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Apr 03, 2024Unlocking the power of a truly green transition in the UKRead
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Mar 13, 2024EU ambassadors say yes to the EU forced labour lawRead
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Feb 23, 2024The UK's withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty is a huge step for climate actionRead
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Feb 07, 2024European Parliament responds to Norway's decision to open the Arctic to deep-sea mining by calling for a global moratorium on the industryRead
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Jan 17, 2024Press comment: new Drax development is "is a shockingly backwards decision which will send both trees and cash up in smoke"Read
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Jan 17, 2024New Drax development is "is a shockingly backwards decision which will send both trees and cash up in smoke"Read
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Jan 11, 2024EJF's report reveals systemic labour abuses and environmental destruction in Brazil's cattle ranching industry linked to EU supply chainsRead
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Jan 09, 2024Norway's decision to move ahead with deep-sea mining is "an irrevocable black mark on Norway’s reputation as a responsible ocean state": press commentRead
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Jan 09, 2024Today, as Norway votes on moving forward with deep-mining, new report from EJF shows that deep-sea mining is not needed for clean energy transition: new researchRead
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Jan 09, 2024Critical minerals and the green transition: do we need to mine the deep seas?Read
Proponents of deep-sea mining contend it is needed to fill a future gap in the supply of critical minerals required for the clean energy transition. This briefing explains why this argument is flawed.
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Dec 06, 2023Slave labour in the Brazilian cattle ranching industry: the case of the Pantanal and the European marketRead
Slave labour is prevalent in Brazil’s cattle ranching industry. This report investigates slavery on ranches in the Pantanal wetland, including some linked to JBS, the world’s largest meat producer.
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Dec 05, 2023Norway’s proposal to move forward with commercial deep-sea mining must be rejectedRead
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Nov 29, 2023Open letter calling on Lord Cameron to support greater protections for the Pantanal wetlandRead
With COP 28 upon us, it is critical that the international community addresses current threats to the Pantanal, in recognition of the central role it plays in our ability to avoid catastrophic climate breakdown. Alongside MPs, peers and other NGOs in the UK and Brazil, we are calling on Lord Cameron, the UK's Foreign Secretary, to begin this process.
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Nov 22, 2023Mexico's commitment to a deep-sea mining moratorium is a truly seismic shiftRead
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Nov 22, 2023Mexico's commitment to a deep-sea mining moratorium is a truly seismic shiftRead
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Nov 21, 2023Trabalho escravo no setor pecuarista: o caso de Mato Grosso e Mato Grosso do SulRead
Entre 1995 e 2022, o setor pecuarista foi responsável por 46% dos casos detectados de trabalho escravo no país, percentual maior que qualquer outro setor.
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Nov 17, 2023EU supply chains drive deforestation in biodiversity hotspot as major fires spreadRead
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Nov 16, 2023EU supply chains drive deforestation in biodiversity hotspot as major fires spread: EJF reportRead
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Nov 16, 2023The impact of EU supply chains on deforestation and biodiversity in Brazil's Pantanal: a global wetland under threatRead
This research explores the role played by EU cattle supply chains in driving the conversion of native vegetation to pasture in the Pantanal biome, with a view to informing the European Commission’s impact assessment of the expansion of the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products to include Other Wooded Land and Other Natural Ecosystems.
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Nov 16, 2023Burning paradise: how the EU is fuelling the Pantanal's demiseRead
Burning paradise: how the EU is fuelling the Pantanal's demise
EU supply chains are directly driving the destruction of the Pantanal, one of the world's largest wetlands. Expanding anti-deforestation legislation could protect it.
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Aug 25, 2023Pacific island nations again lead the way in protecting the oceanRead
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Jul 29, 2023A first victory against the rush to deep-sea miningRead
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Jul 13, 2023The risk of sleepwalking into deep-sea disaster is at hand, say government officialsRead
The risk of sleepwalking into deep-sea disaster is at hand, say government officials
More and more states are coming forward and calling for a stop to the rush towards deep-sea mining, including France and Germany. Sebastian Unger, Germany’s Federal Government Commissioner for the Ocean, and Olivier Poivre d’Arvor, the French Ambassador for the Poles and Maritime Issues, tell us why deep-sea mining poses a grave threat to this pristine marine ecosystem.
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Jul 11, 2023Statement to the Council of the International Seabed Authority on the 28th Session 10 – 28 July 2023Read
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.
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Jul 07, 2023Deep-sea mining: a threat to wildlife, people and the planetRead
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Jul 06, 2023UK Government plans to abandon already modest climate commitmentsRead
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Jul 05, 2023Blue carbon deserves a green light for the climate fightRead
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Jun 30, 2023We are ocean caretakers for future generationsRead
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Jun 23, 2023Deep seabed mining? Let’s think twice before we mineRead
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Jun 21, 2023Critical Raw Materials Regulation: Opening the EU door to materials exploited from the deep sea?Read
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.
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Jun 13, 2023Paradise lost? Protecting the Pantanal, a precious ecosystem in crisisRead
The Pantanal is the world’s largest tropical wetland and home to rich biodiversity, Indigenous peoples and traditional communities. It is, however, quickly disappearing with the intensification of cattle ranching and monoculture farming, including soy plantations.
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Jun 12, 2023Coal-powered crisis: The cost of Germany’s energy U-turnRead
This briefing analyses Germany's recent increased reliance on coal, and what consequences this has for meeting the country's legally binding climate commitments. It focuses on the coal phase-out and the energy transition in Germany, making recommendations for the German Federal Government to phase out coal-fired power generation by 2030.
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Jun 08, 2023Harm done to the ocean is a direct attack on our way of lifeRead
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May 16, 2023The perils of deep-sea mining: A briefing for financial institutionsRead
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.
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May 15, 2023Environmentalists warn investors of deep-sea mining riskRead
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Apr 28, 2023Time’s running out on decarbonisation, says IPCC: How we move forwardRead
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Mar 30, 2023Powering Up Britain is a love letter to the fossil fuel industry: press commentRead
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Mar 24, 2023Deep-sea mining: profits for the rich, costs for the restRead
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Mar 16, 2023Communiqué au Conseil de l'Autorité internationale des fonds marins (ISA)Read
Le Conseil de l'ISA doit mettre en œuvre un moratoire sur l'exploitation minière en eaux profondes afin d'éviter des dommages irréversibles aux environnements marins, à la faune marine et à la justice environnementale
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Mar 16, 2023Statement to the Council of the International Seabed AuthorityRead
The ISA Council must implement a moratorium on deep-sea mining to prevent irreversible harm to marine environments, ocean wildlife and environmental justice.