2020 May
MAKE COVID FUNDS TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE
Hemantha Withanage, Centre for Environmental Justice World is expecting some 8 trillions loss due to the Corona outbreak. ADB press release issued on 15 May 2020) state “The global economy could suffer between $5.8 trillion and $8.8 trillion in losses—equivalent to 6.4% to 9.7% of global gross domestic product (GDP)—as a result of the novel coronavirus
Large dams in Sri Lanka are a false solution to climate change and water scarcity
Originally Published in Forest Cover 61- Global Forest Coalition Newsletter on May 22, 2020, International Day for Biological Diversity By Hemantha Withanage, Centre for Environmental Justice and GFC regional focal point for Asia, Sri Lanka Photo Credit Dam construction in Sri Lanka. Gihan Jayaweera Ideally, building a reservoir is an environmentally friendly thing to do.
ONCE CORONA LOCKDOWN IS OVER
We should not go back to pre Corona situation once Corona lockdown is over. We have many learnings during Corona. This article proposes the need to address root causes of environmental degradation while respecting human rights and planetary limits, restore natural ecosystems including local initiatives for transformation, support sustainable agriculture and peoples responses to healthy food systems leading and supporting people responsive climate actions.
Use Disinfectants Wisely. They Can Cause More Harm Otherwise.
Indika Rajapaksha,(B.Sc) Environmental Officer, Centre for Environmental Justice We see that many people use disinfectants for controlling COVID 19 virus without understanding the toxicity of the chemical. Prior to using a chemical disinfectant always consult the manufacturer’s instructions to determine the efficacy of the disinfectant against the biohazards and be sure to allow for sufficient
මාධ්‍ය නිවේදනය – විල්ලු පරිසර පද්ධතීන්ට අයත් වැලිකන්ද දිවුලාන විල විල්ලුවේ සිදුවෙමින් පවතින විනාශය
2020.05.09මාධ්‍ය නිවේදනයයිවිල්ලු පරිසර පද්ධතීන්ට අයත් වැලිකන්ද දිවුලාන විල විල්ලුවේ සිදුවෙමින් පවතින විනාශය වලක්වා ගැනීමට වහා පියවර ගන්න ජල ගැලුම් නිම්න ජාතික වනෝද්‍යානයට අයත් අක්කර 2800 ක් පමණ ප්‍රමාණයකින් යුත් වැලිකන්ද දිවුලාන විල විල්ලුව යම් පිරිසක් විසින් මේ වන විට විනාශ කරමින් පවතී. කොරෝනා ඇඳිරි නීතියට මුවා වී මෙම විනාශය සිදුකරන බව පරිසර යුක්ති කේන්ද්‍රයට වාර්තා
CASE UPDATE- Case against Imported Waste Containers CA/Writ/303/19
This writ application was filed by CEJ on the 22nd July 2019 against consignment of waste material which includes clinical waste, used cushions and mattress, plant parts, plastic waste and other uncategorized and hazardous which waste illegally imported into the country from the United Kingdom with the intention of disposing them within the country in