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The Deposit Return System for Beverages in Portugal – 21/10/2021 – Registrations
ANP|WWF, Sciaena and Zero, in partnership Retorna, NOVA SBE and Cascais Municipality are coorganizing an event on the future deposit return system for beverages in Portugal, which should start in 2022 but is, unfortunately, considerably delayed. The objective of this event is to improve the knowledge...
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Sciaena was in the first ever CCRUP in-person meeting
Sciaena attended the first in-person meeting of the Advisory Council for the Outermost Regions, an organization that brings together fishermen, NGOs and other entities, with the objective of guaranteeing healthy marine ecosystems and sustainable fisheries. Among several representatives of the governments of Spain, Portugal and France, a...
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IUCN Congress votes yes to a moratorium on deep sea mining
A motion calling for a moratorium on deep-sea mining was adopted with overwhelming support by the IUCN World Conservation Congress on September 8. Among government and government agencies 81 voted for the moratorium with 18 against and 28 abstentions. Among NGOs and civil society organization the vote was 577 for, 32 against and 35 abstentions,...
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Sciaena submits feedback to the European Commission on the CFP’s state of play
Sciaena follows, since 2014, the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy at national and European level. The current basic regulation of the CFP contains ambitious goals and concrete deadlines to place the European Union at the forefront of fisheries management and make it sustainable in the three pillars – environmental, social and...
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Launch of the report “Policy Options to Eliminate Additional Marine Plastic Litter”
The think piece “Policy Options to Eliminate Additional Marine Plastic Litter” was released on July 13 and provides a detailed overview regarding the levels of introduction of marine litter into the ocean according to various scenarios, as well as suggestions on how to reduce the production of this waste. This tool was developed by...
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Single-use plastics pollution: where do Europe and Portugal stand?
July 3, 2021 was the deadline for EU Member States to transpose the Single Use Plastics Directive. But how is the implementation of this directive going? The Rethink Plastic alliance, the Break Free From Plastic movement and Seas at Risk – of which Sciaena is a part – have released two reports and an interactive […]
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Ministry of Environment’s delay in regulating the deposit system harms the country and the circular economy
Yesterday, ANP|WWF, Sciaena and ZERO organized a projection action at Largo do Camões, in Lisbon, in order to alert to the huge waste of resources resulting from the delay in the implementation of the Deposit Return System (DRS) for disposable packaging. In every day of delay, Portugal wastes 4 million disposable beverage packages in plastic,...
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World Ocean Day – launch of the report “How Protected are Portuguese Marine Protected Areas?”
On June 8th, another World Ocean Day was celebrated, something that at Sciaena we celebrate everyday working towards a more resilient and healthier ocean, trying to find a balance between human activities and conservation. Remembering this day also allows us to reach a wider audience to alert and press for more concrete action. This time, we...
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President of the Republic welcomed Sciaena on International Biodiversity Day
On the 21st of May, Sciaena had the pleasure to introduce its work to the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The meeting took place on the International Biodiversity Day, at the Palace of Belém. Several NGOs had the opportunity to present their work to the President of the Republic, showing the multidisciplinary nature of the...
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Europe at a crossroads: protecting the deep sea or letting mining destroy it?
‘At a crossroads: Europe’s role in deep sea mining’ a new report published today by marine NGO Seas At Risk, exposes the role played by the EU, its Member States, the UK and Norway in this final mining frontier and provides a comprehensive analysis of their existing policies on deep-sea mining. It makes the case […]
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