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The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) was established in August 1981 under the provision of the National Environmental Act No:47 of 1980. The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (ME&NR) which was established in December 2001 has the overall responsibility in the affairs of the CEA with the objective of integrating environmental considerations in the development process of the country. The CEA was given wider regulatory powers under the National Environment (Amendment) Acts No:56 of 1988 and No:53 of 2000.
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President’s Environmental Award Ceremony - 2009
President’s Environmental Award Ceremony 2009 will be held on 20.12.2009 at 4.00 p.m at Temple Trees under the Gracious Patronage of His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa the President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, in Participation with Hon. Patali Champika Ranawaka Minister of Environment and Natural Resources. [Full Story]

SEA for the Northern province in Sri Lanka
The CEA has initiated actions to carryout a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Northern province in Sri Lanka [Full Story]
GIS based Digital Resource Information System
Central Environmental Authority develops and GIS based Central Digital Environmental Resource Information System. [Full Story]

ALL ISLAND ART COMPETITION TO COMMEMORATE WORLD WETLAND DAY
The Central Environmental Authority, in association with the Department of Wild Life Conservation, has planned to hold an All Island art competition, among school children. The objectives of the programme are, to improve the younger generations awareness on conservation, ecosystem management, and to promote attitudinal changes. [Full Story]
FIRST EVER BIO DIVERSITY CONSERVATION ORIENTED ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AREA IN SRI LANKA – IS DE
Walauwewatte – Wathurana, the only existing fresh water swamp forest in Sri Lanka is now declared as an Environmental Protection Area, by the Central Environmental Authority, as per the provisions of part V of the National Environmental Act No. 47 1980 by Gazette No. 1598/21 dated 24.07.2009. [Full Story]

Pilisaru Project Awarded financial assistance for 5 Local Authorities to Construct Mini Composting
Pilisaru Project Awarded financial assistance for 5 Local Authorities to Construct Mini Composting Plants- on 08th September 2009 with the participation of Hon Minister, Ministry of Environment and Natural resources , Patali Champika Ranawaka. [Full Story]
Proposed Composting Plant and Final Disposal Facility at Maligawatte, Dompe
In response to the request made by the Dompe PS, Pilisaru Project has decided to facilitate both technically and financially a fully fledged final disposal facility encompassing composting yard and engineered landfill within the same locality. Korean Government has expressed their willingness to help establish landfill facility with state of art technology and the composting yard by the government of Sri Lanka through Pilisaru Project. [Full Story]

RAIN FOREST ECOLODGE HOTEL PROJECT
A press conference was held at the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) to explain the position of the CEA with respect to the news item which appeared in the electronic media regarding the Rain Forest Ecolodge Hotel project at Viharahena, Kotapola. Dr. Wimaladharma Abeywickreme, Chairman of the CEA, Mr. Udaya P Gammanpila, Hon. Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agrarian Development, Minor Irrigation, Industries and Environmental Affairs of the Western Provincial Council and Mr. Pasan Gunasena, Director General of the CEA participated in this press conference. [Full Story]
THE MAIN NEWS
Under the sponsorship of the United Nations Environmental Programme(UNEP),the Legal Unit of the CEA is organizing a South Asian Regional Meeting for Environmental Prosecutors on 22nd ,23rd and 25th June 2009 [Full Story]

   
     
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