Bambarabedda

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Bambarabedda
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CountryFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Province Central Province
Time zone UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Bambarabedda is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province in the Kandy District. The village is located on the Ma-Oya River. [1]

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Villagers in Bambarabedda participate in Sri Lanka’s community forestry program. The program supports the livelihoods of the forest adjacent communities and aims to contribute to poverty reduction in nearby areas whiles reducing forest degradation. [2] In the late 80s to early 90s, participants in the program prioritized growing trees that could improve food production, like jack trees (Artocarpus heterophyllus) and cocunut trees (Cocus nucifera). [1] In 2016, approximately 450 people lived in the community forestry site. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Wickramasinghe, A. Village agroforestry systems and tree-use practices: A case study in Sri Lanka. Multipurpose tree species network research series. United States: N. p., 1992. Web. https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/pnabi441.pdf
  2. 1 2 Ekanayake, E. M. B. P.; Cirella, G. T.; Xie, Yi (2020-09-30). "Impacts of community forestry on forest condition: Evidence from Sri Lanka's intermediate zone". PLOS ONE. 15 (9): e0239405. Bibcode:2020PLoSO..1539405E. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239405 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   7526917 . PMID   32997680.

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