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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.
👉seas-at-risk.org/press-relea…
#EUbiodiversity #KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
@ClientEarth @CostasKadis @Teresaribera @steph_sejourne
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🚨 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…
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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.
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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.”
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"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.
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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…
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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
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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…
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🌊 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…
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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
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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…
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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
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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…
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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.🧵
clientearth.org/latest/press…
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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.
@WWFCEE
@oceana
@SeasAtRisk
@SEO_BirdLife
@surfridereurope
@ClientEarthEUR
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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…
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🌊 Deep-sea protections under threat - again.
Despite a clear ruling from the European Court of Justice upholding the closure of 87 vulnerable deep-sea areas last month, the Spanish fishing industry and some Members of the European Parliament continue to push for a rollback 🧵👇
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These closures are not just policy, they are critical safeguards for some of the most fragile ecosystems on Earth.
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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…
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