Beyond Borders: Our changing climate – its role in conflict and displacement
This report looks at the impact of climate change on food production and security, and the ways in which people are driven from their homes and lands by slow-onset weather events.
This report focuses on one particular result from climate change – the negative impact on food security and how this factor contributed to the desperation and anger that manifested itself against the Al-Assad regime in Syria.
The Syrian war has resulted in more than 470,000 deaths. 6.6 million people have been internally displaced and nearly five million people are residing in camps in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon as well as an estimated 1.2 million seeking refuge in Europe.
Whilst the war was not solely a result of climate change, the intertwining effects of drought, rural to urban migration, and the increasing unrest due to a lack of government measures to avoid water scarcity, unemployment and growing inequality, are clear.
This report focuses on one particular result from climate change – the negative impact on food security and how this factor contributed to the desperation and anger that manifested itself against the Al-Assad regime in Syria.
The Syrian war has resulted in more than 470,000 deaths. 6.6 million people have been internally displaced and nearly five million people are residing in camps in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon as well as an estimated 1.2 million seeking refuge in Europe.
Whilst the war was not solely a result of climate change, the intertwining effects of drought, rural to urban migration, and the increasing unrest due to a lack of government measures to avoid water scarcity, unemployment and growing inequality, are clear.
Out of the shadows: Improving transparency in global fisheries to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
This report lays out the ‘ten principles for global transparency in the fishing industry’. These simple, low-cost measures – which include publishing license lists and giving vessels unique numbers – are well within the reach of any country and can play a pivotal role in the battle against illegal fishing and human rights abuse in the sector.
EJF’s report shows that the global fishing industry suffers from a shocking lack of transparency, allowing Illegal operators to create as much confusion as possible around their identities; escaping detection by changing vessel names; concealing ownership; flying different flags to avoid detection; or removing ships from registers entirely. This report lays out the ‘ten principles for global transparency in the fishing industry’. These simple, low-cost measures – which include publishing license lists and giving vessels unique numbers – are well within the reach of any country and can play a pivotal role in the battle against illegal fishing and human rights abuse in the sector.
EJF’s report shows that the global fishing industry suffers from a shocking lack of transparency, allowing Illegal operators to create as much confusion as possible around their identities; escaping detection by changing vessel names; concealing ownership; flying different flags to avoid detection; or removing ships from registers entirely. This report lays out the ‘ten principles for global transparency in the fishing industry’. These simple, low-cost measures – which include publishing license lists and giving vessels unique numbers – are well within the reach of any country and can play a pivotal role in the battle against illegal fishing and human rights abuse in the sector.
Europe – a market for illegal seafood from West Africa: the case of Ghana’s industrial trawl sector
This report reveals the linkages between the European seafood market and illegal practices in Ghana’s industrial trawl sector.
This report reveals the linkages between the European seafood market and illegal practices in Ghana’s industrial trawl sector.
This report reveals the linkages between the European seafood market and illegal practices in Ghana’s industrial trawl sector.
Conducting interviews with migrant workers: This guide is designed to provide an overview of interview procedures for use by Thai port officials when conducting vessel inspections. It is designed to improve the chances that workers will feel comfortable enough to speak out about potential labour violations taking place onboard their vessel. Although this guide is written specifically for Thai labour inspections a lot of the screening tools included in this briefing are translatable to other worker engagements around the world.
This guide is designed to provide an overview of interview procedures for use by Thai port officials when conducting vessel inspections. It is designed to improve the chances that workers will feel comfortable enough to speak out about potential labour violations taking place onboard their vessel. Although this guide is written specifically for Thai labour inspections a lot of the screening tools included in this briefing are translatable to other worker engagements around the world.
การสััมภาษณ์์แรงงานข้้ามชาติิ:
台灣漁船隊非法補魚和侵犯人權行為報告 2020年8月: EJF在半年中訪談了曾在七艘台灣漁船上工作共10名漁工，漁工揭露漁船刻意捕殺海豚作為釣鯊魚的魚餌、對鯊魚割鰭棄身、捕殺海豹取其牙齒作為戰利品等嚴重破壞海洋生態的作業方式。
EJF在半年中訪談了曾在七艘台灣漁船上工作共10名漁工，漁工揭露漁船刻意捕殺海豚作為釣鯊魚的魚餌、對鯊魚割鰭棄身、捕殺海豹取其牙齒作為戰利品等嚴重破壞海洋生態的作業方式。
How best to implement principles three and four of the Charter for Transparency: This report helps states to implement two key principles of EJF’s Charter for Transparency: publishing lists of fishing licences and authorisations and publishing punishments handed out for illegal fishing and fisheries crimes.
This report helps states to implement two key principles of EJF’s Charter for Transparency: publishing lists of fishing licences and authorisations and publishing punishments handed out for illegal fishing and fisheries crimes. The Charter for Transparency consists of ten simple, low-cost measures that could play a pivotal role in the battle against illegal fishing.
Transparency principle three: Factsheet for implementation: This technical brief focuses on how best to implement a central principle of EJF’s Charter for Transparency: publishing lists of fishing licences and authorisations.
This technical brief focuses on how best to implement a central principle of EJF’s Charter for Transparency: publishing lists of fishing licences and authorisations.
Transparency principle four: Factsheet for implementation: This technical brief focuses on how best to implement a central principle of EJF’s Charter for Transparency: publishing punishments handed out for illegal fishing and fisheries crimes.
This technical brief focuses on how best to implement a central principle of EJF’s Charter for Transparency: publishing punishments handed out for illegal fishing and fisheries crimes.
Comment mettre en œuvre au mieux les principes trois et quatre de la Charte pour la Transparence: Ce rapport entend épauler les États dans l’application de deux principes essentiels de la Charte d’EJF pour la Transparence : la publication des listes de licences de pêche et d’autorisations et celle des sanctions imposées dans les affaires de pêche illicite et de criminalité liée à la pêche.
Ce rapport entend épauler les États dans l’application de deux principes essentiels de la Charte d’EJF pour la Transparence : la publication des listes de licences de pêche et d’autorisations et celle des sanctions imposées dans les affaires de pêche illicite et de criminalité liée à la pêche.
Le troisième principe pour la transparence : Fiche technique pour sa mise en œuvre: Cette note d’information technique s’intéresse à comment mettre en œuvre au mieux l’un des principes essentiels de la Charte d’EJF pour la Transparence : la publication des listes de licences de pêche et d’autorisations.
Cette note d’information technique s’intéresse à comment mettre en œuvre au mieux l’un des principes essentiels de la Charte d’EJF pour la Transparence : la publication des listes de licences de pêche et d’autorisations.
Le quatrième principe pour la transparence : Fiche technique pour sa mise en œuvre: Cette note d’information technique s’intéresse à comment mettre en œuvre au mieux l’un des principes essentiels de la Charte d’EJF pour la Transparence: la publication des sanctions imposées dans les affaires de pêche illicite et de criminalité liée à la pêche.
Cette note d’information technique s’intéresse à comment mettre en œuvre au mieux l’un des principes essentiels de la Charte d’EJF pour la Transparence : la publication des sanctions imposées dans les affaires de pêche illicite et de criminalité liée à la pêche.
Illegal fishing and human rights abuses in the Taiwanese fishing fleet: Violent abuse of migrant workers and flagrant illegal fishing are systemic problems across Taiwan’s distant water fishing fleet, a survey of crew from 62 vessels has found.
Violent abuse of migrant workers and flagrant illegal fishing are systemic problems across Taiwan’s distant water fishing fleet, a survey conducted by EJF of crew from 62 vessels has found.
Illegal saiko landings at Elmina port: In November 2019, the Government of Ghana committed to ending the highly destructive and illegal fishing practice known as “saiko”. Since this announcement, almost 400 saiko canoes have landed fish illegally at Elmina port. EJF is calling on the President to lead in taking action to ensure saiko is eradicated.
In November 2019, the Government of Ghana committed to ending the highly destructive and illegal fishing practice known as “saiko”. Since this announcement, almost 400 saiko canoes have landed fish illegally at Elmina port. EJF is calling on the President to lead in taking action to ensure saiko is eradicated.
Illegal fishing and human rights abuses in the Korean fishing fleet: This briefing provides background on the Korean deep water fishing fleet and sets out structural issues with its management, concluding with detailed recommendations to the Korean government.
This briefing provides background on the Korean deep water fishing fleet and sets out structural issues with its management, concluding with detailed recommendations to the Korean government.