Environmental & Analytical Toxicology

Department of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Publications

• Research Article   
  Development of a Strategic Plan to Reduce GHG Emission in Sri Lankan Agriculture
  Author(s): Punchi Bandage Dharmasena* and Chandima Gunasena
  
  Sri Lanka was among the 171 countries that signed the Paris Agreement in 2016 at the High- Level Signature Ceremony of the Paris Agreement held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Subsequently the country submitted the updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) in 2021. The Ministry of Environment, Sri Lanka prepared Carbon Net Zero 2050 Roadmap and Strategic Plan in 2023. The authors are responsible for the agriculture sector. Agricultural lands contribute to the greenhouse effect primarily through the emission and consumption of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) such as methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide. Synthetic fertilizers and organic materials after harvesting, and animal manure deposited during grazing are the most common sources that contribute to N2O em.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2161-0525.2024.14.746

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