Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- Marking a landmark achievement, Sri Lanka has been declared a UN World Restoration Flagship, in recognition of the island nation's vital efforts to rebuild and restore its mangrove ecosystems.

Through the World Restoration Flagship Award, the UN is honouring the planet's most ambitious, successful, and inspiring examples of large-scale ecosystem restoration.

With only seven years left in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, seven new winners including Sri Lanka were announced for their large-scale and long-term ecosystem restoration, embodying the 10 Restoration Principles of the UN Decade.

The prestigious recognition signifies Sri Lanka's effective use of the UN's Principles for Ecosystem Restoration and highl...