. Designing an optimum protected areas system for Sri Lanka's natural forests. Volume 1. 1,000. 600 154 155 155 156 156 158 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 10 year period beginning ... â Protected Areas v:;;;;:; Protected Areas >C Forest Reserves (DWLCI W-i IFDI ^ (FD) Figure Growth of protected areas system in forestry and wildlife subsectors While there has been no appreciative growth in the forest reserve network since the 1950s, there has been a significant shift in the function of forest and proposed reserves from production to conservation. This be
. Designing an optimum protected areas system for Sri Lanka's natural forests. Volume 1. 1,000. 600 154 155 155 156 156 158 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 10 year period beginning ... â Protected Areas v:;;;;:; Protected Areas >C Forest Reserves (DWLCI W-i IFDI ^ (FD) Figure Growth of protected areas system in forestry and wildlife subsectors While there has been no appreciative growth in the forest reserve network since the 1950s, there has been a significant shift in the function of forest and proposed reserves from production to conservation. This began in the mid-70s with establishment of a network of 36 Man and Biosphere reserves within which timber extraction was not permitted.^ In the last few years the network of forest protected areas has expanded considerably, with the addition of 31 conservation forests in the wet zone and the Knuckles Conservation Forest in the intermediate Zone (Figure ). Within the wildlife subsector, the network of protected areas has grown progressively since the enactment of the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (Figure ). The beginnings of this network are masked by the fact that game sanctoaries established from 1900 onwards were subsequently abolished under the new Ordinance and declared as national reserves or sanctuaries. The network expanded considerably during the 1980s, mostly in the basin and adjacent areas of the Mahaweli Ganga to protect water catchments and to provide refuge to animals displaced by the Accelerated Mahaweli Development Programme. A complete list of nationally designated areas is provided in Annex 1, together with maps showing their boundaries. It should be noted that many of these areas designated under national legislation or, as in the case of proposed reserves, intended for notification are not protected areas sensu lUCN (see Box ). ' The original network of 36 Man and Biosphere reserves covered acres, or 120, ha (Bharathie. 1979). It i
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