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Area of Expertise

The Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) is a nonprofit nongovernmental organization committed to preserve, protect, and promote the public interest through the rule of law with a focus on environment and social justice issues. The PILF addresses many concerns of national importance through research, policy reform, advocacy, litigation and law enforcement.

PILF works in a number of areas including:

• environmental justice and environmental governance issues
• Access to information in relation to the environment
• Poverty mapping in relation to air pollution and waste disposal
• Compliance with judicial orders and law reform in Sri Lanka
• Legislation to protect the environment
• Public litigations on environment and social justice issues including the rights of the disabled

Major Current Activities

Participation in the IBP's Ask Your Government! Initiative.