Incentivising Community Engagement Through Volunteer Ecotourism

Socio-economic facts • Population total 1.13 millions •Population in multidimensional poverty 64.29% ⚫Human Development Index 0.62 → rank 128 •Employment to population ratio 54 • Rural population share 68.52% as of 2013 •Median age 18.5 years as of 2014 (est.) • Population growth rate 2.44% as of 2014 (est.) 20 21 October 2015 UNDP 2014: Human Development Report Index Mundi 2013: http://www.indexmundi.com Colombo, Sri Lanka 4

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