‘Walls of death’: illegal driftnetting in the Mediterranean: Driftnets are an indiscriminate fishing method consisting of nets which can measure tens of kilometres, suspended vertically in the water column. This investigation examined the widespread illegal use of driftnets by Moroccan vessels in the Alboran Sea, a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot.
Driftnets are an indiscriminate fishing method consisting of nets which can measure tens of kilometres, suspended vertically in the water column. This investigation examined the widespread illegal use of driftnets by Moroccan vessels in the Alboran Sea, a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot.
Sustainability through transparency: the case for remote electronic monitoring in Mediterranean fisheries: Remote electronic monitoring (REM) and human observers can strengthen transparency and provide critical data needed for the sustainable management of fisheries and the safeguarding of ocean wildlife in the Mediterranean.
Bottle Free Seas: ‘Refill’ to reduce single-use plastic bottles in Thailand: The Bottle Free Seas (BFS) project, initiated by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and funded by the Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fund (NREF), is dedicated to reducing the use of single-use water bottles. We have achieved this through the installation and promotion of water refill infrastructure in Bangkok's urban areas. This report captures the journey of Bottle Free Seas, outlining the lessons learned and how the initiative can be replicated elsewhere.
The Bottle Free Seas (BFS) project, initiated by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and funded by the Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fund (NREF), is dedicated to reducing the use of single-use water bottles. We have achieved this through the installation and promotion of water refill infrastructure in Bangkok's urban areas. This report captures the journey of Bottle Free Seas, outlining the lessons learned and how the initiative can be replicated elsewhere.
Inside Cameroon's waters: IUU fishing and labour rights abuses in Cameroon’s industrial fishing sector: Cameroonian fisheries face multiple threats, including illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, which remains a tragic reality and negatively impacts marine and coastal ecosystems and the people who depend on them.
Room for Reduction: Towards sustainable production and consumption of plastics in Thailand: Thailand’s current levels of plastic production and consumption are unsustainable. This policy brief details how sustainable plastic production and consumption could be achieved in Thailand, to inform the Royal Thai Government's engagement at upcoming plastics talks.
Uncovered: China – Seafood Superpower: To stop imports from Chinese-owned seafood companies engaging in slavery and illegal, unreported & unregulated fishing, transparency and strict import control are critical. As the biggest seafood market in the world - importing over 60% of its consumption - the EU must block entry of all abuse-tainted products and profits.
To stop imports from Chinese-owned seafood companies engaging in slavery and illegal, unreported & unregulated fishing, transparency and strict import control are critical. As the biggest seafood market in the world - importing over 60% of its consumption - the EU must block entry of all abuse-tainted products and profits.
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.
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.
Championing the change: Priorities for the next European Commission and European Parliament (2024-2029): EJF’s recommendations highlight strategic priorities underrepresented in political discussions, envisioning the EU’s next term, from 2024 to 2029, as a period of intensified efforts to combat illegal fishing and strengthen wetland protection worldwide.
EJF's recent investigations into exploitation and illegal fishing on Chinese vessels in the Southwest Indian Ocean and the destruction of the Pantanal wetland in Brazil have brought to light the alarming pace of global environmental destruction, often accompanied by egregious human rights violations.
These crucial issues underscore the urgent need for the EU’s global leadership. EJF’s recommendations highlight strategic priorities underrepresented in political discussions, envisioning the EU’s next term, from 2024 to 2029, as a period of intensified efforts to combat illegal fishing and strengthen wetland protection worldwide.
Open letter: EU industry and NGOs call for sustained European Commission action to keep Thai fisheries safe, legal and sustainable: Despite increasing openness from Royal Thai Government agencies to engage in discussions on proposed fisheries legislation rollbacks, evidence of substantive action to remove the most worrying articles is still missing. NGOs and EU fisheries industry groups therefore encourage the European Commission to continue upholding legal, ethical and sustainable fisheries.
Despite increasing openness from Royal Thai Government agencies to engage in discussions on proposed fisheries legislation rollbacks, evidence of substantive action to remove the most worrying articles is still missing. NGOs and EU fisheries industry groups therefore encourage the European Commission to continue upholding legal, ethical and sustainable fisheries.
Evaluating fisheries transparency in six Southwest Indian Ocean nations: This report assesses fisheries transparency in Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles and Tanzania. For each country, a summary of the findings is provided, along with recommendations for improvement.
Joint statement: ASEAN leadership key to the success of global plastic treaty to end plastic pollution: Civil society organisations working to end plastic pollution in Southeast Asia and beyond call upon ASEAN member-states to cooperate and negotiate a just, effective global plastic treaty.
Joint Statement: Call on the European Parliament to adopt the EU’s Regulation to prohibit forced labour products on the EU market: 76 undersigned civil society organisations, trade unions, investors, businesses, multi-stakeholders’ initiatives and industry bodies call on Members of the European Parliament to vote in favour of the EU’s Regulation to prohibit forced labour products on the EU market in the upcoming Plenary session.
76 undersigned civil society organisations, trade unions, investors, businesses, multi-stakeholders’ initiatives and industry bodies call on Members of the European Parliament to vote in favour of the EU’s Regulation to prohibit forced labour products on the EU market in the upcoming Plenary session.