Sevvandi Jayakody is the Chair Professor of the Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries of Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. She obtained her BScHons in Zoology from University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Postgraduate Diploma in Wildlife Conservation and Management from WII, India and PhD in Zoology from University of Aberdeen, UK. Her research focuses on coastal ecosystems, human disturbance, policy and governance and restoration of coastal ecosystems.She serves as the Chairperson to National Mangrove Experts Committee of Sri Lanka and a member of National Environmental Council and National Blue Carbon Task Force. She has been serving the national delegations to CITES, CBD as well as the Commonwealth Blue Charter. She has been working closely with non governmental agencies such as Wildlife and Nature Protection Society, Lanka Nature Conservationist and Environmental Foundation Limited of Sri Lanka. She has been serving the Ramsar focal point of Sri Lanka for over 10 years.
