A manifesto for our ocean

Our ocean is the blue beating heart of our planet, but we are putting this irreplaceable ecosystem under extreme pressure. In this film, we lay out a roadmap for the protection of the ocean, providing clear policy recommendations to save our seas and safeguard our future.

Illegal bottom trawling in the Mediterranean: A threat to marine life and livelihoods in Tunisia

Kiss trawling - a form of illegal bottom trawling - is devastating the marine ecosystems in the Gulf of Gabès in Tunisia and the livelihoods of local fishers who depend on them. This film explains why it must be ended, swiftly and fairly.

Together we are strong: Liberia's fishmongers building fairer fisheries

“Together we are strong” follows the election runs of three women in Liberia as they campaign for leadership positions in the Buchanan CMA. Shoulder to shoulder with their fellow VSLA members, these women are speaking up, determined to have a say in how the resources that underpin their livelihoods are managed.

Towards the abyss: How the rush to deep-sea mining threatens people and our planet

The deep sea remains a pristine ecosystem, largely untouched by human activity. But deep-sea mining, which could be allowed to start as early as July 2023 threatens to significantly disturb the delicate environment of the deep sea, with devastating consequences for life on earth.

Webinar: "Deep-sea mining: A new industry threatens our ocean"

A new industry is threatening our ocean: Deep-sea mining risks destroying fragile marine ecosystems, precious habitats and undiscovered species, with potentially devastating consequences for our planet’s health, local and indigenous communities, and future generations.

Hidden by murky governance and conflicts of interest, we cannot let companies strip mine the seabed against the opposition of people, scientists, governments and many of the companies they claim they would be providing for. We urgently need to stop deep-sea mining before it has even started.

Recording of the 147th episode of Europe Calling in cooperation with the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) with:

• Steffi Lemke, German Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
• Steven Trent, Executive Director and Founder of the Environmental Justice Foundation
• Dr Lisa Levin, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, USA, one of the world's leading experts on the deep seafloor
• Claudia Becker, Senior Expert Sustainable Supply Chain Management at the car manufacturer BMW
• Franziska Brantner, Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection

Ocean Defenders: capturing evidence to crack down on illegal fishing in Senegalese waters

Deadly bargain: Western markets and violence against Indigenous people

Pantanal on offer: Global markets and the destruction of the largest tropical wetland on the planet