DIMO continues commitment to environmental sustainability and protecting marine life

DIMO, a leading conglomerate in Sri Lanka, constantly engineers marine environment protection initiatives, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs) which focus on ‘ Life Below Water’ and ‘Life on Land’.

Mr. Ranjith Pandithage, Chairman & Managing Director of DIMO, stated, “DIMO continues to commit to protect the marine environment and preserve it for the future generations while fuelling the dreams and aspirations of individuals by focusing on uplifting the livelihoods of nearby communities as well.”

DIMO first ventured into sucha marine environment protection initiative back in 2012 with the ‘Panama Project’, which focused on turtle conservation.Sea turtles, while playing a key role in the marine ecosystem at a global level, are facing many threats such as illegal trading and climate change.

Such has been a major concern in the stretch from Panama to Okanda which is a famous nesting ground for mainly Olive Ridley ( 90%), Green turtle (5%) and Loggerhead turtles ( 5%). DIMO, together with the Wildlife & Ocean Resourc e Conservation ( WORC), carried out several timely initiatives and the company was able to release more than 150,000 hatchlings to open water.

The ‘ Life to Reef ’ project, another impact project launched by DIMO, was initiated in 2017 aiming to restore beautiful coral reefs in the Bo na vista Reef at Rumassala near Galle. Since the project’s inception 5 years ago, a total of 3,500 nubbins have been planted while also restoring 10 reefs with nursery panels and steel racks at the sea bottom, promising continuous coral conservation activities.

Protecting the country’s beautiful beach stretch is another important aspect in marine environment protection under DIMO’s sustainability agenda, which indeed supports the tourism industry and recreational activities for the public. DIMO stepped forward to fund a beach cleaning project in theDikovita area, which is carried out in collaboration with the Marine Environment Protection Authority ( MEPA), the Department of Samurdhi Development and Biodiversity Sri Lanka (BSL).