One of the main objectives of the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) is the provision of information and education to the public regarding the protection and improvement of the environment. To fulfil the above objective CEA established a library in 1984 and was renamed as the National Environmental Information Centre in 1993 which has initiated a number of information services, developing and strengthening the library.
The National Environmental Information Centre/Library of the Central Environmental Authority is the national focal point of Environmental Information in Sri Lanka. It recognized the necessity of improving the national capability for the acquisition, processing and dissemination of environmental information as an essential part of the national development process.
Towards the advancement of knowledge through environmental information
To fulfill the environmental information needs of users by providing quality, appropriate, comprehensive, and updated information sources
