Wickremesinghe said. He made a distinction between peaceful protesters and "troublemakers" engaging in illegal behaviour. On Wednesday, Wickremesinghe vowed to take a tough line against those trying to disrupt his government. He said that Sri Lanka had "made some really dumb bets about their economic future", attributing the current "catastrophic" economic conditions to those decisions.Ĭhina is Sri Lanka's largest single bilateral foreign lender, accounting for more than 10 percent of its $51 billion external debt, on which the government announced a default in April.Ī larger share of borrowings is owed to international sovereign bondholders, while economists have blamed unsustainable tax cuts pushed through by Rajapaksa for crippling government revenue.īeijing's foreign ministry spokesman Weng Wenbin said comments from US officials would not affect China's "friendly and beneficial" relationship with Sri Lanka. "The Chinese have a lot of weight to throw around and they can make a very appealing case for their investments," CIA chief Bill Burns said. The US Central Intelligence Agency overnight blamed Sri Lanka's financial crisis on high-debt Chinese investments, several of which funded white elephant infrastructure projects.
'Dumb bets' -Ī priority for the new government is to pursue ongoing bailout talks with the International Monetary Fund and restructure its unsustainable foreign debt. Live coverage of the ceremony to swear in Wickremesinghe at the tightly guarded parliament complex was cut off just as he and his wife Maithree walked into the building after reviewing a military parade.Ī top defence official told AFP an investigation into why the broadcast was interrupted was underway. Wickremesinghe prorogued parliament for 24 hours on Thursday to start a fresh session of the legislature, with chief government whip Prasanna Ranatunga telling reporters that the new president wanted to reconstitute parliamentary committees. "There will be a few MPs from the main opposition joining the cabinet," a source close to Wickremesinghe said, adding that he was keen to ensure a rainbow coalition.
Wickremesinghe is widely expected to invite his schoolmate and former public administration minister Dinesh Gunawardena to be the prime minister in the unity government.īut political sources said at least two other candidates were in the running. "I don't think he is going to make our country better," he added. "He only thinks about himself, not the people." "We don't need Ranil, he is the same as Gota," said Irfan Hussain, a poultry farmer in the capital Colombo. Wickremesinghe has been tainted in the eyes of many Sri Lankans by his association with Rajapaksa, whose political party backed the new president's ascent. Public anger boiled over when tens of thousands of protesters stormed the home of then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, forcing him to step down. The country's 22 million people have also endured months of food, fuel and medicine shortages. "We as an opposition will provide our constructive support for efforts to alleviate human suffering," Premadasa tweeted Thursday.Ī foreign exchange crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic and exacerbated by mismanagement has left Sri Lanka suffering lengthy power blackouts and record-high inflation. Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, who supported a rival candidate in Wednesday's vote, said he had met with Wickremesinghe to discuss how to protect the country from further "misery and disaster".
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