Joint Civil Society Statement Concerning Thailand's Fishing Sector at a Critical Crossroads: The Royal Thai Government’s progress to date in achieving a sustainable, legal, and ethical Thai fishing sector is commendable. However, rolling back reforms now would pose risks to Thailand and its fishing industry, especially when the global community is moving toward greater transparency and accountability in the seafood industry.
The Royal Thai Government’s progress to date in achieving a sustainable, legal, and ethical Thai fishing sector is commendable. However, rolling back reforms now would pose risks to Thailand and its fishing industry, especially when the global community is moving toward greater transparency and accountability in the seafood industry.
Enabling action in cases of systemic forced labour: As part of the setting up of an EU framework to combat forced labour, Europêche and the Environmental Justice Foundation - having a joint objective of securing sustainable and human rights abuse free fisheries - encourage Members of the European Parliament to enable the EU to take measures in cases where forced labour practices are systemic.
As part of the setting up of an EU framework to combat forced labour, Europêche and the Environmental Justice Foundation - having a joint objective of securing sustainable and human rights abuse free fisheries - encourage Members of the European Parliament to enable the EU to take measures in cases where forced labour practices are systemic.
Taking stock: documenting the effectiveness of co-management practice in Liberia: This report uses the experiences of the Grand Cape Mount County Collaborative Management Association to present the challenges, achievements, and lessons learned from practising co-management in Liberia.
High and dry: a policy briefing on the future of Thai fisheries: This briefing outlines the significant progress made in Thailand in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and human rights abuses at sea. It provides recommendations for future Thai governments to secure this progress and ensure Thailand's fishing industry is sustainable and competitive.
This briefing outlines the significant progress made in Thailand in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and human rights abuses at sea. It provides recommendations for future Thai governments to secure this progress and ensure Thailand's fishing industry is sustainable and competitive.
Statement to the Council of the International Seabed Authority on the 28th Session 10 – 28 July 2023: The Environmental Justice Foundation urges the Council and the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority to take action to prevent irreversible harm to the world’s ocean.
Urgent request for the prioritisation of EU Regulation to combat forced labour: Legislation is key to ensuring EU consumers and businesses do not take part in, and help prevent, the exploitation of human rights. It is therefore concerning that progress on the Forced Labour Regulation in the Council of the EU has been limited.
Urgent request for the prioritisation of EU Regulation to combat forced labour: Legislation is key to ensuring EU consumers and businesses do not take part in, and help prevent, the exploitation of human rights. It is therefore concerning that progress on the Forced Labour Regulation in the Council of the EU has been limited.
Critical Raw Materials Regulation: Opening the EU door to materials exploited from the deep sea?: The Critical Raw Materials Regulation must not inadvertently or by design open the door to commercial deep-sea mining. Consistent with the precautionary principle, this new EU law should prevent the extraction, processing and import of critical raw materials exploited from the deep sea, unless the available scientific evidence establishes that deep-sea mining does not risk harming biodiversity and marine ecosystems or disrupting the oceanic carbon cycle.
The Critical Raw Materials Regulation must not inadvertently or by design open the door to commercial deep-sea mining. Consistent with the precautionary principle, this new EU law should prevent the extraction, processing and import of critical raw materials exploited from the deep sea, unless the available scientific evidence establishes that deep-sea mining does not risk harming biodiversity and marine ecosystems or disrupting the oceanic carbon cycle.
Forced Labour Regulation: a 'carding' system: This briefing highlights the benefits of introducing a 'carding system' to the proposed Forced Labour Regulation to prohibit products made with forced labour on the EU market, inspired by the successes of the EU's Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) Fishing Regulation.
The perils of deep-sea mining: A briefing for financial institutions: Investing in deep-sea mining should be seen as extremely high-risk given threats to biodiversity, unpredictable demand, unproven technology, the risk of litigation and reputational risk.
The Broken Barrier: How illegal fishing and human rights abuses in Korea’s fisheries imports go undetected: A rise in seafood imports and a lack of supply chain safeguards is allowing the products of illegal fishing to enter the Korean market. The Korean government must improve transparency and traceability measures to ensure consumers are not driving environmentally destructive fishing and human rights abuses at sea.
A rise in seafood imports and a lack of supply chain safeguards is allowing the products of illegal fishing to enter the Korean market. The Korean government must improve transparency and traceability measures to ensure consumers are not driving environmentally destructive fishing and human rights abuses at sea.
Illegal bottom trawling in the Mediterranean: the case of 'kiss trawling' in the Gulf of Gabès, Tunisia: This policy brief summarises the impacts of a form of illegal bottom trawling, known locally as kiss trawling, in Tunisia, and makes recommendations on how to bring it to an end safely, fairly and sustainably.