Name- ETHAN MENEZES

ROLL.NO – 088
Div – B
SUBJECT – Environment studies
TOPIC – Scope, opportunities and limitations of commerce and trade in
environment of Sri Lanka and Great Britain
Scope, Opportunities And Limitations
Of Commerce And Trade In The
Environment Of Sri Lanka And Great
Britain
 Sri Lanka
• Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon, island 
country lying in the Indian Ocean and
separated from peninsular India by
the Palk Strait. It is located between
latitudes 5°55′ and 9°51′ N and
longitudes 79°41′ and 81°53′ E and has
a maximum length of 268 miles (432
km) and a maximum width of 139
miles (224 km).
At higher elevations they make the transition to the Sri Lanka montane rain forests. Both
these tropical moist forest ecoregions bear strong affinities to those of India's 
Western Ghats.
These forests have been largely cleared for agriculture, timber or grazing, and many of the
dry evergreen forests have been degraded to thorn scrub, savanna, or thickets. Several
preserves have been established to protect some of Sri Lanka's remaining natural areas.
The island has three biosphere reserves, Hurulu (established 1977), Sinharaja (established
1978), and Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya (KDN) (established 2004).
The coastal estuaries are home to mangrove habitats, e.g. the Maduganga river.
Offshore are found habitats associated with coral reefs, e.g. the Bar Reef. Also of note are
the pearl banks of Mannar, which are also home to Chank, sea cucumbers and sea grasses.
Scope of commerce and trade in Sri Lanka

There is vast scope for commerce and trade in Sri Lanka.Chemical and Steel
were in great demand in Sri Lanka . But many countries are not aware of it.
Cotton, synthetic textiles, surgical instruments, plastic goods, auto- parts,
light engineering products, industrial raw materials,fartilizers ,cement, and
pharmaceutical were also in great demand .
There is also vast scope for cooperation in education, culture, science and
technology and tourism between two countries.Sri Lanka could increase
export of tea, spices, coconut,rubber and betel leaves to other countries.
Flights between the other countries required to be increased.
 Opportunities in commerce and trade in Sri
Lanka
• The opportunities of commerce and trade in Sri Lanka been increased.Since the end of
last decade civil conflict,Sri Lanka is now focusing on long – term strategic and
structural development challenges as it strives to transition to an upper middle income
country. The main economics sectors of country are tourism,tea export,appreal,
Textiles,rice production and other and other agricultural products.In addition to these
economic sectors, overseas employment contributes highly in foriengn exchange.
• Creation of sevevral business and technology development are specialized in various
sectors islands wide as well as tourism zones in various sectors islands wide as well as
tourism zones in a planned manner is also being planned.
•Opportunities in sectors
Tourism
Tourism is the main industries in Sri Lanka. Major tourist attractions areare focused around the islands
famous beaches in the southern part of country.and resorts located in mountain regions of country.
Tea industry
The tea industry l, operating under the ministry of public estate and development is one of the main
industries in Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka has became one of the countries exporting fair trades..
Agriculture
The agriculture sector of the country mainly produces mainly rice,coconut and grain , largely for
domestic consumption and occasionally for export. The tea industry which has exsisted since 1867 is
not usually regarded as part of agricultural sector,which is mainly focused on export rather than
domestic use.
 GREAT BRITAIN
• Great Britain is an island in the North 
Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of 
continental Europe. With an area of
209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the
largest of the British Isles, the 
largest European island, and the 
ninth-largest island in the world.[6][note 1]
 The island is dominated by a 
maritime climate with narrow
temperature differences between seasons.
 Environment of great Britain
• Great Britain is traditionally divided into a highland and a lowland zone. A line running
from the mouth of the River Exe, in the southwest, to that of the Tees, in the northeast,
is a crude expression of this division. The course of the 700-foot (213-metre) contour,
or of the boundary separating the older rocks of the north and west from the younger
southeastern strata, provides a more accurate indication of the extent of the highlands.
• England is one of the most densely populated countries/regions in the world, and the
most densely populated major nation in Europe.The high population density (especially
in the southeast of England) coupled with a changing climate, is likely to put extreme
pressure on the United Kingdom's water resources in the future.
The Great Britain is reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction
from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target of a 20% cut in emissions by 2010. By 2015, to
recycle or compost at least 33% of household waste. Between 1998-99 and 1999–2000, household recycling
 increased from 8.8% to 10.3% respectively.
According to a 2018 survey for the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Great Britain is one of the most nature-
depleted countries in the world, coming in 189th place out of 218 countries. [
Scope in commerce and trade in great Britain
There is scope for Britain to help the trade regime that will underpin an increasingly
multipolar world economy. With less involvement by the biggest and second biggest
economies, Britain, as the world’s fifth biggest economy, can play a leading role in
moving forward global initiatives such as TiSA. The UK is currently supporting TiSA from
within the EU.
To be ‘Global Britain’ and realise the benefits of being an open economy that has
allowed the UK to prosper through the years requires access to markets around the
world. Of course, it’s possible to trade without specific free trade agreements (FTA) and
instead operate under World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules, but that would be more
restrictive and therefore more costly to export and import manufactured goods
 It’s why there are a number of regional and bilateral trade agreements
being pursued across the world, as countries recognise that there are
gains from accessing global markets beyond what’s been liberalised
under the WTO.
• Even though the biggest economic entities in the world — the European
Union, the United States, and China — do not have free trade agreements
with each other, they are among each other’s largest trading partners.
This shows there is still scope to expand world trade, which is why the
EU is pursuing a trade deal with America and an investment treaty with
China. Indeed, China doesn’t have many FTAs and its relatively closed
markets are a perennial source of complaint by foreign companies.
Therefore, how Britain manages its trade agreements with the rest of
the world will have a significant impact on its post-Brexit economic
future.