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 improve the environmental literacy of the people / children by promoting this program and to provide an understanding of

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. Since the human-elephant conflict is a complex environmental, socioeconomic, and political concern affecting the country, CEJ was planned to review the country’s experience

Centre for Environmental justice conducted a legal awareness for communities living around  Wedithalthiv lagoon. Wedithalthiv was gazetted as a Nature reserve in 2016 as a result of Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment after the 30 years of war. However, in 2017 National Aquatic Resource Development Authority came up with a plan to promote Shrimp farming in

A “Training for Trainers” program was held on 29th August at Galvila Ecological Park premises with the participation of the identified representatives of the four selected Divisional Secretariats. Lectures were conducted by Mr. M.G.Eranda Gamage, the Assistant Director regional wildlife office in Puttalam, Dr Deepani Jayantha, Executive Director of CEJ and the Legal officer of

Based on the preliminary screening process Karuwalagaswewa, Nawagattegama DS divisions in Puttalam district, and Giribawa and Galgamuwa DS divisions in Kurunegala district affected by HEC were identified as the sites for awareness programs. CEJ conducted a few community meetings as an initial step to reduce elephant kills in the project area Awareness programmes were conducted

CEJ officers had preliminary site visits in the proposed area with the intention of identifying the most vulnerable and affected communities and areas by HEC as well as environmental value together with studying community livelihood.  In both districts the team paid several visits to local bureaucrats and also visited village communities.  Site visit was covered