Centre for Environmental Justice

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AbbreviationCEJ
Formation2004; 22 years ago (2004)
TypeNon-governmental organisation
Centre for Environmental Justice
පරිසර යුක්ති කේන්ද්‍රය
AbbreviationCEJ
Formation2004; 22 years ago (2004)
TypeNon-governmental organisation
PurposeEnvironmental conservation
Environmental Justice
HeadquartersColombo
Location
  • Sri Lanka
MethodsAwareness, Advocacy, Legal Aid, Litigation
Key people
Hemantha Withanage, Ravindranath Dabare
Websiteejustice.lk

Centre for Environmental Justice is an environmental conservation and public interest litigation organisation in Sri Lanka.[1][2][3] The organisation is a member of the Friends of the Earth International network which is the world's largest international grassroots environmental network.

Illegal waste exports

In 2019, the Centre for Environmental Justice filed for legal action to repatriate waste containers illegally exported to Sri Lanka from the UK.[4][5] After a year-long case, the court ordered the illegal waste to be sent back to the UK.[6][7][8] An agency was set up thereafter to investigate illegal waste exports.[9]

Kallaru Forest Reserve case

The Centre for Environmental Justice filed a writ application in court against the illegal clearing of the Kallaru Forest Reserve,[10][11] adjacent to the Wilpattu National Park and the construction of a housing project. In the winning judgement,[12][13] the Court of Appeal in Sri Lanka for the first time exercised the 'polluter-pays-principle' under environmental law against the Minister responsible for the forest clearing, as opposed to administrative law remedies.[14][15]

As a result, the cleared area was set to be reforested[16][17] and is currently being replanted as per the judgement.[18]

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