Here you will find lots of information about Sri Lanka's pioneering sea turtle conservation project - why Sri Lanka (and the village of Kosgoda in particular) is a prime turtle nesting site, why the conservation project is needed and how the project is operated by local people with the help of international volunteers.

Hikkaduwa is a coastal town in Galle district of Sri Lanka. Hikkaduwa is a major tourist attraction in Sri Lanka and is known for its beaches and corals. It is located in the Southern Province, about 17 km (11 mi) north-west of Galle and 98 km (61 mi) south of Colombo. Despite significant development in the last decade it is still home to the endangered and endemic purple-faced langur, an usually shy monkey species that can only be found in Sri Lanka's forests. It is divided into three main areas that are (from north to south): the Sri Lankan village, the tourist area, and then Thiranagama.

Despite being a humble town in South Sri Lanka, Meetiyagoda Moonstone Mines produces the best Moonstones in the world. Although many enthusiasts of gems, jewellery and trinkets are familiar with the Moonstones, the bluish white opaque stone that glitters in the light, little do they know that almost all the best moonstones found around the world originated from a small village in Southern Sri Lanka. Meetiyagoda, a small town in the Southwest of Sri Lanka, is the home to the waterlogged pits where the moonstones are mined since 1906. The sleepy and unassuming village sits on the main and largest pegmatite vein of moonstone known to the Earth and the ten moonstone pits at the village are the only source of blue-white moonstones to the world.