by emmaharvey2019 | Dec 10, 2019
Every day, peoples and communities across the world come together to take collective action, often fighting for their collective rights, for dignity and for access to resources and their sustainable use. Yet many of these Defenders of Territories and Human Rights are...
by emmaharvey2019 | Mar 13, 2019
Oil palm cultivation is not new to Sri Lanka. Despite public opposition the current government has decided to plant 20,000 Ha in the Kegalla district. Large plantation companies have started uprooting rubber and planting oil palm; destroying the forest patches and...
by emmaharvey2019 | Mar 13, 2019
The Centre for Environmental Justice have released a new publication on safeguarding people and the environment to minimise the impacts of development projects in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Environmental Impact Assessment processes have not been updated in over 25 years,...
by emmaharvey2019 | Mar 12, 2019
Single use plastics around the world have become a major crisis to ecosystems, people and the planet. The Centre For Environmental Justice (CEJ) /Friends of the Earth, Sri Lanka have created a position paper that advocates for the banning of single use plastics and...