The environmental NGOs ANP|WWF, Sciaena, and Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) congratulate the Portuguese Parliament for today’s general approval of legislative proposals from PAN, PS, PSD, and Livre, which establish a moratorium preventing deep-sea mining in national waters until 2050.
Dear teachers,We are please to invite you to attend a new European teachers’ training program:: SEED – Sustainability Educations and Empowerment through Drama The program is designed to help teachers use drama and art methods in transformative sustainability education, with students 13-19 years of age. Complementing the academic learning,...
Over the past two weeks, Sciaena participated in the annual meetings of two major Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) in the Atlantic Ocean. While decisions regarding swordfish and tuna were positive from a conservation and sustainable stock management perspective—particularly with the adoption of a multiannual management plan...
In October 2024, Sciaena organized a series of webinars on how to operationalize Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management (EBFM). The webinar series “EBFM: From paradigm to practice” aimed at showcasing existing efforts to develop the scientific basis for EBFM, while advocating for policymakers to provide clear direction to scientists by asking the...
Over 70 scientists and conservationists from Chile, Argentina, Norway, US, UK, across the EU and other countries, released an open letter to world leaders expressing deep concern over damaging industrial activities occurring within marine protected areas (MPAs) around the globe. The letter, which comes as delegates gather for the UN...
In advance of the meeting of the Joint Expert Group on Climate Change, Sciaena and 5 other NGO wrote a letter to the European Union (EU) head of delegation to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) calling for support and leadership in the adoption of a climate action plan in the context of the regional...
The EU has passed the Nature Restoration Law (NRL). It’s the first time in over 30 years that legally binding rules have been set to bring nature back to Europe. What does it mean exactly for Europe’s seas and marine life?
Brussels - Leading civil society organisations have today [16 April] launched a campaign calling on the EU to take tougher action against EU countries that still allow bottom trawling in their Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), after a new report reveals that the destructive fishing practice is still taking place in 90% of offshore EU MPAs.
Strasbourg – Today, the European Parliament’s plenary has adopted the agreement reached with EU countries on the Nature Restoration Law (NRL). This is good news for the marine environment, say NGOs Oceana and Seas At Risk, because the new law includes binding restoration targets for marine habitats, as well as a new mechanism and a timeline to...
While the negotiations about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) are still open, fifty organizations from 13 European countries make a call for the implementation of a solid and effective Deposit Return System (DRS) for beverage containers in all members states.
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