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Nearly 80% of the land in Sri Lanka is owned by the state. This research examine whether the number of government permitting agencies influence the likelihood that ecological restoration projects would occur on state-owned land after the 2004 Tsunami. The theoretical basis for this study is the anticommons problem articulated by Heller (1998) and formalized by Buchanan and Yoon (2000). Unlike the familiar tragedy of the commons where wastage occurs from overuse, an anticommons problem is the result of underuse. This study provide evidences of underuse of coastal lands by coastal ecosystem rehabilitation efforts.

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I am a PhD candidate at the University of Guelph Canada. I hold two masters from University of Guelph Canada and University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka.I have extensive experience as a researcher in the fields of environment and resource economics. I have done many consultancies to United Nations and other international orhanizations.

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