FEO partnered with the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) for a habitat restoration project by clearing around 500 ha of the Invasive Alien Species (IAS), Agada (Xanthium indicum) in Minneriya and Kaudulla National Parks in 2020. Based on the success of this project, DWC has authorized FEO to undertake a similar project at Lunugamvehera and Uda Walawe National Parks, where a large percentage of the parks are currently impacted by the uncontrolled spread of the IAS, Lantana camara (S. Gandapana) and Eupatorium odoratum (S. Podi singho maran). This project involves clearing over 900ha of these invasives in the Park which is surrounded by communities who have been engaged in tourism involving the national park for a long time & whose livelihoods have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The invasives are cleared using manual labour, allowing native vegetation to be protected and restore grazing grounds for herbivores like Elephants which could de-escalate conflicts between humans and wildlife.