Bio-conservation Society Projects http://bcssl.org/
28th December: a project to get locals of Mahapelena interested in and involved with conservation. At least 50 people turned up and we planted Pandanas trees that grow here naturally. Normally, they line beaches with thick vegetation. Their roots grow straight down deeply and provide sheltered nesting sites for turtles. This vegetation protects the beach from erosion and reduces the impact of tsunamis - an event that is imprinted on the minds of everyone in this community where people lost everything, including their whole families. They were enthusiastic and even helped spontaneously to clean the beach, gathering a huge pile of plastic .... to burn :( There is, unfortunately, no system in place to collect and dispose of rubbish.
Everyone loved getting their shopping bags and pomegranate plants.
My girls, Asanka, Ruwini and the twins, Nirosha and Nadeeka joined us along with their children so we had lots of fun with the waves afterwards.
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