June 2020 - Ejustice
Protect Residual Forests or Declare Grassland as Forests
Hemantha Withanage,Executive Director, Centre for Environmental Justice Today,(26 june, 2020) CEJ sent a letter of demand to the Secretary of the Ministry of Environment demanding him to protect the 5/2001 circular which brought residual forest/other forests under the protection of the Forest Department. At the moment there is a huge pressure by certain parties to
Case update-Supreme Court case SC/FR/57/17 on Mini-hydro development dismissed
Centre for Environmental Justice and 5 others filed a law suit in the Supreme Court in 2017 against the Sustainable Energy Authority(SEA) and others on haphazard construction of Mini-hydro power plants without adhering to the environmental and social safeguards with the case number SC FR 57/2017. The court then requested to appoint a committee which
PRESS RELEASE—CEJ filed Legal action on Mt. Lavinia sand filling and beach pollution CA/WRT/128/2020
19, June 2020, Colombo- Today Centre for Environmental Justice filed a new court case in the Court of Appeal CA/WRT/128/2020 against Coast Conservation Department(CCD), Central Environmental Authority(CEA), Minister of Environment, Marine Environment Protection Authority(MEPA) and Attorney General against the beach pollution and the failed sand filling of Mt Lavinia beach without following due procedure. In
New EIA available for Public Comments–Proposed Seethawaka Ganga Hydropower Project at Dehiowta (24 MW)
Please Download the EIA here Central Environmental Authority NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 23 BB SUB SECTION (2) OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACT Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report For Proposed Seethawaka Ganga Hydropower Project at Dehiowta in Kegalle District (24 MW) The above Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report submitted by the Ceylon Electricity Board, under section 23
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CHANGE YOUR PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION PATTERN BEFORE LOSE OUR PRODUCTIVE LANDS
2020.06.17 MEDIA BRIEFING! 17th of June 2020- World day to combat Desertification & Drought. Every year on the 17th of June the United Nations celebrates the WORLD DAY TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION & DROUGHT. This year’s observance is focused on changing public attitudes to the leading driver of desertification and land degradation. As populations become larger, wealthier