| 词条 | Kirala Kelle wetlands |
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The Kirila Kelle wetlands are found a short distance inland from the southern Sri Lankan city of Matara. The wetlands are a part of the Nilwala River basin.[1] They comprise some 750 acres of wetlands. Canals were built by Portuguese Colonialists to mitigate flooding of the Nilwala river into Matara township and aid in the cropping of a further surrounding 6000 acres of rice and other farming. A failed attempt at flood mitigation in the early 1990s has meant that the once arable 6000 acres has now become un-farmable.[2][3] This reduction in historically arable land has resulted in widespread poverty and associated social and environmental problems for some 35,000 people. The Kirila Kelle Wetlands are the focus for a sustainable Environmental Conservation Community Development program. This is being developed through Ecotourism and community development, by way of a provincial integrated development strategy, that is managed and implemented by the community for the community. References1. ^[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nilwala-River/1491641047717868 Nilwala River on Facebook] 2. ^{{cite web| url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.asb.cgiar.org/PDFwebdocs/AGEE_special_Mungai_Lessons%2520from%2520long-term.pdf| title=Lessons from two long-term hydrological studies in Kenya and Sri Lanka|publisher=Science Direct|date=September 2004|accessdate=8 October 2010}} 3. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.adrc.asia/publications/annual/00/00eng/annual2000.htm | title=Flood reduction Strategies|publisher=Asian Disaster Reduction Centre Chapter 3.3|date=March 2001|accessdate=8 October 2008}} External links
1 : Wetlands of Sri Lanka |
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