Films
Adrift: Senegal’s coastal crisis and the deadly route to Europe
Abdou and his father are separated by 1,500 km of ocean – a distance Abdou travelled in November 2020. He left Joal-Fadiouth, a fishing town in Senegal, and eventually reached Tenerife, a Spanish island off the coast of Morocco, after spending approximately fourteen days at sea in a wooden fishing boat. This route, increasingly used by people in West Africa to reach Europe, is considered one of the most deadly on Earth. For Abdou, his loved ones, and thousands of others along Senegal’s coastline, the fishing they once depended on is no longer an option. With few alternatives, more and more people are being pushed toward life-threatening journeys, seeking opportunities elsewhere. This escalating, intersecting crisis demands urgent attention and action.
Adrift: Senegal’s coastal crisis and the deadly route to Europe
Abdou and his father are separated by 1,500 km of ocean – a distance Abdou travelled in November 2020. He left Joal-Fadiouth, a fishing town in Senegal, and eventually reached Tenerife, a Spanish island off the coast of Morocco, after spending approximately fourteen days at sea in a wooden fishing boat. This route, increasingly used by people in West Africa to reach Europe, is considered one of the most deadly on Earth.
For Abdou, his loved ones, and thousands of others along Senegal’s coastline, the fishing they once depended on is no longer an option. With few alternatives, more and more people are being pushed toward life-threatening journeys, seeking opportunities elsewhere. This escalating, intersecting crisis demands urgent attention and action.
Unmasked: Tracing Plastic’s Harm from Production to Disposal
This film reveals how efforts to tackle plastic pollution by focusing on waste management are entirely failing in Thailand.
À la dérive : La crise du littoral sénégalais et la route funeste vers l'Europe
Abdou et son père sont séparés par 1 500 km d'océan - une distance qu'Abdou a parcourue en novembre 2020. Parti de Joal-Fadiouth, une ville de pêcheurs au Sénégal, il a atteint Ténériffe, une île espagnole au large du Maroc, après avoir passé environ quatorze jours en mer sur un bateau de pêche en bois. Cette route, de plus en plus empruntée par les habitants de l'Afrique de l'Ouest pour rejoindre l'Europe, est considérée comme l'une des plus meurtrières au monde.
Pour Abdou, ses proches et des milliers d'autres personnes le long de la côte sénégalaise, la pêche dont ils dépendaient autrefois n'est plus une option. Avec peu d'alternatives, de plus en plus de personnes sont poussées à entreprendre des voyages qui mettent leur vie en danger, à la recherche d'opportunités ailleurs. Cette crise qui s'aggrave et s'entrecroise exige une attention et une action urgentes.
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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.
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.
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.
Reports
The Deadly Route to Europe: How illegal fishing and overfishing in Senegal is driving migration
This report documents the impacts of overfishing and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Senegal. It examines how the resulting declines in fish populations are driving increased forced migration to Europe across Earth's most deadly migration route, leading to over 3000 deaths in 2023 alone.
This report documents the impacts of overfishing and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Senegal. It examines how the resulting declines in fish populations are driving increased forced migration to Europe across Earth's most deadly migration route, leading to over 3000 deaths in 2023 alone.
VSLA update brief: Improving women’s participation in fisheries governance: This brief updates EJF’s report Levelling The Playing Field: Assessing the impact of Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) in Liberia’s coastal communities, which was published in 2024. The report assessed the impact of VSLAs on increasing women's participation in small-scale fisheries (SSF) decision- making processes and evaluated the effectiveness of VSLAs as a tool for empowering members of fishing communities.
This brief updates EJF’s report Levelling The Playing Field: Assessing the impact of Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) in Liberia’s coastal communities, which was published in 2024. The report assessed the impact of VSLAs on increasing women's participation in small-scale fisheries (SSF) decision- making processes and evaluated the effectiveness of VSLAs as a tool for empowering members of fishing communities.
Criminal catches: How to stop the supply of illegal seafood to the UK: This report from Coalition for Fisheries Transparency members EJF and Open Seas finds that UK consumers may unknowingly be buying seafood linked to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and severe human rights abuses. This follows a near-total end to checks on imported seafood after Brexit.
This report from Coalition for Fisheries Transparency members EJF and Open Seas finds that UK consumers may unknowingly be buying seafood linked to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and severe human rights abuses, following a near-total end to checks on imported seafood after Brexit.
Building it bottom-up: Collaborative Management Association formation guide and lessons from Liberia : Collaborative Management Associations (CMAs) are transforming fisheries governance, empowering coastal communities to safeguard the marine resources they depend on. The publication draws on the experience of the EU-funded Communities for Fisheries project, which ran from December 2019 to July 2025, implemented by EJF in partnership with the Liberia National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA).
Collaborative Management Associations (CMAs) are transforming fisheries governance, empowering coastal communities to safeguard the marine resources they depend on. The publication draws on the experience of the EU-funded Communities for Fisheries project, which ran from December 2019 to July 2025, implemented by EJF in partnership with the Liberia National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA).
Uncharted waters: evaluating fisheries transparency in Liberia: This report evaluates Liberia’s progress in implementing the ten principles of the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency, a set of low- or no-cost steps to ensure sustainable, legal and ethical fisheries.
ทางออกลวง: เปิดช่องโหว่นโยบายการจัดการปัญหามลพิษพลาสติกในประเทศไทยและภูมิภาคเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้: มลพิษพลาสติกส่งผลกระทบต่อสิ่งแวดล้อมและสุขภาพมนุษย์ในประเทศไทยและภูมิภาคเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้อย่างกว้างขวาง ปัจจุบันความพยายามของรัฐบาลและหน่วยงานระดับภูมิภาคในการแก้ไขปัญหายังไม่ประสบความสำเร็จ รายงานฉบับนี้ใช้แนวคิด "ทางออกลวง" (false solutions) เพื่อสะท้อนความบกพร่องเชิงนโยบายในการแก้ไขปัญหาดังกล่าว
Plastic pollution has widespread environmental and human health impacts in Thailand and the Southeast Asian region, and efforts by governments and regional agencies to address the issue have not been successful. This report uses the concept of “false solutions” to highlight policy shortcomings in addressing the issue.
False solutions: unmasking policy gaps in addressing plastic pollution in Thailand and Southeast Asia: Plastic pollution has reached a critical level in Thailand and Southeast Asia. This report identifies how and why efforts to tackle it have proved unsuccessful, particularly focusing on the lack of measures to address the high rate of plastic production, the root cause of the contemporary plastics crisis.
Plastic pollution has reached a critical level in Thailand and Southeast Asia. This report identifies how and why efforts to tackle it have proved unsuccessful, particularly focusing on the lack of measures to address the high rate of plastic production, the root cause of the contemporary plastics crisis.