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Sri Lanka Telecom as a responsible corporate citizen has taken bold steps to create awareness and popularize the habit of conservation of the natural heritage in Sri Lanka. Launching its computer generated coral conservation Facebook gaming application, will facilitate the tech savvy young generation to engage in the conservation process. Coral reefs are fascinating marvels of nature. Often referred to as “underwater rainforests”, they are made of millions of tiny organisms called coral polyps that belong to the same Phylum – Cnidarian as sea anemones and jellyfish. Being one of the most biologically diverse and economically valuable ecosystems found on earth, coral reefs are home to nearly one quarter of all known marine species. It has been estimated that the coral reef ecosystem is associated with over one million species of plants and animals, while about 25% of fish biodiversity in the world is also found on coral reefs.

The “Diver” is the key character of the game that represents the actual player and the goal is to collect the garbage in the sea and get points within the given time frame. In addition to collecting garbage, the app will also provide technical information about various types of corals and their habitats. Five different types of corals will be used and will be visible in level 1 and level 2 of the game. These corals are categorized into two categories depending on the depth of the sea and the distance to the beach: Shallow water Corals & Deep water Corals.

Today, protecting and conserving coral reefs around the globe has increasingly become a major concern because 33% of reef building corals are found in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. In Sri Lanka as well, nearly all the coral reefs across the country are either partially degraded or damaged, with the major cause of the destruction of coral reefs in Sri Lanka being due to destructive fishing, overexploitation of reef resources, pollution and sedimentation. In order to address this problem and encourage the participation of the community in preserving the corals of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Telecom embarked on a project to advocate the preservation of corals in Sri Lanka. One of the initiatives under this project before launching this Facebook gaming application, was the publication of the company’s corporate calendar for the year 2015 under the theme “Corals of Sri Lanka”.

The objective of this digital game by SLT is to create an interest among the younger generations about nature and motivate them to preserve and take care of the environment through this game. The game application is themed The objective of this CSR project by SLT is to create an interest among the younger generation about the nature and motivate them to preserve and take care of the environment by playing this game.