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THIS FIGHT IS FOR THEM: THE ADOPTION OF RIGHTS OF NATURE
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...
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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...
“Training for Trainers”
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...
Workshops/ Awareness Raising Programs
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...
Consultative workshops with residents of the area to study the effect on people and their suggestions to mitigate them.
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...
Research & Survey
The survey on Human-Elephant Conflict in Northwestern province was conducted at Puttalam from 30th – 31st August 2020 and Kurunegala from 20th – 21st September. The objective of this survey was mainly to identify the...
CEJ wins -Wilpattu judgment issued
Wilpatthu Judgement C.A. WRIT 291/2015 Centre for Environmental Justice filed the legal action C.A.Writ 291/2015 against the Conservator General of Forest, former Minister Rishard Badiuddin and 5 others regarding the...
National Symposium on Human-Elephant Conflict
Guideline for Abstracts National Symposium on Human-Elephant Conflict Organised by Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) Human-Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka: Lessons Learnt during 2000 – 2020 Human-elephant conflict...
ejustice Newsletter- July 2020
This issue covers COVID 19, the toxicity of sanitisers, deregulating sand transport, the implication of waste trade and noise pollution. Please Download your copy here.
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