SAWEN parley in Colombo

by Dhaneshi YATAWARA

The South Asian Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) will hold an international workshop on January 17, 18 in Colombo to establish strategies to safeguard the South Asian countries from illegal activities threatening its biodiversity.

The Government institutes for environment conservation and law enforcement agencies of eight South Asian countries have jointly established the SAWEN to strengthen the environment protection of the region.

The National co-group of Sri Lanka comprises the Department of Wildlife Conservation, Sri Lanka Customs, the Police and the local Government bodies. The Sri Lankan National Co-Group will represent Sri Lanka at the SAWEN international conference, a spokesperson of the Department of Wildlife Conservation said.