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We don’t need more fishing licences – we need help to fight COVID-19
“...the government is considering granting new fishing licences to foreign vessels that collect everything in their path. It is for this reason that I am afraid.”
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Why World Tuna Day matters to all of us right now
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, sales of canned tuna have seen a spike. But what are we actually stocking up on when we buy canned tuna at the supermarket?
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Fossil fuel platform operators pollute the North Sea with 9000 tonnes of oil per year
The North Sea is a huge industrial landscape with hundreds of oil and gas platforms, with Shell in particular making money by polluting our waters and the climate.
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Land grabbers, loggers and miners don’t self-isolate
Illegal activities continue in Indigenous Peoples lands, posing not only a threat to their livelihoods and to the forest, but also to their health.
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Earth Day 2020
While we all are going through these strange times, let’s appreciate what we already have. We are lucky to be born on this magnificent planet.
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Can the pandemic sound the alarm on climate change?
Rising global temperatures, coupled with the increasing frequency of extreme weather events, are predicted to cause changes in the seasonality, geography and intensity of infectious diseases.
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An ecology reading list for self-isolating environmentalists
There are over a million ecology books in print, and sorting through them might be a challenge. These are some of the essential classics in the field.
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For my birthday, all I want is a healthy forest
Seeing the scale of forest destruction in my land and understanding the risks for the entire planet, celebrating my birthday has become more difficult in recent years.
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Who is FCF? Taiwan’s biggest tuna trader linked to forced labour & illegal fishing
It's one of the world’s top three tuna traders, with an estimated revenue of around 45 BILLION USD per annum.
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Taiwan’s major global tuna supplier shows “blind spots” to illegal fishing practices and modern slavery
New investigation shows how labour and human rights abuses continue to exist in Taiwan’s distant water fishing fleets.