CEA to launch new National Green Award to mark 30th anniversary

THE Central Environmental Authority (CEA) of Sri Lanka is to launch a new National Green Award to recognise the environmental services rendered by production and technical firms.

CEA Chairman Charitha Herath said that the National Green Award organised under the Environment Ministry would be the country’s main environmental award from this year.

The awards ceremony is to be organised to coincide with the CEA’s 30th anniversary.

Apart from the awards, the CEA has organised a special seminar for environmental entrepreneurs, an environmental souvenir, an islandwide public awareness programme and special media programmes.

Herath said the official awards ceremony of the Presidential Environmental Green Awards would be held on 23 August at the BMICH under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.