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ClientEarth Europe retweeted
🚨 New legal study out today: the EU can legally keep #DeepSea minerals out of its #EUmarket, and should act against any commercial #DeepSeaMining.
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#EUbiodiversity #KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
@ClientEarth @CostasKadis @Teresaribera @steph_sejourne
🚨 New legal study 🚨 The EU has the legal authority to prevent deep-sea minerals from being placed on the EU market to avoid destroying one of the least explored places on Earth.
Read more: clientearth.org/latest/press…
Download the study: clientearth.org/media/t4vnly…
ClientEarth Europe retweeted
The promise of “simpler rules” is politically attractive. The consequences may be far less so.
Reopening the #CommonFisheriesPolicy could unravel years of progress towards sustainable fisheries, creating new risks.
Thanks, @DrRashidSumaila, for helping bring clarity.
The Commission’s findings should serve as a wake-up call: what the EU needs now is implementation, enforcement, and investment in sustainable fisheries - not further legislative chaos." Read full quote on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/posts/clientear…
"Where the rules have been implemented, progress is visible. The real problem is not the law itself, but the persistent failure by Member States and the Commission to enforce it.
ClientEarth Senior Lawyer Bellinda Bartolucci said: “The Commission’s own evaluation confirms a simple truth: when the Common Fisheries Policy is properly applied, fish populations can recover and coastal communities benefit.
ClientEarth reaction to the European Commission’s evaluation of the #CommonFisheriesPolicy, published today ⚖️🐟
The report confirms that the #CFP “remains a very important & relevant tool to manage a common natural resource and related economic activities in a changing world.”
ClientEarth Europe retweeted
🎥 Across the Med fishers see the value of #MPAs 🌊 for healthier ecosystems & more resilient fisheries. But weak enforcement risks undermining them. #CommonFisheriesPolicy needs to be fully implemented✅
👉Read more seas-at-risk.org/publication… #RethinkFisheries @CostasKadis
ClientEarth Europe retweeted
🚨 Only 14% of England’s rivers meet good ecological standards.
UK Parliament is about to decide whether that changes.
Demand a Water Reform Bill that stops pollution and delivers #CleanWaterNow.
🌟 Email your MP, it'll take 2 minutes with our template: act.clientearth.org/page/187…
🌊 Ahead of #EUOceanDays, 50+ NGOs urge EU leaders to put ocean health at the heart of the next #EUbudget
💙 Ring-fence funds to protect & restore marine ecosystems and support low-impact fishers
💙 Stop public money going to rule-breakers
Read more👇
seas-at-risk.org/general-new…
ClientEarth Europe retweeted
The pressures on Med artisanal fisheries aren’t about the design of the #CommonFisheriesPolicy, but gaps in implementation & enforcement
Let’s protect what works
🎥 Watch & read more: seas-at-risk.org/multimedia/…
#EUOceanPact #EUOceanDays #MissionOcean #RethinkFisheries @CostasKadis
Why does full implementation of fisheries control matter?🐟
Our letter to @CostasKadis explains why strong and fully implemented fisheries controls are essential for transparency, fair enforcement and EU credibility, at home and globally👇
ejfoundation.org/reports/let…
ClientEarth Europe retweeted
BREAKING: Our new investigation reveals top chocolate brands like Mars, KitKat & Dairy Milk are at high risk of using cocoa grown on recently deforested Liberian rainforest.
This is why the #EUDR must enter into force NOW, not later. gwitness.org/4riQ8SH
ClientEarth Europe retweeted
Ugandan landmark case returns to court today ⚖️
How 48 landslide survivors are holding power to account for climate damages 👇
More on @Greenwatch_Ug's website greenwatch.or.ug/judicial-de…
ClientEarth Europe retweeted
🔥This summer has seen Greece sweltering in 43 °C temperatures & wildfires... but the Greek govt continues offering fossil fuel companies access to its seabed to drill for oil & gas.
We're calling on the EU Commission to finally do something about it.🧵
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ClientEarth Europe retweeted
Constructive meeting with the Blue NGOs Coalition on the #EUOceanPact .
Thank you for your valuable contributions — many of your ideas have shaped the Pact.
We're now working at full speed in the Commission to deliver on our commitments. 💪🇪🇺
Together, we're building a healthier, more resilient ocean for future generations.
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@oceana
@SeasAtRisk
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@ClientEarthEUR
Today's #EUbudget sacrifices nature, undermining long-term European security & competitiveness 🚨
Our lawyers have expressed deep concern over @EU_Commission's #MFF for 2028-2034, which proposes cuts to dedicated environmental spending.
Our statement👇
clientearth.org/latest/press…
Today, 24 environmental organisations including ClientEarth have signed an open letter urging Commissioner @CostasKadis to stand firm against this pressure and to uphold the EU’s commitment to marine biodiversity protection.
📄 Read the letter: deep-sea-conservation.org/am…
These closures are not just policy, they are critical safeguards for some of the most fragile ecosystems on Earth.