Forest and Biodiversity
Environmentalists applaud the decision to ban Oil Palm cultivation in Sri Lanka
Hemantha Withanage Executive Director, Centre for Environmental Justice Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksha issued a gazette No. 2222/13 – MONDAY, APRIL 05, 2021 banning oil palm cultivation in Sri Lanka. The decision is a not a surprise as it was a promise made by the president during his presidential race responding to a long battle
CEJ filed a case CA WRT 43/21 on Muthurajawela
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
Save Pelan Ganga for Fish population
This publication was produced in 2017 to communicate with then President and the Prime Minister to save Pelan Ganga a tributary of Kaluganga flowing down from Sinharaja Forest for fish population. Download your copy here Athwelthota waterfall is home to more than 19 endemic species which at least 2 of them are considered as point
Forest Circular MWFC/1/2020
Forest circular MWFC1/2020 – Download here Land Commissioner General Department Circular 2020/18 Download here For Immediate Release NEW FOREST CIRCULAR IS AGAINST THE EXISTING NATIONAL LAWS November 12, 2020, Colombo, Centre for Environmental Justice is surprise to see the circular No MWFC/1/2020 Issued by the Secretary to the Ministry of Wildlife and Forest conservation cancelling
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
CEJ COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED SEETHAWAKA GANGA HYDROPOWER PROJECT
22 July 2020 Director General, Central Environmental Authority, 104, Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mawatha, Battaramulla Dear Sir, COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED SEETHAWAKA GANGA HYDROPOWER PROJECT (SGHP) Centre for Environmental Justice is a public interest environmental organization based in Sri Lanka established in 2004. We herewith send our comments to the above EIA under the request for public