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GIJN Reporting Guide for Landfill Methane Emissions and Solutions

by Toby McIntosh • July 30, 2025 Methane gas spewing from landfills and waste dumps contributes significantly to global warming, but “garbage”...

Warmer oceans, acidification endanger Sri Lanka’s maritime heritage

By Malaka Rodrigo   Sri Lanka’s waters are home to over 200 shipwrecks, each holding a unique story of trade, war,...

Sweltering conditions put young lives and learning at risk

By Malaka Rodrigo   Although the annual school sports events concluded without major incidents this year despite the rising heat, the...

The disastrous floods of Kalutara

 BY Buddhika Samaraweera Climate change-related weather events prove to be an increasing challenge for most districts of Sri Lanka including...

Eroding shorelines, vanishing memories: Families in Kalpitiya battle climate woes

By Aanya Wipulasena Vinisious Obrey Fernando, 42, points at a map of Keerimundalam, a village located on Kalpitiya peninsula in...

ගංවතුරේ පාවෙන ජා-ඇල ජීවිත

2024 වසරේ මාස හයක් තුළ ගංවතුර අවස්ථා තුනක්... ඔක්තෝබර් ගංවතුරෙන් පවුල් 2,977ක පුද්ගලයන් 11,639ක් පීඩාවට... ජුනි ගංවතුරෙන් පීඩාවට ලක්වූ පිරිසත් 11,635ක්... අයෝධ්‍යා...

Media Fellowships Open for Reporting on Non-Economic Loss and Damage from Environmental Disasters

Colombo, Sri Lanka – The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR), in collaboration with Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA),...

Cross Border Stories : Climate Investigations Course for South Asian Journalists 

Call for applications Climate change is exacerbating existing challenges such as hunger, poverty, and food insecurity in the region. South...

In Sri Lanka, EJN Media Grantee Centers Environmental “Stories from the Margins”

From January 2021 to February 2022, a small group of Sri Lankan journalists dug into under-reported environmental issues in...

When Sweet Turns Sour

By Gagani Weerakoon Karunawathie belongs to a community that represents the poorest of the poor in Sri Lanka and lives...

දඩමස් නිසා දිවි අහිමිවන කඳුකර කොටි

ඌරන්ට තැබූ මදුවලට අසුවී පසුගිය 2020/2021 වසරවල කොටින් 17ක් මියගිහින් කඳුකරයේ කොටි මිනිස්  ගැටුමක් නෑ -පර්යේෂකයින් කොටි මරණ පාලනය සඳහා විශේෂ...

Unmasking Side-Effects of Irregular Face Mask Disposal

By Thameenah Razeek Chandrapala (not his real name) is in his mid-forties and has been rotated to at least 20...