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COP15 explained

At the climate change summit in Copenhagen in December, world leaders will make decisions affecting the future of our planet.

Cotton: Have you picked yours carefully?

Over two thirds of the world’s cotton is grown in developing countries and the former Soviet Union. Valued at over $32 billion every year, global cotton production should be improving lives. But this "white gold" too often brings misery.

With thanks to sound studio 4AM Productions.

Plunder of the Oceans - EJF at the Frontline Club

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EJF's Ocean Campaigner Andy Hickman speaks at the Frontline Club on the 7th June. Short film screening of Deadly Catch, followed by a discussion with an expert panel and audience Q&A. Chaired by Tom Clarke, science correspondent Channel 4 News. Domitilla Senni, policy adviser to the Pew Environment Group since 2006. John Pearce is a Senior Consultant at MRAG Ltd.

One of the single biggest factors in ocean degradation is overfishing. Fish stocks have declined dramatically, with as much as 90% of big fish gone in some parts of the global ocean. More than one billion people rely on fish as their main source of protein globally. As catches decline and quotas and rules are tightened in response, there has been a huge increase in illegal, unreported or unregulated (IUU) or “pirate” fishing.

Pirate fishing is estimated to make up almost one-fifth of the global catch, and respects neither national boundaries nor international attempts to manage ocean resources. The recent seizure of £4 million worth of seafood in the Spanish port of Las Palmas, allegedly caught illegally in west African waters and headed for dinner tables in Europe, serves to highlight this growing criminal trade, which exploits lax regulations at ports and on the high seas, and often involves serious human rights infringements.

Jo Royle supports EJF's Save the Sea Campaign

Jo Royle in support of EJF's campaign Save the Sea!

Postcards from the frontlines - How to take part

Help protect climate refugees. Send your postcard today.

KT Tunstall supports the Climate Week T-shirt for EJF

KT Tunstall's message at the photoshoot for the Climate Week T-shirt in support of EJF's No Place Like Home campaign.

People are being forced from their homes and land by deteriorating environmental conditions linked to climate change. Conditions like creeping desertification, flooding, rising sea levels and more intense extreme weather events. Some will be forced to leave temporarily, others permanently.

EJF believes that there needs to be a new legally-binding instrument identifying and protecting climate refugees.

Wonderland support the Climate Week T-shirt in support for EJF

Girlband Wonderland's message at the photoshoot for the Climate Week T-shirt in support of EJF's No Place Like Home campaign.

People are being forced from their homes and land by deteriorating environmental conditions linked to climate change. Conditions like creeping desertification, flooding, rising sea levels and more intense extreme weather events. Some will be forced to leave temporarily, others permanently.

EJF believes that there needs to be a new legally-binding instrument identifying and protecting climate refugees.

A legal point of view: Polly Higgins, author and environmental lawyer

Part of a series of interviews on migration and climate change curated and produced for the Hay Festival Maldives 2010.

An advocate's concern: Dr Purna Sen, head of Human Rights Commonwealth Secretariat

EJF interviews Dr Purna Sen, former Head of Human Rights Commonwealth Secretariat, on the human impacts of climate change.

EJF's boat in Sierra Leone

EJF delivers the boat to the communities of Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone. It will be used to help combat pirate fishing but also as a water ambulance.

ENV - My Linh PSA

Vietnamese pop star My Linh urges people not to consume bear parts or bile, raising awareness for the campaign to end the bear trade.

Act now to bring pirate fishing vessels out of the shadows!

'Pirate fishing' operators steal with impunity and devastate marine environments. With a Global Record of Fishing Vessels we would have a far clearer picture of vessel ownership, vessel histories as well as the size and capacity of each country's fleet.

With thanks to sound studio 4AM Productions.

The great fashion cycle

Get active for a better fashion industry. Take part in EJF's iconic London to Paris bike ride and help us address human rights and environmental abuses in the fashion industry.