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Vidattaltivu is one of Sri Lanka’s prime blue carbon habitats, comprising mangroves, seagrasses, salt marshes and tidal flats. Image courtesy of Tashiya de Mel. In its legal challenge ...

1,500 million, with Lanka Salt Limited supplying 60%–65% of Sri Lanka’s salt requirements. The company sells around 60,000 metric tons of salt annually; including industrial salt, cube salt ...

Now championed as critical habitats for plants, animals, and people because of the environmental service and protection they provide, salt marshes ... wetlands and in Sri Lanka in December 2004 ...

A country surrounded by the ocean has run out of salt, forcing people to pay more than double the price to purchase the kitchen staple. Sri Lanka, an island nation surrounded by the Indian Ocean ...

A country surrounded by the ocean has run out of salt, forcing people to pay more than double the price to purchase the kitchen staple. Sri Lanka, an island nation surrounded by the Indian Ocean, is ...