Economic Justice and Resisting Neoliberalism
MAAR Ltd.’s Toxic Operations Maize Advance Agro Refineries Limited (MAAR Ltd.), a factory producing dry starch from Maize, has allegedly been dumping untreated toxic…
Food Sovereignty
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) has secured a major victory against a land grabber in Bangladesh. Approximately 748 acres of farmlands and wetlands…
Environmental Human Rights Defenders
Country Context The political situation in Sri Lanka is in flux, and space for civil society is shrinking. This situation is exacerbated because Sri Lanka’s…
Climate Justice and Energy
Press Release by Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (WALHI) On Monday, 16 November 2020, tidal floods hit Pari Island, Kepulauan Seribu, Jakarta. The tourist island has…
Economic Justice and Resisting Neoliberalism
Maize Advance Agro Refineries Limited (MAAR Ltd.) has allegedly been dumping untreated toxic industrial waste into the Ekhtiarpur canal in Habiganj’s Madhabpur Upazila,…
Forests and Biodiversity
In 2015, the Centre for Environmental Justice/Friends of the Earth Sri Lanka filed a legal action against the Conservator General of Forest, former Minister Rishard…
Climate Justice and Energy
It is undeniable that the impacts of climate change will indiscriminately affect communities in the Asia Pacific region. Yet some countries within the region continue to…
Press Release
In Celebrating the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action, Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ)/Friends of the Earth Sri Lanka and IPEN (International…
Press Release
The Japanese government must create a long-term storage plan, instead of releasing radioactive water into the ocean. The Korean government should actively oppose the…
Climate Justice and Energy
A local court has thrown out a motion to invalidate a local environmental code that bans open-pit mining in the province of South Cotabato. In a court ruling issued…
