Films
Radio Dadaab
This report tells the stories of those on the frontlines of the climate crisis in Dadaab refugee camp, Kenya. These stories highlight the devastating impacts of the drought in the Horn of Africa and the link between global heating and forced displacement.
Radio Dadaab
This report tells the stories of those on the frontlines of the climate crisis in Dadaab refugee camp, Kenya. These stories highlight the devastating impacts of the drought in the Horn of Africa and the link between global heating and forced displacement.
ชุดเครื่องมือสากลเพื่อการกำกับดูแลการประมงแบบมีส่วนร่วม
Ola Elvestuen: "We need a moratorium in international waters and in Norway"
“Deep-sea mining will have a graver impact than the Norwegian government realises today”. Norway must not go ahead with deep-sea mining, says Ola Elvestuen MP.
Astrid Puentes Riaño: deep-sea mining will perpetuate systematic inequalities
Astrid Puentes Riaño, UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a healthy environment, speaks on how deep-sea mining would perpetuate systemic inequalities. She says that instead, we have to think about how to repair and restore all ecosystems, including coastal ecosystems and oceans, instead of increasing the damages that humanity already has done.
National fishers' organisations – EU-funded global toolkit
These associations can play a pivotal role in advocating for improved fisheries management, reducing IUU fishing, and sustainable coastal livelihoods, serving as a common voice that can highlight the plights of their constituents.
Collaborative management associations – EU-funded global toolkit
Fisheries co-management can give fishing communities a voice by connecting local actors with those at the local, regional, national and international level to raise concerns about the various pressures placed on coastal livelihoods.
Community surveillance – EU-funded global toolkit
Community surveillance schemes can detect a range of issues, such as illegal fishing, destructive fishing, and pollution. Within the context of this toolkit, it is predominantly aimed at detecting and reporting illegal fishing.
A global toolkit for participatory fisheries governance
This toolkit has been produced by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) with funding from the European Union (EU). It empowers small-scale fishing communities in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and more broadly to achieve secure sustainable, legal and ethical fisheries.
Mozambique’s Coastal Crisis: Illegal Fishing by China’s Fleet
Illegal fishing by China's distant-water fleet is pushing Mozambique's coastal ecosystems to the brink, harming the livelihoods of small-scale fishing communities. To combat this, Mozambique and China must adopt the simple, low-cost measures included in the Global Transparency Charter.
Reports
Trapped at sea: exposing North Korean forced labour on China’s Indian Ocean tuna fleet
This briefing finds that a fleet of Chinese tuna fishing vessels operating in the Indian Ocean reportedly used North Koreans as crew between 2019 and 2024, likely violating UN sanctions. Many were apparently subjected to abuses, including being trapped at sea for up to a decade, on vessels involved in illegal fishing and the killing of dolphins.
This briefing finds that a fleet of Chinese tuna fishing vessels operating in the Indian Ocean reportedly used North Koreans as crew between 2019 and 2024, likely violating UN sanctions. Many were apparently subjected to abuses, including being trapped at sea for up to a decade, on vessels involved in illegal fishing and the killing of dolphins.
Net Free Seas: From waste to waves of change: From 2019–2025, NFS collected and recycled 200 tonnes of discarded fishing gear, generating over 2.3 million THB (717,000 NOK) in revenues and turning waste into new products. The project now spans 20 community centres across 8 provinces, with 13 storage hubs. Through community action, outreach, cleanups and high-level engagements, the project has fostered a national network of informed, empowered stakeholders to champion ocean conservation. The project combines community action, advocacy, and policy engagement to build a circular economy mode for ALDFG. As it scales beyond, NFS offers a blueprint for sustainable fishing gear management and a replicable solution to ALDFG in Southeast Asia.
From 2019–2025, NFS collected and recycled 200 tonnes of discarded fishing gear, generating over 2.3 million THB (717,000 NOK) in revenues and turning waste into new products. The project now spans 20 community centres across 8 provinces, with 13 storage hubs. Through community action, outreach, cleanups and high-level engagements, the project has fostered a national network of informed, empowered stakeholders to champion ocean conservation. The project combines community action, advocacy, and policy engagement to build a circular economy mode for ALDFG. As it scales beyond, NFS offers a blueprint for sustainable fishing gear management and a replicable solution to ALDFG in Southeast Asia.
Reviving ocean life in EU marine protected areas: Across EU seas, destructive fishing practices, such as bottom trawling, continue to degrade critical marine ecosystems, undermine food security, and threaten coastal livelihoods. Urgent action is needed to ensure Member States uphold their legal obligations and environmental commitments, safeguard marine biodiversity, and secure the long-term health of Europe’s seas.
Across EU seas, destructive fishing practices, such as bottom trawling, continue to degrade critical marine ecosystems, undermine food security, and threaten coastal livelihoods. Urgent action is needed to ensure Member States uphold their legal obligations and environmental commitments, safeguard marine biodiversity, and secure the long-term health of Europe’s seas.
เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในระดับนานาชาติ เพื่อสร้างการบริหารจัดการแบบมีส่วนร่วม: คู่มือฉบับนี้จัดทำขึ้นโดยมูลนิธิความยุติธรรมเชิงสิ่งแวดล้อม (Environmental Justice Foundation: EJF) โดยได้รับทุนสนับสนุนจาก สหภาพยุโรป (EU) ทำหน้าที่ให้แนวทางความรู้เฉพาะด้านสำหรับผู้ปฏิบัติงานที่ทำงานร่วมกับชุมชนประมงรายย่อย โดยมีเป้าหมายเพื่อเสริมสร้างศักยภาพของคนกลุ่มนี้ในการต่อสู้กับการทำประมง ผิดกฎหมาย ขาดการรายงาน และไร้การควบคุม (IUU) รวมถึงทำงานเพื่อสร้างการประมงที่ยั่งยืน ถูกกฎหมาย และมีจริยธรรม
คู่มือฉบับนี้จัดทำขึ้นโดยมูลนิธิความยุติธรรมเชิงสิ่งแวดล้อม (Environmental Justice Foundation: EJF) โดยได้รับทุนสนับสนุนจาก สหภาพยุโรป (EU) ทำหน้าที่ให้แนวทางความรู้เฉพาะด้านสำหรับผู้ปฏิบัติงานที่ทำงานร่วมกับชุมชนประมงรายย่อย โดยมีเป้าหมายเพื่อเสริมสร้างศักยภาพของคนกลุ่มนี้ในการต่อสู้กับการทำประมง ผิดกฎหมาย ขาดการรายงาน และไร้การควบคุม (IUU) รวมถึงทำงานเพื่อสร้างการประมงที่ยั่งยืน ถูกกฎหมาย และมีจริยธรรม
- Download the English version of the toolkit here
- Télécharger la Boîte à Outils en version française ici
Communities for Fisheries issue brief: July to December 2024 project update: The European Union-funded Communities for Fisheries project aims to create skilled, capable and effective community co-management associations (CMAs) to secure legal and sustainable fisheries in Liberia. This brief summarises the project’s activities during the second half of Year Five, July to December 2024.
The European Union-funded Communities for Fisheries project aims to create skilled, capable and effective community co-management associations (CMAs) to secure legal and sustainable fisheries in Liberia. This brief summarises the project’s activities during the second half of Year Five, July to December 2024.
Deutschland als Vorreiter beim Schutz der Meere – Empfehlungen für die nächste Legislaturperiode: Um unsere Zukunft zu sichern, müssen wir dafür sorgen, dass sich unsere Meere erholen und weiter gedeihen können. Dieses Kurzbriefing zeigt auf, wie die neue Bundesregierung in wichtigen Bereichen handeln kann, um unsere Meere und die Menschen, die von ihnen abhängig sind, zu schützen.
Um unsere Zukunft zu sichern, müssen wir dafür sorgen, dass sich unsere Meere erholen und weiter gedeihen können. Dieses Kurzbriefing zeigt auf, wie die neue Bundesregierung in wichtigen Bereichen handeln kann, um unsere Meere und die Menschen, die von ihnen abhängig sind, zu schützen.
From Commitments to Action: A vision for the European Ocean Pact: The ocean is increasingly under threat from destructive and illegal practices, both within and beyond Europe. The EU has the necessary tools to protect the ocean from these threats, but they are not fully implemented or enforced. The European Ocean Pact must outline actions to ensure the effective implementation of EU laws aimed at combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and protecting marine biodiversity, while preventing emerging threats such as deep-sea mining.
The ocean is increasingly under threat from destructive and illegal practices, both within and beyond Europe. The EU has the necessary tools to protect the ocean from these threats, but they are not fully implemented or enforced.
The European Ocean Pact must outline actions to ensure the effective implementation of EU laws aimed at combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and protecting marine biodiversity, while preventing emerging threats such as deep-sea mining.