Breaking the Plastic Cycle in Asia DOWNLOAD PDF 3. Recommendations Government has to clearly define plastic types, uses etc. If there exists ambiguity in terminology, there can exist gaps for abuse.Market Monitoring is...
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ejustice March 2021
Vol 2 Issue 4 Download PDF Editorial Weakening Conservation Agencies Conservation agencies such as Department of Wildlife Conservation, Forest Department, has been established more than a century ago to protect the...
It is time to get-rid of Mercury-Amalgam
Harshani Abayawardhana, Environmental Officer, Centre for Environmental Justice Mercury is a toxic heavy metal, potentially damage the human health and the environment. Worldwide environmental concerns over mercury led...
Hemantha Withanage elected as new chair of Friends of the Earth International
Friends of the Earth – (FOE) International Organization, a consortium of environmental organizations in nearly 75 countries around the world elected Mr. Hemantha as the organisation’s chair. He can be pointed out...
Proposed Pharmaceutical Zone at Arabokka, Hambantota.
Proposed Pharmaceutical Zone at Arabokka, Hambantota. “The EIA report of the above project will be opened for the public review from 21.05.2021 until 08.07.2021 in this web site”-Reports (Sinhala, English, Tamil) -Paper...
SOBASARA
Are you ready to listen to the environment?Then tune 91.9 or 91.7 in to the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation’s (SLBC) “Sobasara” program every weekday from 6.55 to 6.58 in the morning. Our main objective is to...
Environmentalists applaud the decision to ban Oil Palm cultivation in Sri Lanka
Hemantha Withanage Executive Director, Centre for Environmental Justice Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksha issued a gazette No. 2222/13 – MONDAY, APRIL 05, 2021 banning oil palm cultivation in Sri Lanka. The...
The National Symposium on Human-Elephant Conflict on “Human-Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka: Lessons Learnt during 2000 – 2020”
Centre for Environmental Justice organized The National Symposium on Human-Elephant Conflict on “Human-Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka: Lessons Learnt during 2000 – 2020” on 19th March 2021 at the Waters Edge Hotel...
CASE UPDATE – Case against sand mining in Madampe Area
CA Writ 53/2021
This was filed on 01st February 2021 against heavy sand mining in the Grama Niladhari Divisions of Suduwella, Mugunuwatawana, Mallawagara, Pothuwila, Henepola, Uraliyagara, Sembukattiya, Erunwila and Galmaruwa within...
UPDATE – Case against revoking 5-2001 Circular which protects Other State Forests
CA Writ 436/2020
CEJ filed this Writ application on 28th November 2020 in the Court of Appeal against revoking the Circulars No. 05/2001 dated 10.08.2001 and Circular No. 02/2006 dated 2006.05.17. These Circulars were revoked by way of...
Round Table Discussion on “Mercury free Dentistry in Sri Lanka”
Round table discussion on “Mercury Fee Dentistry in Sri Lanka” was organized on 9th March 2021 at Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute, 114, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07 as a project activity of...
CASE UPDATE – TEEJAY’s sludge dumping case
MC 37475/04/2020
This case was filed on 23rd July 2020 in the Magistrate Court 04 of Colombo against Teejay Lanka PLC and 5 others as a Public Nuisance case seeking a Conditional Order under section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Code via...
CASE UPDATE – Case against the Removal of Transport licence for Sand and Soil
CA Writ 12/2020
This case was filed on 17th January 2020 against the Cabinet Decision taken on 04.12.2019 with regard to the removal of the existing requirement on obtaining permits/licenses for the transportation of sand, soil...
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