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🔥 Wildfires globally are threatening people and the planet

In our new briefing, we provide a glimpse into the real human and ecological costs of wildfires across six regions: from the tropical landscape of the Pantanal to personal experiences in Los Angeles.

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🌎 Gender Day at #COP30

EJF’s Brazil Chief Representative Luciana Leite participated in a panel organised by Brazil’s First Lady & Special Envoy for Women, Janja Lula da Silva.

They discussed the impact the #ClimateCrisis has on women and how they are leading the charge to find climate solutions.
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
✨ Our film, “Adrift”, has made the long list for a Smiley Charity Film Award – Take a moment to vote to support the film!

Through the story of Abdou, our film reveals how impacts of overfishing and illegal fishing in Senegal drives irregular migration to Europe.

Vote for “Adrift” here ⬇️
Adrift: Senegal’s coastal crisis and the deadly route to Europe
He left Joal-Fadiouth, a fishing town in Senegal, and eventually reached Tenerife, a Spanish island off the coast of Morocco, after spending approximately…
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November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🎬 A night for the Pantanal at COP30

Last evening, our award-nominated film ‘Pantanal’ was screened at Casa Ninja in Belém, where over 100 people attended to learn more about this wetland and hear from our incredible panelists.

We look forward to continuing to work together to protect the Pantanal!
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🌱 Members of the Pantanal delegation with Marina Silva, Brazil’s Minister of the Environment and Climate Change at #COP30

The Pantanal wetland is often overlooked by the world – at COP30, we are changing that.

We look forward to continuing our work to protect this biome and other wetlands.
November 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
📣 COP30 event tonight: Join us for an evening to celebrate the Pantanal!

Hosted at Casa Ninja, the evening will begin with our award nominee documentary ‘Pantanal’, which will then be followed by a specialist panel.

Event details:
🗓️ Tuesday, 18 Nov 2025
⏰ 19:30
📍 Casa Ninja - Rui Barbosa, 555
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🚨 We’re hiring a Campaign Manager: Climate and Ocean, to join our team in the UK!

In this role, you will lead cross-cutting campaign initiatives, oversee implementation, and support on-the-ground teams to amplify their reach and influence.

Apply by December 8th:
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Campaign Manager
Campaign Manager: Climate & Ocean Position: Campaign Manager: Climate and Ocean Based: London or Bath, with hybrid working (minimum three days per week…
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November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🌱 Brazil's First Lady accepts open letter calling for the protection of the Pantanal and other wetlands at COP30

We presented our open letter to First Lady Janja Lula da Silva, which is an urgent global appeal to protect and restore wetlands as a central pillar of climate action.
November 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🌱 “This year, the Pantanal community will be here together as a clear reminder of how vital the Pantanal and other wetlands are for climate stability.”

At COP30, we are working with the Pantanal delegation, calling for wetlands and Indigenous leadership to be placed at the heart of climate action.
November 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
🚨 We’re hiring a Research and Advocacy Officer - Climate and Oceans to join our team

They will play a central role on EJF’s global team to advance our campaigns on deep sea mining and on key areas of our oceans and climate policy work.

Apply by 10 December: ejfoundation.org/jobs/researc...
Research and Advocacy Officer
Research and Advocacy Officer - Climate and Oceans Location: London, UK (Hybrid working available) Contract: Full-time, permanent Salary: £38,000 -…
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November 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
📣 #COP30 panel

We will honour the life and legacy of Francisco Anselmo – an activist who self immolated 20 years ago during a protest in Campo Grande, Brazil, to protect the Pantanal against sugar cane monocultures.

🗓️ Saturday, 15 Nov 2025
⏰ 15:00-16:30
📍 Prédio da Economia Criativa Zona Verde
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“Unfortunately, the Pantanal... the largest flooded plain on the planet, is not cared for with the affection it deserves.”

🎬 Hear more from Rodrigo Agostinho, President of @ibamagov.bsky.social, the federal environmental agency of Brazil, on why it is so important to protect the Pantanal wetland.
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🔥 Wildfires globally are threatening people and the planet

In our new briefing, we provide a glimpse into the real human and ecological costs of wildfires across six regions: from the tropical landscape of the Pantanal to personal experiences in Los Angeles.

ejfoundation.org/reports/wher...
November 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
🎬 We’re hiring a Production Assistant

We are looking for a motivated and creative individual to play a vital supporting role within our Film Unit in London, helping to research, edit, and organise visual content to strengthen our campaigns.

Apply by December 1st: ejfoundation.org/jobs/product...
Production Assistant
Production Assistant Location: London (Hybrid – 4 days office / 1 day home working after probation) Contract: Full-time, permanent Reporting to: Senior…
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November 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
📣 Side-event at #COP30: Join us for a discussion on Indigenous climate alternatives and the impacts of carbon markets

Event: Carbon markets, forests and Indigenous alternatives
🗓️ Thursday, 13 Nov 2025
⏰ 15:00-16:30
📍 SE Room 4

Find more details below ⬇️
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We have arrived at #COP30 in Brazil!

Hear from Dr Luciana Leite, our Chief Representative and Lead Advocate for Brazil, about how we will be working over the next two weeks to protect #wetlands and the vital role they play in keeping our planet habitable 🌱 🎬

Sound on for English!
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Consumers in the U.S. and other countries are at risk of buying squid caught with environmental and human rights abuses.

Our recent investigation focuses on the Southwest Atlantic squid fishery, a largely unregulated region, where we have found evidence of a squid population under severe stress ⬇️
November 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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🐟 New report - EU import controls are likely failing to keep illegal seafood off European plates.

Many EU member states are failing to properly check and control seafood imports, though required to do so under EU law.

Read the report:
www.iuuwatch.eu/2025/10/eu-i...
October 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🐟 Nuevo informe: el control de las importaciones de la UE no logra mantener los productos pesqueros ilegales fuera de los platos europeos

Lea el informe ⬇️
www.iuuwatch.eu/2025/10/eu-i...
October 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM
🐟 New report from the EU IUU Fishing Coalition - EU import controls are likely failing to keep illegal seafood off European plates.

Many Member States are failing to properly check and control seafood imports, though required to do so under EU law.

Read the report:
www.iuuwatch.eu/wp-content/u...
October 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🗞️ Mongabay shows how the work of journalists to investigate abuses at sea can have a global impact.

In 2022, after years of investigations into human rights and environmental abuses on board vessels owned by a major Chinese tuna fishing company, the US announced sanctions against the company.
Investigating labor abuse and illegal shark-finning leads to U.S. sanctions on Chinese fishing fleets - Environmental Journalism and Education
In 2021, Mongabay, in collaboration with Japanese investigative outlet Tansa and the Environmental Reporting Collective published an in-depth investigation of labor abuses aboard vessels operated by a...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🚨 Nous recrutons actuellement un Chargé de Plaidoyer Senior

En tant que Chargé de Plaidoyer Senior en France, vous dirigerez nos activités de politiques publiques et de plaidoyer au niveau national.

Nous examinerons les candidatures reçues jusqu’au 17/11/2025: ejfoundation.org/jobs/charg%C...
Chargé de Plaidoyer Senior / Senior Advocacy Officer
Chargé de Plaidoyer Senior / Senior Advocacy Officer Basé à : Paris, Bruxelles, Londres Contrat : CDI à plein temps Supérieur direct : Représentant…
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October 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🌊 The UK is moving closer towards ratifying the High Seas Treaty

Last week, @kerrymp.bsky.social mentioned us in the parliamentary debate over the #BBNJ Bill, rightly highlighting the importance of the Treaty for protecting marine ecosystems and ending human rights abuses at sea 💬
October 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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The issue of fisheries transparency gets brought home to London commuters through this ad campaign by the @ejfoundation.org
October 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🚆📣 A message to the UK government

We’ve launched our poster campaign on the London Underground, urging politicians to end the UK’s complicity in seafood crime and ensure consumers can trust the fish on their plates.

Hear more our campaign from EJF Senior UK Advocacy Officer Kaleem 🎬
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
💧🌱 Freshwater wetlands – our most powerful, but neglected climate allies

They store vast amounts of carbon, regulate water flows, and sustain biodiversity and livelihoods worldwide.

However, our new report reveals how they are being destroyed at alarming rates, fatally undermining climate goals.
October 17, 2025 at 8:27 AM