✈️ Cabinet Approves Committee for Aviation Wildlife Hazard Management

• Overall Policy: The Cabinet of Ministers approved establishing the National Wildlife Hazard Management Committee for Aviation Safety to manage wildlife hazards in civil aviation and serve as Sri Lanka's national coordination mechanism. • Regulatory Compliance: The decision aligns with Sri Lanka's obligations under the Chicago Convention (Annex 14, Volume I) and ICAO guidelines for the Asia-Pacific region to implement standards reducing aircraft-wildlife collision risks. • Implementation & Scope: Submitted by Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Anura Karunathilake, the committee will represent all relevant stakeholders to: - Record and report wildlife collisions to ICAO's Bird Collision Information System. - Collect wildlife threat data. - Assess collision risks at and near aerodromes through ongoing evaluations by qualified personnel.