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.
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.
Dr Franziska Brantner: "We still know far too little about what happens when we intervene"
Reports
Dadaab's silent crisis: an international call for climate justice
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.
Labour unions and civil society organisations call on the Royal Thai Government to halt rollbacks to the Fisheries Act and strengthen labour inspections of fishing vessels: Thailand has achieved notable advancements in reforming its fisheries sector, transforming an industry previously associated with human rights violations and illegal, unsustainable practices into a regional leader. Nevertheless, gaps in the implementation and enforcement of critical labour rights legislation, along with proposals to reverse earlier legal progress, pose significant risks to Thailand's standing as a leading global seafood supplier.
องค์กรสิ่งแวดล้อมชื่นชมรัฐบาลไทยออกกฎหมายห้ามนำเข้าขยะพลาสติก ย้ำหลังจากนี้ต้องบังคับใช้อย่างจริงจัง: เมื่อวันที่ 16 ธันวาคม พ.ศ. 2567 กระทรวงพาณิชย์ได้ออกประกาศกำหนดให้เศษพลาสติกภายใต้พิกัดศุลกากรประเภท 39.15 เป็นสินค้าที่ต้ องห้ามนำเข้ามาในราชอาณาจักร นับตั้งแต่วันที่ 1 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2568 เป็นต้นไป องค์กรภาคประชาสังคมด้านสิ่งแวดล้อมที่ทำงานเพื่อยุติมลพิษพลาสติกในประเทศไทยขอชื่นชมมาตรการดังกล่าว และมีความเห็นว่า การห้ามนำเข้าขยะพลาสติกเป็นสิ่งที่รัฐบาลต้องดำเนินการอย่างจริงจัง เพื่อป้องกันไม่ให้ประเทศไทยกลายเป็นแหล่งรองรับขยะพลาสติกจากต่างชาติ และป้องกันผลกระทบจากมลพิษพลาสติกภายในประเทศไม่ให้รุนแรงยิ่งขึ้น โดยจะช่วยตัดวงจรอุปทานของโรงงานจัดการขยะและรีไซเคิลพลาสติกนำเข้าอันตราย นอกจากนี้ นโยบายดังกล่าวยังเป็นการปกป้องระบบเศรษฐกิจหมุนเวียนภายในประเทศ รวมไปถึงรายได้และวิถีชีวิตของกลุ่มซาเล้งและคนเก็บขยะ
Environmental groups commend Thai government for banning plastic waste imports, call for strong implementation: On December 16th, 2025, the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand released a notification designating plastic scraps under the custom code 39.15 as goods prohibited from being imported into the kingdom. We, the undersigned civil society working to end plastic pollution in Thailand, commend the Thai government for its strong stance on this important matter.
Unlocking opportunities: potential alternative and supplementary livelihoods in Liberia's coastal communities: Overfishing threatens the sustainability of Liberia's fisheries and the livelihoods of thousands of fishers and fish workers. This study explores opportunities for alternative and supplementary livelihood interventions in Liberia’s coastal communities.
Communities for Fisheries issue brief: January to June 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 first half of Year Five, January to June 2024.
Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency: The Global Charter comprises ten holistic, no-cost to low-cost measures for greater transparency in the global fishing sector to enable sustainable, legal, and ethical fisheries. These are practical steps which any state can take to ensure that fish and seafood are not associated with illegal fishing or human rights abuses.