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Cephas Asare
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West Africa Regional Manager @ejfoundation.org believe in #sustainable #oceans, protecting small scale #fisheries and 🇬🇭
The report shows that Liberia has made progress, fully implementing two of the principles, partially implementing seven and one not yet implemented. Read the full analysis in the report.
December 31, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The report shows that Liberia has made progress, fully implementing two of the principles, partially implementing seven and one not yet implemented. Read the full analysis in the report.

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Uncharted waters: evaluating fisheries transparency in Liberia
This report evaluates Liberia’s progress in implementing the ten principles of the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency, a set of low- or no-cost…
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December 31, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Liberia endorsed the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency ahead of the UN Ocean Conference in Nice and reaffirmed the endorsement and commitment to implement the Charter's principles at the conference.
December 31, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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This has left the UK at risk of being targeted by criminal actors looking to sell their illegal catches on our shores, impacting honest fishers who must compete in the unfair market.

Now is the time for the UK take action to to bring the global fishing industry out of the shadows.
Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency
The Global Charter comprises ten holistic, no-cost to low-cost measures for greater transparency in the global fishing sector to enable sustainable,…
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December 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Community-led restoration brings people, science, and policy together to achieve sustainable and just outcomes. Governments must now strengthen protections and enforce laws that stop deforestation before it starts.

Watch the full film 🔗 youtu.be/VwJMvRH95lM
December 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Alongside Hen Mpoano, as a part of our Sustainable Oceans Project, our new short documentary, “Forests of Life: Ghana’s Sankofa Journey of Mangrove Restoration”, reveals how local action and stronger policy can revive these vital ecosystems.
December 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Indigenous and traditional peoples in impacted biomes bear the brunt of the climate crisis they did not cause.

It is critical that these women working to protect the Pantanal have their voices heard. We look forward to continuing to work with them and bring their expertise to the global stage.
Environmental Defenders
The Environmental Justice Foundation exists to protect the natural world and defend our basic human right to a secure environment.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Freshwater wetlands are irreplaceable carbon vaults and vital homes for people and wildlife.

From including wetlands into national climate commitments to delivering finance for their protection and restoration, wetlands must be integrated into climate action at the upcoming #COP30 and beyond.
October 17, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Peatlands cover just 3-4% of the Earth’s land surface, but they contain as much carbon as all of the world’s forests and store up to ⅓ of the world’s soil carbon.

Despite this, wetlands are disappearing three times faster than forests, releasing vast stores of carbon accumulated over millennia.
Nature's mighty carbon stores: why conserving freshwater wetlands is…
Freshwater wetlands store vast amounts of carbon, regulate water flows, and sustain biodiversity and livelihoods worldwide. Yet they are being drained,…
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October 17, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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We find that without secure access to landing sites and processing areas, fishing communities could be displaced, undermining their livelihoods & threatening national food supplies.

We call on the Liberian government and international partners to act swiftly to protect fishers’ rights.
September 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM