Panadura Magistrate Court issued a conditional order against the Royal Marketing, a plastic manufacturing company located in SarikkaMulla, Panadura on 18th November 2009.
A public nuisance case was filed against a service station in Bandaragama seeking control air pollution.
Appeal Court case on illegal river bed mining in the Kahangama area in Kaluganga August 2009
Against sand mining in Atthanagalu Oya in Minuwangoda - July 2009 ...
regading a piggery in Kandana - March 2009 ...
regarding election posters during the Western provincial Elections - December 2008 ...
CEJ provide legal aid for people affected by Cyanide pollution of drinking water in Minuangoda - 2008 ...
Case seeking a Solid waste management Policy - June 2007 ...
The aspiration of the organization are to make our courts and Administrative Agencies effective in protecting the natural environment; Detect, apprehend and prosecute and also, to aid the relevant authorities in the detection, nature and the conservation of its riches; Provide legal advice and assistance where necessary to Conservation Groups and Environmental Lawyers throughout Sri Lanka; Monitor the State Departments and Regulatory agencies and ensure that the public interest in protecting the environment is fully safeguarded in their administrative actions; Create and foster wide public understanding of how natural resources may be saved and reclaimed through the Law. ( To increase public awareness); To promote the sustainable use of natural resources; Initiate conduct and sponsor scientific and aesthetic studies and research into nature (as long as such activities do not injure the environment); Integrate environmental concern into the development decision-making process through a transparent and participatory process. To monitor and take necessary steps to minimize damages to environment and Promote alternate dispute resolution such as mediation
Most enamal decorative paints available in Sri Lanka contain very high levels of lead. Lead is deadly for your child. Save your
Under the new Portfolio of the Ministties, Wildlife Department has separated from the Ministry of Environment and from the Forest Department. CEJ urges His Excellency the President to unite Forest Department and Wildlife Department under the Ministry of Environment for the sake of our future generations.
At the climate change summit in Copenhagen in December, world leaders could make decisions affecting the future of our planet. They will have an historic opportunity to commit to actions that help to protect us from the disastrous consequences of dangerous climate change. Sign Friends of the Earth International's petition here to urge them to do the right thing by our climate and people all over the world.
Climate change has made severe impacts to the poor. But its due to the lifestyle of the rich and mostly rich nations. It is necessary to safeguard poor from these negative impacts and include them in all climate plans. READ MORE
