By Chitra Weerarathne The writ application filed by the Veddah Chief Uruwarigelage Wannila Eththo will be supported in the Court of Appeal on Friday. The Veddah Chief has complained about...
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By Faadhila Thassim Although the most commonly acknowledged negative impact of deforestation is that on wildlife habitat and the environment, one direct impact that has not been brought to the...
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by Ifham Nizam Residents in and around Thalangama wetland area have sought legal assistance from the Centre for Environmental Justice against the proposed construction of an Elevated Highway over Thalangama...
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Written by Staff Writer 13 Feb, 2021 | 9:38 PM COLOMBO (News1st): The Dahaiyagala elephant pass bridging the Udawalawa National Park and the Bogahapattiya-Soragune forest is considered the biggest elephant...
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පසුගිය දශකය තුල ලෝකයෙන් වඳ වී ගිය ශාක සහ සත්ත්ව විශේෂ 35ක් අතරින් 21ක්ම ශ්රී ලංකාවට ආවේනික ඒවා බව පරිසර අමාත්ය මහින්ද අමරවීර මහතා පවසනවා. ඒ, පරිසර සංවිධානවල නියෝජිතයින්, පරිසර...
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It has been proposed to establish a Long Range Unit of the Police Special Task Force (STF) to assist wildlife and forest conservation officers to take immediate action against deforestation....
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True to trend, Mother Earth kicked off 2021 with a balmy January that ranked 7th-warmest in the temperature record, according to scientists with NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. Warmth took its...
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Scientists have long warned that the world’s major rivers and estuaries are hotspots for plastic waste, as trash and microparticles wash down tributaries and congregate before entering oceans. Now, new research has found...
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POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH08.02.2021 COVID-19 has not only caused a temporary drop in global CO2 emissions, it has aCoal and COVID-19: How the pandemic is accelerating the end...
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Chandana Sesath Jayakody Leader of Sri Lanka’s indigenous (Vedda) community Uru Warige Wannila Aththo, Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) and Hemantha Wijanage filed a petition today (08.02.2021) at the Court...
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