Invertebrates Flora Botanical gardens Civil societies The Department of Forest Conservation (Sinhala: වන සංරක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව Vana Sanrakshana Departhamenthuwa) is a non-ministerial government department responsible for forestry in Sri Lanka.
[1] Its mission is to protect and expand Sri Lanka's forests and woodlands.
It comes under the purview of the Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resource Conservation.
It has limited policing powers in protected forest areas to stop illegal poaching and logging, with the power to arrest suspects.
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