One more priority for the new UK Government: improving fisheries #transparency. Enshrining the principles of the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency into UK legislation would be a transformative step. The Charter is backed by over 50 global civil society organisations. It offers practical and immediate steps to improve fisheries governance, bringing illegal fishing and human rights abuses out of the shadows. These steps come at little or no cost and can be as simple as giving each vessel a unique identifying number, similar to a car license plate. They would have a profound effect for human rights and our planet. We urge the 🇬🇧 government to support them. #KingsSpeech Read them here: https://lnkd.in/eJhUUb4S https://lnkd.in/e2WXQfSY
Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF)
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EJF is working to make sure natural environments can sustain, and be sustained by, the communities that depend on them
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The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) exists to protect the natural world and defend our basic human right to a secure environment.
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"If mining companies start using the ocean floor for profit, they do so knowing that they are decimating sacred and cultural connections." - Solomon 'Uncle Sol' Kaho'ohalahala, seventh-generation Indigenous native Hawaiian descendant. In the rush to mine the deep, Indigenous voices have too long been erased and excluded. Many cultures and livelihoods are deeply connected with the deep sea – this connection must not be severed just to line the pockets of those hoping to exploit this untouched resource. Recently, Hawaii's governor signed a bill banning #DeepSeaMining in the state‘s territorial waters. We need more leaders across the globe to step up and take action to prevent deep-sea mining from destroying this precious ecosystem and the cultural connection many Indigenous and coastal communities have with it. Hear Uncle Sol challenge deep-sea mining and discuss the importance of Indigenous connections to the ocean 🎥 https://lnkd.in/eiyP7ub9
“We are the culture of the people of the deep sea and our culture is intangible”
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The overwhelming majority of the world’s climate refugees come from lower-income countries. While all refugees face enormous challenges, climate refugees lack even the ostensible protections afforded to people forced to leave their homes for other reasons, such as persecution or war. ⚖️ The development of a new legal framework for the protection of climate refugees. 🌡️ Full implementation of the Paris Agreement to keep global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. 💰 Delivery of and scaling up of international climate finance commitments, to fund mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage, disaster risk reduction and resilience programmes. 📊 Investment in new data collection and monitoring systems to better understand, predict and support the needs of climate refugees. 🤝 Commitment to inclusive deliberations and negotiations for mitigation and adaptation to the climate crisis. Failure to take climate action will roll back advances for many of the world’s poorest and have devastating consequences for human rights around the world – we cannot fail them. Read our report on climate refugees: https://lnkd.in/euWAAsQR #ClimateRefugees #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalJustice #HumanRights
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Today, the 29th International Seabed Authority Council meets to discuss deep-sea mining begins in Kingston, Jamaica. This is a critical moment for our ocean – we will be there with other committed organisations and people, working to prevent irreversible destruction to this important ecosystem. The deep sea is not barren – it is full of unique wildlife that have adapted to extreme conditions and are unlike anything we see at different depths or on land. There is still much we have to learn about this incredible place, and its importance to how our ocean and planet function – however, we will not be able to do this if we start mining. Supporters of #DeepSeaMining claim that it is necessary for the green transition. This is false: not only will #DSM not curb land-based mining, it cannot provide many of the critical minerals needed to fill future demand. Instead, it risks decimating largely untouched deep-sea ecosystems, harming the wider ocean, and disrupting global food security and the carbon cycle, all for minerals we do not need. Many are recognising the need to #DefendTheDeep, as the global opposition grows. Currently, 27 countries have said no to deep-sea mining, supporting a precautionary pause, moratorium, or an outright ban. Deep-sea mining means destruction we can't predict, to produce minerals we don't need. We call on more leaders to join this growing wave of opposition. #StopDeepSeaMining #OceanAction #ISA29 #InternationalSeabedAuthority
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Today is #SharkAwarenessDay 🦈 Sharks are incredible, ancient creatures that are critical to ocean ecosystems. As predators, they keep marine animal populations at sustainable levels so vital ecosystems like seagrass meadows are not overgrazed. They also possess unique traits, such as Greenland sharks, which can live for at least 270 years, or lantern sharks, which can glow in the dark. However, these amazing animals are at risk from a number of human threats, including illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, deep-sea mining, global heating, and habitat loss. In our extensive research into illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, we have uncovered cruel practices like shark-finning. Sharks are deliberately or inadvertently caught, have their fins removed and are then often thrown overboard while still alive. We need to act globally to give shark populations the chance to recover, safeguarding them and the marine ecosystems which depend on them. All countries must adopt and enforce protections for sharks, and take action to enforce strong marine protection laws. This also requires working towards creating transparency in fisheries, to bring those illegally finning sharks out of the shadows. Read our 2021 article to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eFjVe7uQ #Shark #IUU #IllegalFishing #OceanAction #SharkFinning #Conservation #MarineProtection
Sharks: the awe-inspiring predators keeping our ocean healthy
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Women are the backbone of coastal fishing communities. While it is men who haul in the nets on Liberia's beaches, fishing is an industry that is largely driven by women. Women lead the post-harvest activities by processing, marketing, and preserving the catch. They are also the leading distributors of fish and hold traditional ecological knowledge on processing and preserving fish, which is invaluable for fisheries management. In Liberia, despite making up 60% of the fisheries workforce, women are too often left out of decisions on how to manage fisheries and excluded from leadership positions. To combat this structural inequality, we are implementing an EU-funded project called Communities for Fisheries. We set up women’s community-run savings associations called ‘Village Savings and Loans Associations’ (VSLAs). Under the system, people can pool their savings and borrow from the shared pot. Some of the investments people have made include building fish-smoking sheds to add value to their products, buying a mattress, and replacing canoes lost in accidents. The change has been dramatic - between 2021 and 2023, over $300,000 was saved across the associations. The financial freedom which the VSLAs provide has also given women the foundation they need to run for fisheries management positions - we’ve seen a 50% increase of women in leadership positions. https://lnkd.in/dhbbvaPn #WomensEmpowerment #VSLA #CommunitiesForFisheries #EU #FishingCommunities
Together we are strong: Liberia's fishmongers building fairer fisheries
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Opaque, global supply chains are driving environmental destruction and human rights abuses at sea – we need more transparency to ensuring we know where the fish on market shelves is coming from. The Global Charter for Transparency sets out 10 key, low-cost, and readily available principles for states to implement. These include: ➡️ Publishing comprehensive and up-to-date fishing vessel license lists ➡️ Making public beneficial ownership of vessels ➡️ Stop the use of flags of convenience and at-sea trans-shipment ➡️ Ratify and comply with international instruments that set clear standards for fishing vessels and the trade in fisheries products Read it here: https://lnkd.in/eF4QnPNe
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The UK needs a Special Representative for Climate Change and Biodiversity - we have added our name to the list of organisations calling for an integrated approach to both the #ClimateCrisis and #biodiversity loss.
The UK is one of the world's most nature-depleted countries, with one in six species now threatened with extinction. Today, 24 NGOs call on Keir Starmer to expand the role of Special Representative for Climate Change to include #BiodiversityProtection. Our global climate and biodiversity crises are fundamentally interconnected – in the UK, the loss of peatlands has transformed this carbon sink into a net source of carbon emissions. This calls for bold action to stop this vicious cycle of global heating and biodiversity loss. We are calling for a transformative step: expanding the title and function of the role to Special Representative for Climate Change and Biodiversity. This will revolutionise the UK’s position as representatives of climate and biodiversity on the international stage and help foster effective ‘whole of government’ approaches. We welcome Labour’s ambition to make the UK a global environmental leader. It’s time to protect our natural world, together. https://lnkd.in/e5sw4SpR 🎥: Kogia Oceanic Library/Karim Iliya RSPB The Wildlife Trusts Greenpeace UK WWF-UK The Pew Charitable Trusts Wildlife and Countryside Link The Nature Conservancy Oceana UK Cool Earth Whale and Dolphin Conservation Zero Hour Global Witness River Action UK Earthsight Blue Marine Foundation The ICCF Group Groundwork Marine Conservation Society The Bat Conservation Trust Chester Zoo Pesticide Action Network UK National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces (NPFGS) Uplift
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The UK is one of the world's most nature-depleted countries, with one in six species now threatened with extinction. Today, 24 NGOs call on Keir Starmer to expand the role of Special Representative for Climate Change to include #BiodiversityProtection. Our global climate and biodiversity crises are fundamentally interconnected – in the UK, the loss of peatlands has transformed this carbon sink into a net source of carbon emissions. This calls for bold action to stop this vicious cycle of global heating and biodiversity loss. We are calling for a transformative step: expanding the title and function of the role to Special Representative for Climate Change and Biodiversity. This will revolutionise the UK’s position as representatives of climate and biodiversity on the international stage and help foster effective ‘whole of government’ approaches. We welcome Labour’s ambition to make the UK a global environmental leader. It’s time to protect our natural world, together. https://lnkd.in/e5sw4SpR 🎥: Kogia Oceanic Library/Karim Iliya RSPB The Wildlife Trusts Greenpeace UK WWF-UK The Pew Charitable Trusts Wildlife and Countryside Link The Nature Conservancy Oceana UK Cool Earth Whale and Dolphin Conservation Zero Hour Global Witness River Action UK Earthsight Blue Marine Foundation The ICCF Group Groundwork Marine Conservation Society The Bat Conservation Trust Chester Zoo Pesticide Action Network UK National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces (NPFGS) Uplift
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Our investigations have found the 🇨🇳 fishing fleet is responsible for systemic illegal fishing & human rights abuses in the Southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO). Fish caught with these abuses in the SWIO may end up in the US, EU, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. We need more scrutiny of China's investments in the SWIO, including from market states who risk importing their products. Our consumption must no longer drive environmental destruction and human rights abuses – transparency is key to ensuring we know where the fish on market shelves is coming from. The Global Charter for Transparency sets out 10 key, low-cost, and readily available principles for states to implement: https://lnkd.in/eF4QnPNe