Department of Forest Conservation

The Forest Department (FD) was established in 1887. Over the years many initiatives have been taken to minimize the rate of deforestation by effective application of the provisions in the Forest Ordinance.

The functions of the Department are organized under seven Technical Divisions at Head Office level namely: Silviculture, Forest Inventory and Management, Environmental Management, Forestry Research and education, Social Forestry and Extension, Planning and Monitoring and Forest Protection and Law Enforcement.

For further information contact

Department of Forest Conservation
No. 82,
“Sampathpaya”,
Rajamalwatta Road, Battaramulla,
Sri Lanka.

Tel. +94-11-2866631-2
Fax +94-11-2866633