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ISSN 3121-3049
People's Journal Sri Lanka Volume 01, Issue 01

stop. I’ve never joined street protests, but I truly admire those who do.
If I ever get the chance, I’d love to take part and stand up for our
planet. TI03”

73.85% of all respondents were members of a page or group of an
organization for environmental conservation. The majority of them (40.4%)
are connected to a group. 14.9% are connected to a page, and 10.6% are
connected through a personal account. However, 26.2% of the entire group
of respondents was not involved in such pages or groups. They have given
several reasons for not being a member of a page or group of an organization
for environmental conservation. The most recurring reason was not having
enough time to engage in such activities. 50% of the respondents have
selected this particular option. From the remaining respondents, 25% had
problems in finding pages/ groups. The same percentage of respondents
(18.8% each) mentioned that they had doubts about the activities of such
pages, or they didn‘t like such pages. 12.5% had other reasons which they
had not mentioned, and 6.3% said that the page/group didn‘t accept them. A
respondent said,

“Protecting the environment, forests, and wildlife is deeply connected to
my work—and my passion. That’s why I’m so active on Facebook. I
write. I share. I speak up. Sometimes, I even have to challenge people’s
harmful views. There’s no fixed schedule for advocacy; every moment is
an opportunity to educate and inspire change. Through social media, we
can raise awareness, mobilize support, and even organize protests. And
when it comes to taking action, I’m there—whether it’s an online
campaign or a street protest here in Colombo. TI04”

Among those who became members of pages or groups on environmental
issues, the majority (37.3%) were members of more than 10 such pages.
Significantly, 25.4% were members of less than 2 pages or groups. Another
23.7% were members of 3-5 pages or groups. 8.5% of the respondents had
joined 6-7 pages, and the remaining 5.1% were members of 8-9 pages or
groups.

The two most prominent subjects of the pages or groups these respondents
have become members of were ‗Forest‘ (68.4%) and ‗Wildlife‘ (63.2%).
‗Agriculture‘ (47.4%) came in next. The respondents had given a significant