2021.01.27 Media Briefing! Case Number: CA WRT 43/21 CEJ files a writ petition against dumping waste, Illegal reclamation & land filling and the clearing of Mangrove vegetation in the Muthurajawela Wetlands A writ petition has been filed in the Court of Appeal by the Centre for Environmental Justice and its Executive Director Mr. Hemantha Withanage
APPROACH TO PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES IN SRI LANKA Co-authored by Dr. Kokila Konasinghe and Asanka EdirisingheCentre for Environmental Law and Policy Faculty of Law University of Colombo Introduction The protection of the Wilpattu Forest Reserve has been one of the most popular topics on the spotlight of environmental debate in Sri Lanka in the recent
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
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
An awareness raising program against proposed sugar cane project was conducted on 07th and 08th of May 2018 in Pitakumbura and Dehigama areas. People were acknowledged about the current situation of the project including applicable laws.