Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation joins with Rain Forest Connection (RFCx), USA to conserve Forests and Wildlife

Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation, the pioneer National Ecotour ism Society of Sri Lanka that established 25 years ago has collaborated with Rain Forest Connection, USA, a world authori ty in conservation of rain forests and wildlife parks in supporting of their global efforts. Through this collaboration Sri Lanka forests and wildlife parks also would immensely benefit.in conservation of biodiversity and protecting of forests and national parks from illegal logging and poaching.

Rainforest Connection (RFCx) builds and deploys scalable, open acoustic monitoring systems that can halt illegal logging and poaching, and biodiversity measurement and monitoring. System. Deforestation which accounts for 17% of all global carbon emissions and affects. Rain Forests are protecting the Earth's largest carbon sinks that we need in order to have a stable atmosphere.

The primary business of the Rain Forest Connection (RFC) is to develop soundscape data for conservation. RFC has installa tions in 38 countries. Rainforest Connection (RFCx) uses their 'Guardian System' to help protect forests and wildlife from illegal logging and poaching. Part of this system with hardware with solar-powered acoustic streaming device that is placed in tree-top canopies, with a highly sensitive external microphone that captures all ambient sound within 3 SKM depending on the source of the sound. Rain forests' rich biodiversity is incredibly important to our well-being and the well-being of our planet. Rainforests help regulate our climate and provide us with everyday

The RFCx monitoring system gives its partners the opportunity to protect key rainforest areas and respond to real-time alerts, while sharing large amounts of ecosystem data that help negotiate increased protections in the forests and national parks. Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation has developed a proposal to be forwarded to the authorities of Forests and Wildlife in Sri Lanka with a view to save our forests and wildlife resources with the help of RFC.

Topher White, Founder, Rainforest Connection