Sri Lanka’s plant messiah spreads optimism for biodiversity & conservation

The book launch of ‘Discovery: Additions to the Flora of Ceylon’ by Dr. Himesh Jayasinghe is taking place on 22nd July. With Dilmah’s commitment to biodiversity conservation, environmental education and advocacy, we are proud to support what has been described as a once-in-a-century event. It unveils the historic rediscovery of more than 100 of 177 possibly extinct plant species in Sri Lanka. Renowned biodiversity scientist Rohan Pethiyagoda writes about the gifted author, a civil engineer turned botanical savant for Mongabay. The hardcover book is available for purchase at LKR 6,900 (a 40% discount in a pre-publication special offer). Visit @dilmahconservation for details.

Read the article on Mongabay – https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/sri-lankas-plant-messiah-spreads-optimism-for-biodiversity-conservation/