🗞️ Trump's war in the Middle East has caused untold damage to human lives and the climate, and exposed the weaknesses in the world's over-reliance on fossil fuels.
The time for a gradual, politically comfortable transition is over. Read more in @landclimate.bsky.social from @stevetrent.bsky.social👇
🗞️ We’re #Hiring a Senior Press Officer to join our team in London!
This role would be a good fit for someone with a passion for environmental justice and the drive, experience and skills to build our audiences and get our perspectives in front of decision-makers.
Apply by 09:00 UK time, 30 April:
The road ahead is worrying, but there is reason to hope - this year, investment in clean energy has already surged.
We can achieve energy sovereignty and resilience, but only if we accelerate the green transition away from fossil fuels now.
🔗 Read more in the article:
The vulnerabilities of our over-reliance on the Strait of Hormuz for the world’s oil and gas trade have been exposed.
From skyrocketing energy and fertiliser costs to catastrophic wartime emissions, the reverberations of this conflict on the global economy will continue well into the future.
EJF Land & Climate Review The fires of Hormuz: how is Trump's war reframing the energy transition? In a guest feature, Environmental Justice Foundation CEO Steve Trent discusses how the Middle East conflict will reshape global energy systems. By Steve Trent 2 April, 2026 Image in the background of solar panels and wind turbines
“The structural vulnerability that produced the crisis - civilisational dependence on a 21-mile waterway - will persist unless political leaders have the courage to lead its elimination.”
In @landclimate.bsky.social, @stevetrent.bsky.social discusses the impact Trump’s war will have on 🌍 energy.
🚨 We’re #Hiring a Communications and Media Officer - Ghana!
This is a role for an ambitious and talented communications professional with exceptional copywriting and organisational skills, an eye for a compelling story, and the confidence to secure media coverage.
Apply by 30 April:
Nature recognises no borders. Safeguarding the Pantanal is a shared global responsibility essential for climate stability and wildlife.
Together, we will continue to ensure that the plight of the Pantanal’s species is heard at the highest levels of government. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfyE...
Momentum for the biome continued during the President’s opening speech, where he signed a decree establishing over 100,000 hectares of new protected land in the Pantanal.
We applaud this expansion as a critical step to secure the wetland’s future 👏
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🐆 A historic moment for the Pantanal at #COP15!
Our Chief Representative in Brazil, Luciana Leite, was honoured to meet with President Lula and First Lady Janja Lula da Silva. We presented them with "A Manifesto of the Species from the Pantanal".
📷 Photo credit: Ricardo Stuckert
We commend the efforts of President Mahama and Minister Arthur, who have shown real leadership in advancing fisheries reform.
Together, with support from the government and fishing communities, we can restore Ghana’s declining fish populations, strengthen food security and protect livelihoods.
To build trust, communities must feel a sense of ownership over the closed season. After training 120 fishers as citizen scientists, we found:
➡️ Almost half reported greater trust in regulators
➡️ 92% showed strong scientific understanding
➡️ 85% expressed a wish to participate in future training
Ghana’s small-scale fisheries are the backbone of coastal livelihoods and food security, but they are threatened by overfishing and illegal fishing.
Closed seasons, temporary bans on fishing, are essential for rebuilding fish populations - when properly designed and fairly enforced.
🧪 Citizen science is the key to rebuilding fish populations in Ghana
Our research has found that when artisanal fishers are trained as citizen scientists and involved in fisheries management, long-term livelihoods for coastal communities are more secure. ourstories.ejfoundation.org/ghanas-fishe...
🇪🇸 We’re #Hiring a Chief Representative - Spain!
They will oversee Spanish policy analysis and lead national advocacy initiatives. We're looking for someone with strong political judgment and strategic vision, as well as a proven record of achieving advocacy wins.
📝 Apply by 6pm CEST 13 April:
"Local communities are the frontline defenders of our oceans... Together, we can ensure that both people and nature thrive." Léa Moutard Global Programme Coordinator - Environmental Defenders Environmental Justice Foundation
During the visit, we provided them with the tools to build up their efforts to monitor fisheries and enhance their visual storytelling skills.
We partner with organisations like Tube Awu to amplify their impact, helping them protect marine ecosystems and empower communities.
"This training empowers community members with the skills to monitor environmental threats, document conservation efforts, and amplify their impact through storytelling and local engagement." Xavier Ndjamo Coordinator Tube Awu
Established in 2015, Tube Awu is a community-driven organisation dedicated to protecting marine and coastal biodiversity, safeguarding endangered species and supporting the well-being and prosperity of coastal communities.
🐢 Learn more about Tube Awu: tubeawu.org
🌊 Community-led, EJF-supported
Our team visited our partner Tube Awu in Cameroon to run a targeted training through our Ocean Defenders programme.
By strengthening their organisational capacity, we hope to support sustainable livelihoods and protect marine ecosystems.
Read their report: seas-at-risk.org/publications...
#OceanGovernance #SustainableFishing #CFP
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A good law that is poorly enforced is not good enough.
What needs to change: consistent enforcement, greater transparency, and coastal communities at the heart of the process.
Read @seasatrisk.bsky.social's press release: seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
Small-scale fishers in the Mediterranean are sounding the alarm: the problem isn't the law, it's the lack of enforcement.
The Common Fisheries Policy already has the right rules to restore healthy fish populations. The crisis we are seeing is the result of weak implementation, not weak legislation.
With access to the right tools, communities can restore fish populations and secure their future.
Nsowa Immaculate Munkeng, EJF's Programme Officer for Francophone Africa, said: “Sustainable fisheries are strongest when communities are at the centre of decision-making and enforcement."
Over 8️⃣ days:
📱 We strengthened community patrols by training fishers to use the DASE app, which can be used to monitor and report vessels acting illegally.
💰 We provided direct funding to Local Collaborative Management Committees to support community-led fisheries management and surveillance.
Illegal fishing has devastated fishing populations, impacting Cameroon’s coastal communities, which rely on fishing for their livelihoods & food security.
Our EU-funded Global Toolkit project aims to address this issue with the communities it impacts - to protect livelihoods, food, and marine life.
🐟 Coastal fishing communities in Cameroon are stepping up to defend their waters from illegal fishing.
On a recent visit, our team provided training and technology to the two newly formed fisheries co-management associations in Yoyo and Mbiako, small fishing villages on Cameroon’s Atlantic coast.
Cameras provide independent, verifiable evidence of vessel activities so we can hold illegal actors accountable.
Our new briefing calls for the rest of the UK and the EU to follow Scotland and require cameras on board all relevant vessels - to level the playing field and curtail illegal discarding.
Without eyes on the water, there is a high risk of illegal activities on board vessels, including the wasteful discarding of fish.
However, important steps are being taken to address this. As of last weekend, Scotland requires cameras on board to monitor trawlers in its waters.
Learn more 📰
!["Leaving such vast trawlers unmonitored opens the door to serious unreported fishing, with potentially devastating consequences for ocean life and coastal fishing communities. Scotland's introduction [of CCTV]... is a decisive step forward."
Steve Trent
CEO and Founder
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"Leaving such vast trawlers unmonitored opens the door to serious unreported fishing, with potentially devastating consequences for ocean life and coastal fishing communities. Scotland's introduction [of CCTV]... is a decisive step forward." Steve Trent CEO and Founder Environmental Justice Foundation
To ensure fairer competition and protection for fish populations in EU-UK waters, we are calling on the rest of the UK and EU to follow suit and require REM on board all relevant pelagic vessels.
As of March 7th, Scotland now requires cameras on board to monitor trawlers in its waters, which is a critical step towards greater transparency at sea.
Cameras on board vessels provide independent, verifiable evidence of vessel activities - what they catch and if they throw anything away.
🚨 EU-owned supertrawlers are fishing without surveillance in Scottish waters 🐟
In our new briefing, we found that ten EU freezer supertrawlers spent an estimated 14,530 hours fishing in Scottish waters - over a year and a half of continuous fishing time - from February 2025-2026.
Read it now 👇
🚨 EJF is #Hiring an Africa Regional Coordinator!
We're looking for a highly motivated professional to support all aspects of the Africa component of our EU-funded Global Toolkit project, from day-to-day project administration to supporting strategic planning.
Apply by 6 pm Friday GMT, 20th March: