Wetlands are one of the most important and productive habitats on the planet as they provide a range of services to our ecosystem varying from water filtration, protection from storms, controlling of floods and recreation. The project undertaken by Eco Team was aimed at 10 urban wetlands approved by the SLLRDC was to identify these lands as National Wetland Conservation Areas, with the sole purpose of enhancing the quality of the eco-systems in the city itself.
In order to succeed in conserving these wetlands, it requires the collective effort of the surrounding residential communities. Therefore, through the application of the citizen science approach, we’re helping to educate the peripheral households and communities with the relevant knowledge to uplift the urban eco-system.
Our guests participating in this project will have the opportunity to meet locals following this lifestyle and have a glimpse of their daily lives while enjoying the wildlife of the surrounding urban wetlands. We’re proud to say that this project can also be converted into a more scientific or research based one as well as making this a great option for educational institutes to include this into their syllabus, because early education and prevention is always better than cure!