Land Use and Land Cover Dynamics and Environmental Impacts in Garanduwa Lagoon, Weligama, Sri Lanka (2013–2023)
Garanduwa Lagoon, located within the Weligama Divisional Secretariat in southern Sri Lanka, is one of the remaining ancient mangrove ecosystems and holds significant ecological and cultural value within the locality. However, increasing human activities and unplanned land use changes have threatened the sustainability...