Open letter to world leaders: Put marine ecosystems at the heart of climate policy
We call on national governments to recognise the critical importance of our ocean and blue carbon in the fight against the climate emergency.
We call on national governments to recognise the critical importance of our ocean and blue carbon in the fight against the climate emergency.
Off the hook: How flags of convenience let illegal fishing go unpunished
This report details the damage that flags of convenience cause to fisheries and the fight against illegal fishing, along with recommendations for how to end this harmful practice.
This report details the damage that flags of convenience cause to fisheries and the fight against illegal fishing, along with recommendations for how to end this harmful practice.
Paradise lost? Protecting the Pantanal, a precious ecosystem in crisis
The Pantanal is the largest tropical wetland in the world, and as well as hosting a unique array of wildlife it is an important carbon store, helping to regulate global climate. It is under imminent threat of destruction: the briefing lays out how progressive policy from the EU could help.
The Pantanal is the largest tropical wetland in the world, and as well as hosting unique wildlife it is an important carbon store, helping to regulate global climate. It is under imminent threat of destruction: the briefing lays out how progressive policy from the EU could help.
Nesting Turtle Monitoring: Field Guidelines For EJF Staff and Patrol Teams: This field guide provides directions for EJF staff and patrol teams on how to identify and monitor nesting sea turtles.
Traditional tenure rights in the clam fishery of the Volta estuary: This report examines traditional management and tenure arrangements in the clam fishery of the Volta river estuary and provides recommendations for ensuring the sustainability of the clam fishery, which is critical for local livelihoods and food security.
Far Dwuma Nkɔdo project update: January to June 2020: This is the Far Dwuma Nkɔdo newsletter for January to June 2020, which provides updates on progress under the project and our upcoming work.
Stakeholder and Network Analysis within the context of Traditional Governance and Tenurial Rights in the Artisanal Fisheries Sector in the Central Region of Ghana: This report identifies stakeholders of the artisanal fishery in Ghana, conducts a network analysis of these stakeholders and provides recommendations on how these networks could be harnessed for the development of the artisanal fishery in the region.
Far Dwuma Nkɔdo project update: July to December 2019: This newsletter for July to December 2019 provides updates on progress under the Far Dwuma Nkɔdo project, as well as upcoming work.
Moral fibre: The cool option for a heating planet: This report reveals the significant role our clothes play in global heating, and examines organic cotton as a key part of the solution.
Cetacean slaughter, shark finning and human rights abuse in Taiwan’s fishing fleet: This report reveals dolphins are being deliberately targeted by Taiwanese fishing vessels to use as bait to catch sharks, a practice that often goes alongside mistreatment of crew.
Fear, hunger and violence: Human rights in Ghana's industrial trawl fleet: In this report Ghanaian workers give their testimonies of shocking human rights abuses aboard Chinese-owned trawl vessels fishing in Ghana's waters.
Why ban commercial wildlife markets?: Banning commercial wildlife markets will not make another deadly pandemic impossible, but it is a first step on the road to making it much less likely.
Warum kommerzielle Märkte für Wildtiere verbieten?: Das Verbot kommerzieller Märkte für Wildtiere wird eine weitere tödliche Pandemie nicht unmöglich machen, doch es ist ein erster Schritt auf dem Weg, sie unwahrscheinlicher zu machen. EJF unterstützt die Empfehlung von medizinischen Fachleuten, Gesundheitsexpert*innen und Naturschützer*innen und fordert ein globales und dauerhaftes Verbot kommerzieller Märkte für Wildtiere.
Das Verbot kommerzieller Märkte für Wildtiere wird eine weitere tödliche Pandemie nicht unmöglich machen, doch es ist ein erster Schritt auf dem Weg, sie unwahrscheinlicher zu machen. EJF unterstützt die Empfehlung von medizinischen Fachleuten, Gesundheitsexpert*innen und Naturschützer*innen und fordert ein globales und dauerhaftes Verbot kommerzieller Märkte für Wildtiere.