As the world marked World Environment Day this week with a united call to #BeatPlasticPollution, Tamil environmental activists condemned Sri Lanka’s continued neglect of the North-East’s deepening ecological crises.

While government officials launched a tree-planting and coastal conservation project along Colombo’s Marine Drive on June 5, activists in the North accused authorities of deliberately ignoring marine pollution and environmental degradation across the Tamil homeland.

The Tamil National Assembly and the Democratic Tamil National Alliance (DTNA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Jaffna, pledging to jointly pursue a federal solution recognising the Tamil homeland and to seek international justice for the genocide committed against the Tamil people.

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In May 2025, the Sri Lankan military escalated its occupation of the Tamil homeland under the guise of civil outreach—ranging from church renovations and aid distributions to military-run golf tournaments held on seized Tamil land. These highly publicised activities, led by infantry divisions accused of war crimes, serve to normalise the military’s entrenched dominance while deflecting scrutiny over its role in crimes against humanity.

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