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#GenerationRestoration World Environment Day 2021

June 5, 2021June 22, 2021 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

With the entire world battling the unseen enemy in the name of COVID 19, we celebrate the World Environment Day for the year 2021 today. With this year’s theme for the World Environment Day #GenerationRestoration, United Nation Environment Program (UNEP) is launching a 10-year program to push the global community to prevent, halt and reverse ecosystem degradation.

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The Tainted Western Coast in the Aftermath of X-press Pearl

June 2, 2021June 22, 2021 - by Nipuni Perera - Leave a Comment

The fire break-out in the X-press pearl feeder vessel is now becoming the worst known disaster on Sri Lankan waters in recent history. At the time of the incident, the X-press Pearl has stationed approximately 9.5 nautical miles ahead of the port of Colombo, shipping 1486 containers with 25 tonnes of nitric acid, cosmetics, and several other hazardous chemicals onboard.