April 2020 - Ejustice
How undemocratic Coast Conservation Department when filling the Mt. Lavinia Beach?
Hemantha Withanage, Executive Director, Center for Environmental Justice | Sri Lanka has over 1340 Km long coastal zone. 2 km from the Low tide level towards the sea and 300 meters from the high tide level to the land and 2 km inside a river or lagoon mouth considered as the Coastal Zone which comes
COVID-19:An Opportunity for System Change
FoE APAC STATEMENT April 26, 2020 COVID-19: An Opportunity for System Change In light of International Seeds Day, today, we want to plant a seed of hope for a better planet. Covid-19 has revealed the urgent need for system change and solidarity. It has shown that all our struggles are interconnected. It has been more
Lack of Environmental and Social Considerations in Mt. Lavinia Beach Development Project
Contact Address: Centre for Environmental Justice 20 A, Kuruppu Road Colombo 08, Sri Lanka Tel/Fax: 94112683282/ Mobile-0777600503 Email: info@ejustice.lk 22.04.2020 Director General, Coast Conservation Department and Coastal Resource Management, 4th Floor, New Secretariat Building, Maligawatte, Colombo 01, Dear Sir, LACK OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CONSIDERATION IN MT. LAVINIA BEACH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT We have learned that amidst
Colombo Wetland Conservation Project
Centre for Environmental Justice started Colombo Wetland conservation project with the support of GEF/SGP project of the UNDP. According to the sources not more that 2000 Ha are now available as wetlands. They too face severe threats due to the development, encroachment, waste dumping etc. Muthurajawela is the largest wetland located in the border of
THE EARTH SYSTEM IS DYING. ONLY YOUR CLIMATE ACTIONS CAN REVERSE IT!
21/04/2020 Press release Earth Day 2020 statement- Responses to COVID 19 pandemic showed that many of our world’s leaders are incapable of handling disasters. While some run away from saving lives, others do not have a strategy or the resources to manage them. Their unplanned and untested solutions let not only the poor but also
