Sevvandi Jayakody is a conservationist and echinodermologist from Sri Lanka, who is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Aquaculture & Fisheries at the

Wayamba University of Sri Lanka Wayamba University of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා වයඹ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, ta, இலங்கை வயம்ப பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is the thirteenth national university in ...

Career

Jayakody has a BSc in Zoology from the

University of Kelaniya Pannaya Parisujjhati , mottoeng = Self-purification is by insight , established = 1875 Vidyalankara Pirivena1959 Vidyalankara University , type = Public , endowment = , adminis ...

and a PhD in Zoology from the

University of Aberdeen , mottoeng = The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom , established = , type = Public research universityAncient university , endowment = £58.4 million (2021) , budget ...

. She also has a diploma in Wildlife Management and Conservation from the

Wildlife Institute of India The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is an autonomous natural resource service institution established in 1982 under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change, Government of India. WII carries out wildlife research in areas of stu ...

. She joined the Sri Lankan Department of Wildlife Conservation as an Assistant Director in 1997, followed post-doctoral research at institutions in Scotland, Canada and Australia. She joined the Department of Aquaculture & Fisheries at the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka in 2001. In 2018 she was the National Coordinator for 18th Conference of the Parties of

CITES CITES (shorter name for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals from the threats of interna ...

. In 2021, after the submission of a report by Jayakody to Environment Minister

Mahinda Amaraweera Mahinda Amaraweera ( Sinhala:මහින්ද අමරවීර, Tamil: மஹிந்த அமரவீர; born 12 February 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is currently the cabinet Minister of Agriculture, Wildlife, and Forest Resou ...

, led to the creation of a Highly-Sensitive Marine Protection Zone from

Mannar Mannar may refer to the following places: India * Mannar, Alappuzha, a town in Chengannur Taluk, Kerala Sri Lanka * Mannar District, one of 25 districts in Sri Lanka ** Mannar Island, an island within the district **Mannar Bridge, a bridge connect ...

Rameswaram Rameswaram (; also transliterated as Ramesvaram, Rameshwaram) is a municipality in the Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is on Pamban Island separated from mainland India by the Pamban channel and is about 40 ki ...

. Outspoken on the subject of the

climate crisis ''Climate crisis'' is a term describing global warming and climate change, and their impacts. The term and the alternative term ''climate emergency'' have been used to describe the threat of global warming to humanity (and their planet), and to ...

, Jayakody has commented on the necessity of restoration of mangrove habitats in Sri Lanka in order to act as

carbon sinks A carbon sink is anything, natural or otherwise, that accumulates and stores some carbon-containing chemical compound for an indefinite period and thereby removes carbon dioxide () from the atmosphere. Globally, the two most important carbon si ...

and to protect coastlines from erosion. She is a member of the National Mangrove Expert Committee, as well as the National Mangrove Task Force, and has led calls for greater collaboration with communities living close to revived mangrove areas. Her research explores how human activities impact aquatic environments.

Selected publications

* Subasinghe, Madhusha Mihirani, et al. "Potential health risk assessment of selected metal concentrations of Indian backwater oyster,(Crassostrea madrasensis) from Puttalam lagoon, Sri Lanka." (2022). * Prakash, TG Supun Lahiru, et al. "Current perceptions and the need for a strategic plan for the whale watching industry in Mirissa, Sri Lanka." ''African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure'' 8.3 (2019): 1-16. * Fernando, G. K., et al. "A comparison of the larvivorous habits of exotic Poecilia reticulata and native Aplocheilus parvus." ''BMC ecology'' 18.1 (2018): 1-12. * Arachchige, Gayashan M., et al. "A review of previous studies on the Sri Lankan echinoid fauna, with an updated species list." ''Zootaxa'' 4231.2 (2017): 151-168. * Jayakody, S., et al. "Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (Essential EAFM) training and TOT in Sri Lanka." (2015). * Jayakody, Sevvanadi. "Provisional checklist of sea urchins (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) of Sri Lanka." ''The national red list'' (2012): 370-372. * Jayakody, Sevvandi, et al. "Red deer Cervus elephus vigilance behaviour differs with habitat and type of human disturbance." ''Wildlife biology'' 14.1 (2008): 81-91. * Jayakody, JADS Sevvandi. ''A study of the effects of human disturbance on habitat use, behaviour and diet composition in red deer (Cervus elaphus L.)''. University of Aberdeen (United Kingdom), 2005.

References

External links

Will deforestation occur, if 02 tanks are constructed in Sinharaja? Dr. Sevvandi Jayakody responds.

Do or do not, there is no try: Mangroves and their future.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jayakody, Sevvandi Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Wayamba University of Sri Lanka Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Women marine biologists Sri Lankan women scientists University of Kelaniya Sri Lankan environmentalists Sri Lankan women environmentalists