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Latest news, events and conservation updates from Jathika Namal Uyana
In a landmark recognition, the government of Sri Lanka formally announced Jathika Namal Uyana as a National Heritage site in 2026. The announcement — made at a special ceremony — reinforces the sanctuary's status as one of Asia's most extraordinary protected landscapes and furthers the path toward UNESCO World Heritage inscription.
Documentary filmmakers and international press visited Namal Uyana to capture the extraordinary geological and natural heritage of the rose quartz mountain and Na ironwood forest, bringing global attention to this remarkable Sri Lankan sanctuary.
The Namal Uyana Trust's school conservation and environmental education programme welcomed students from schools across the North Central Province, connecting young Sri Lankans with their extraordinary natural and cultural heritage.
A comprehensive new biodiversity survey carried out in partnership with the University of Peradeniya has recorded additional medicinal plant species previously undocumented at Namal Uyana, reinforcing the sanctuary's status as one of Sri Lanka's most botanically significant protected areas.
The sanctuary has launched expanded guided nature tracking programmes for the 2026 visitor season, including a new dawn forest walk, geological trail focusing on the rose quartz mountain, and an Ayurvedic herb identification walk led by resident physicians.
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