The destruction of tropical forest environments not only impoverishes traditional people, it is also a great loss to the entire world. This destruction must be stopped, for so much has been lost in the past few decades that if we are to make any difference to the world of the future these trends must be reversed.

2. We need to make a choice. Do we go the road that promises us an industrial plantation in the name of a forest or do we choose the path that gives us a forest like vegetation and the means to earn an income throughout the year, gives us clean water and a habitat for animals?

8. An overview of the analog forest at Mirahawatte

9. Canopy of the analog forest at Mirahawatte