EJF’s Climate Policy Briefing for the Taiwanese Government: If Taiwan can demonstrate how good climate governance should be carried out, it would establish a leading position in the global community of nations that are taking action on climate change.
The EU forced labour products ban: how to ensure effective enforcement: Current EU rules do not serve to protect the victims of forced labour or to stop the products it generates from reaching the EU market. This briefing draws lessons from the creation and implementation of the EU regulation to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing (EU IUU Regulation) to make recommendations on the design of an EU instrument enabling a forced labour products ban.
Current EU rules do not serve to protect the victims of forced labour or to stop the products it generates from reaching the EU market. This briefing draws lessons from the creation and implementation of the EU regulation to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing (EU IUU Regulation) to make recommendations on the design of an EU instrument enabling a forced labour products ban.
Des filets toujours plus large : cartographier l’ampleur, la nature et les structures d'entreprise de la pêche illicite, non déclarée et non réglementée pratiquée par la flotte de pêche hauturière chinoise: Ce rapport présente une analyse de l'empreinte de la Chine dans le domaine de la pêche qui est à la fois vaste, opaque et parfois illégale, dans le but d'amener les décideurs, en Chine et dans le monde, à apporter des réponses appropriées et efficaces.
EJF policy briefing prepared for the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries: This overview presents recommendations for the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) that will help the Republic of Korea to devise and implement policies ensuring transparency, traceability, and protection of crews’ human rights in the fisheries industry.
Open letter to the Hon. Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mavis Hawa Koomson regarding the potential licensing of the two new trawl fishing vessels: The worsening ecological and humanitarian crises across Ghana's coastline are inextricably linked to the overcapacity of its poorly regulated and foreign-owned industrial trawl fleet. This open letter from EJF and other civil society organisations in Ghana has been written to seek clarification on the potential authorisation of two industrial trawlers in Ghanaian waters, which would allow the continued exploitation of its natural resources.
The worsening ecological and humanitarian crises across Ghana's coastline are inextricably linked to the overcapacity of its poorly regulated and foreign-owned industrial trawl fleet. This open letter from EJF and other civil society organisations in Ghana has been written to seek clarification on the potential authorisation of two industrial trawlers in Ghanaian waters, which would allow the continued exploitation of its natural resources.
Communities for Fisheries project update - January-June 2022: The EU-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 progress made under the project from January to June of 2022.
Murky Waters: Analysis of the regulatory framework governing the distant water fishing fleet of the People’s Republic of China: Regulations governing China’s distant-water fishing fleet are fostering a lack of transparency that enables rampant illegal fishing around the world. Better monitoring, regulation and transparency is urgently needed.