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Time to transform our fishing industry: for fishermen and the ocean.

Posted by Alix Foster vander Elst - 28th September 2016
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George Eustice MP, fisheries minister has the power to transform the UK’s fishing industry. Will he use it? For years, local fishermen in the UK have been left struggling. Constrained by the amount of fish they’re allowed to catch (quota), they’ve seen their livelihoods all but disappear. In turn, their… Read More

The lowdown on UN’s SOFIA report: 89.5% of fish are now fully or overfished

Posted by Fiona Nicholls - 23rd September 2016
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The SOFIA report is a biennial publication that outlines the State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture of the previous two years, hence the name. Commissioned by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (‘for a world without hunger,’ is their tagline), the report is a big deal… Read More

Three small letters destroying the rainforest

Posted by India Thorogood - 23rd September 2016
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Decades of forest destruction by palm oil and paper companies laid the foundations for 2015’s Indonesian forest fires. The Indonesian government responded with a firm commitment to crack down on rogue companies. Hundreds of thousands of us pushed brands like Colgate to toughen up their ‘no deforestation’ policies. But while… Read More

What I told the government about fracking and their unsustainable ‘dash for gas’

Posted by Hannah Martin - 22nd September 2016
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Last week I spoke at an event in Parliament to discuss “Shale Gas and Climate Change.” The event was hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group (APPCCG) which is a coalition of lots of different people who have an interest in climate change. It’s been running for over 15… Read More

Will George Eustice finally create a fair deal for small-scale fishermen?

Posted by Alix Foster vander Elst - 15th September 2016
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(Guest blog by Frances Rankin) Fisheries Minister George Eustice was at the House of Lords yesterday, facing questions on the future of the fishing industry after we leave the EU. Eustice called Brexit an opportunity to take a serious look at shares of allocations both within… Read More

A joint mission: ending plastic pollution

Posted by Louise Edge - 14th September 2016
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Back in July I was lucky enough to be one of 100 people who spent the day cleaning up a heavily plastic polluted beach on ‘Freedom Island’ in Manila Bay, Philippines. The beach was in an appalling state – piled high with throwaway plastic wrappers, straws and bottles which… Read More