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Jan 13, 2025จดหมายเปิดผนึก เรื่อง กฎหมายประมงต้องน าไปสู่การประมงที่ยั่งยืน ระบบนิเวศสมดุล เคารพสิทธิมนุษยชนRead
การแก้ไขพระราชบัญญัติการประมงของไทยอาจส่งผลกระทบต่อความก้าวหน้าในการปราบปรามการทำประมงผิดกฎหมาย ขาดการรายงาน และไร้การควบคุม การปกป้องระบบนิเวศทางทะเล และการรักษาสิทธิแรงงาน จดหมายเปิดผนึกฉบับนี้จากองค์กรภาคประชาสังคม 57 แห่ง รวมถึง EJF เรียกร้องให้วุฒิสภาพิจารณาทบทวนอีกครั้ง
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Jan 13, 2025Open letter on the amendment of Thailand's Fisheries Act and the principles of sustainable development, human rights and responsible fishingRead
Proposed amendments to Thailand's Fisheries Act risk undoing progress in combatting illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, protecting marine ecosystems, and upholding labour rights. This open letter from 57 civil society organisations, including EJF, urges the Senate to reconsider them.
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Dec 20, 2024Labour unions and civil society organisations call on the Royal Thai Government to halt rollbacks to the Fisheries Act and strengthen labour inspections of fishing vesselsRead
Thailand has achieved notable advancements in reforming its fisheries sector, transforming an industry previously associated with human rights violations and illegal, unsustainable practices into a regional leader. Nevertheless, gaps in the implementation and enforcement of critical labour rights legislation, along with proposals to reverse earlier legal progress, pose significant risks to Thailand's standing as a leading global seafood supplier.
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Dec 09, 2024Unlocking opportunities: potential alternative and supplementary livelihoods in Liberia's coastal communitiesRead
Overfishing threatens the sustainability of Liberia's fisheries and the livelihoods of thousands of fishers and fish workers. This study explores opportunities for alternative and supplementary livelihood interventions in Liberia’s coastal communities.
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Dec 02, 2024Decision to extend Global Plastics Treaty negotiations is better than compromise to address crisis, says Environmental Justice FoundationRead
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Nov 28, 2024Global Charter for Fisheries TransparencyRead
The Global Charter comprises ten holistic, no-cost to low-cost measures for greater transparency in the global fishing sector to enable sustainable, legal, and ethical fisheries. These are practical steps which any state can take to ensure that fish and seafood are not associated with illegal fishing or human rights abuses.
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Campaign Stories
Nov 25, 2024Reducing plastic pollutionRead
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Executive Summaries
Nov 25, 2024Net Free SeasRead
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Nov 21, 2024Prioritise coastal and marine ecosystems in the fight against the climate crisis at COP29, say leading environmental organisationsRead
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Nov 13, 2024Press release: Systemic illegal driftnet fishing in Moroccan waters revealed by new investigationRead
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Nov 12, 2024‘Walls of death’: illegal driftnetting in the MediterraneanRead
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.
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Nov 06, 2024Inside Cameroon's waters: IUU fishing and labour rights abuses in Cameroon’s industrial fishing sectorRead
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.
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Nov 05, 2024Key EU fisheries stakeholders call for a deep-sea mining moratorium as Norway prepares first licensing roundRead
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Campaign Stories
Oct 22, 2024Defending marine wildlife in EuropeRead
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Oct 22, 2024Environmental Justice Foundation and Défense des Milieux Aquatiques initiate legal action against French government for not prohibiting bottom trawling in marine protected areasRead
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Sep 30, 2024Uncovered: China – Seafood SuperpowerRead
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.
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Films
Sep 24, 2024A global toolkit for participatory fisheries governanceRead
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.
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Sep 24, 2024Press Release: New EU-funded toolkit for sustainable fisheries launching in DakarRead
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Sep 17, 2024Press comment: Mission letters to new Commissioners are a starting point, but real EU environmental action needs much more, says EJFRead
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Films
Sep 02, 2024Mozambique’s Coastal Crisis: Illegal Fishing by China’s FleetRead
Mozambique’s Coastal Crisis: Illegal Fishing by China’s Fleet
Illegal fishing by China's distant-water fleet is pushing Mozambique's coastal ecosystems to the brink, harming the livelihoods of small-scale fishing communities. To combat this, Mozambique and China must adopt the simple, low-cost measures included in the Global Transparency Charter.
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Jul 26, 2024Dropped illegal fish dumping cases risk undermining the EU’s commitment to the ocean, say Environmental Justice Foundation and ClientEarthRead
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Jul 25, 2024Press Comment: Implementation is the key for a successful supply chain law, says Environmental Justice FoundationRead
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Jul 18, 2024Next EU Commission President must lead by example on the ocean, wetlands and human rights, says Environmental Justice FoundationRead
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Jul 17, 2024The false promise: deep-sea mining and the energy transitionRead
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May 28, 2024European Commission warning to Senegal will further strengthen the fight against illegal fishingRead
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May 24, 2024New rules tighten controls on EU vessels to prevent misreportingRead
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May 17, 2024Global Plastic Treaty negotiations fail to address the elephant in the roomRead
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May 09, 2024Community participation for the future of global fisheriesRead
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Apr 24, 2024MEPs take a bold step towards corporate accountabilityRead
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Apr 23, 2024EU takes stand against labour exploitationRead
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Apr 19, 2024Press Release: The European Parliament has a golden opportunity to combat systemic environmental and human rights abusesRead
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Reports
Apr 11, 2024Tide of injustice: exploitation and illegal fishing on Chinese vessels in the Southwest Indian OceanRead
This report maps the presence and activities of the Chinese DWF in the Southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO), a region notable for its biodiversity-rich seascape, which is a lifeline to coastal communities across its shores. The findings of the report show that while couched in terms of win-win, sustainable development and collective benefits from the blue economy, the realities on board many vessels in China’s DWF are in direct contradiction of these stated aims.
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Films
Apr 11, 2024Tide of injustice: exploitation and illegal fishing on Chinese vessels in the Southwest Indian OceanRead
Tide of injustice: exploitation and illegal fishing on Chinese vessels in the Southwest Indian Ocean
The Chinese fishing fleet is responsible for systemic illegal fishing and human rights abuses in countries bordering the Southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO), undercutting China’s claims of supporting sustainable development and thriving blue economies in the region, according to a report and film by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF). All of the fishers interviewed by EJF who had worked on China’s tuna fleet in the SWIO reportedly experienced or witnessed some form of human rights abuses and/or illegal fishing.
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Apr 11, 2024China is responsible for systemic human rights abuses and illegal fishing across the Southwest Indian Ocean: new investigationRead
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Apr 11, 2024China es responsable de violaciones sistemáticas de los derechos humanos y de pesca ilegal en el suroeste del océano Índico: nueva investigaciónRead
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Apr 11, 2024Chinas Hochseeflotte auf Raubzug in Ostafrika – Exporte aus illegaler Fischerei in die EU möglich: neuer EJF-BerichtRead
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Apr 05, 2024EJF Statement in response to the National Fisheries Association of Thailand (NFAT)Read
The National Association of Thai Fisheries, a lobby group for the Thai fishing industry, recently published several claims about the possible roll-back of fisheries legislation in Thailand. This document summarises our responses.
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Apr 05, 2024Korea’s new plan to protect migrant crew is a step forward, but systematic solutions are still needed: press releaseRead
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Mar 22, 2024อีกครั้งที่กุ้งและอาหารทะเลอื่นที่นำเข้าจากประเทศไทยมีความเกี่ยวข้องกับทาสสมัยใหม่Read
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Mar 15, 2024EU Member States salvage a deal for more sustainable business practicesRead