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“EBFM: From paradigm to practice” – a Sciaena webinar series on how to make EBFM a reality
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...
Scientists and Conservationists Issue Urgent Open Letter to World Leaders on MPAs
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...
Sciaena and 5 other NGO urged the EU to lead ICCAT into taking effective climate action
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...
MARINE WINS IN THE EU NATURE
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?
EU-wide campaign launched to end destructive fishing in Europe’s protected waters: 90% of ‘protected’ waters still targeted
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.
