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Environmental Justice Foundation
@ejfoundation
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) exists to protect the natural world and defend our basic human right to a secure environment.
Apr 11 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
BREAKING 🎣🚨

Our investigations have found the 🇨🇳 fishing fleet is responsible for systemic illegal fishing & human rights abuses in the Southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO).

These findings undercut China’s claims of supporting sustainable development in the region. China’s distant water fleet (DWF) is the largest in the world, and has a growing reputation for perpetuating human rights and environmental abuses.

Our report is the first of its kind to investigate China’s DWF in the SWIO.

Read it here ⬇️
ejfoundation.org/reports/tide-o…
Dec 14, 2022 • 7 tweets • 7 min read
A new @PolicyPECH study on 🇨🇳's 🎣 fleet reviews its global operations, notably in 🇸🇳🇲🇷🇲🇬🇲🇺🇪🇨🇸🇧, and the challenges it poses to competing 🇪🇺 fleets.

The study sets the tone for a forthcoming @Europarl_EN report on the impacts of 🇨🇳's fleet on 🇪🇺🎣.
europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes… .@PolicyPECH highlights that 🇨🇳's fleet - the world's biggest - operates globally and drives #overfishing, environmental destruction & human rights abuse.

The fleet profits unfairly from illegality, a lack of transparency & data gaps as our report shows:
ejfoundation.org/reports/the-ev…
Dec 12, 2022 • 5 tweets • 7 min read
Tomorrow the @EUCouncil will adopt a set of conclusions on international ocean governance and #DeepSeaMining.

Their decisions will shape the future of the #DeepSea.

EU Member States must stand against #DeepSeaMining to protect the world’s last true wilderness from harm. ImageImage We welcome @EUCouncil steps to support stronger regulations, higher environmental standards & a precautionary principle on potential future #DeepSeaMining.

But more ambitious targets & proper commitments are needed to #DefendTheDeep from those who want to destroy it for profit. Image