Brussels: Ocean Week kickoff event
3-9 February 2020 marked Ocean Week across Europe: seven days of events targeted to European decision makers and citizens to raise awareness and turn up the volume on discussions around the state of our ocean. In Brussels, the WWF European Policy Office (EPO)...
Corals and communities: EJF report highlights devastating impacts of climate crisis on reefs
The risk of severe impacts on coastal communities and marine biodiversity from the loss of coral reefs is highlighted in a new report by EJF. 275 million people directly depend on reefs for their livelihoods and sustenance, but the IPCC predicts that 99% of corals...
Ocean Practice Africa-Europe Regional Meeting took place in Portugal
From 26th to 28th November, the Ocean Practice Africa-Europe Regional Meeting took place in Lisbon, Portugal. Some of the points discussed for Ocean Practice activity were defining strategy for emerging issues, such as the new Practice Initiative, which will be the...
EU fishing deals overseas must no longer compromise food security and sustainable seafood
On 15 November 2019, WWF, BirdLife Europe and CFFA organised a high-level panel discussion dedicated to Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs), the EU’s fishing agreements with non-EU countries. Hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee, key...
