Environmental Justice Foundation

EJF is part of a coalition of NGOs together with Oceana, Pew Charitable Trusts, TNC and WWF, to work against illegal fishing.

EJF is part of a coalition of NGOs to raise awareness about sustainable fish consumption in the EU.

EJF is a member of Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe.

EJF is a member of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition.

EJF is a member of the Bottom Trawling Coalition.

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Does not represent commercial interests

Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

3,962,270€

EU funding, Grants, Donations

In 2020, EJF received funding from three EU grants--two directly awarded to EJF and one through WWF Austria. The two directly awarded grants were in Ghana and Liberia.

The project in Ghana, Far Dwuma Nkɔdo (contract FOOD/2016/380-426), began in 2017 and set out to secure sustainable fisheries in the country. EJF worked with the Ghanaian group Hen Mpoano to drive a reduction in illegal fishing, and give local fishers a voice in processes to build a more sustainable sector. Activities included using a combination of local surveillance and remote monitoring to strengthen the reporting of illegal fishing; empowering small-scale fishers, vulnerable and marginalised groups to articulate their interest in fisheries reforms and implement fisheries co-management; and promoting alternative livelihood options for small-scale fishing communities. It concluded at the end of 2020.

In Liberia, EJF has worked since 2019 on a four-year project, Communities for Fisheries (contract FED/2019/411-342). EJF’s local and international teams empower communities to co-manage fisheries and reduce illegal fishing, building lasting sustainability and social equity. The project is part of the EU-Liberia Agricultural partnership programme which aims, among other things, at supporting a competitive and environmentally sustainable value chain for inland and coastal fisheries in Liberia. EJF's project provides training, workshops and community engagement, building capacity for fisheries ‘co-management’. In particular, the project engages and empowers women, who make up 60% of the fisheries workforce.

From 2018-21, EJF received EU funding via WWF Austria as part of the Fish Forward 2 project. It raised awareness of the need for sustainable seafood consumption. It sought behaviour change in consumers and corporates in Europe based on an increased awareness and knowledge of the implications of seafood consumption and sourcing on people and oceans, particularly in developing countries.

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- EJF is in routine and regular contact with MEPs to present evidence from our investigations and grassroots partnerships in order to raise awareness on problems in the fisheries sector, particularly regarding the issue of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in West Africa and South-East Asia.

- EJF is member of a coalition of NGOs (the EU IUU Coalition) working to support the effective implementation of the EU IUU Regulation and maintain EU leadership in global fisheries governance. EJF is also working on the revision of the Control Regulation (1224/2009) alongside other NGOs and as part of the EU Fisheries Control coalition. As part of this coalition work, we maintain a close contact with relevant MEPs and organise events in the European Parliament to share our recommendations.

- EJF is working with a coalition of other NGOs to raise awareness about sustainable fish consumption in the EU, as well as communicate the pressure on fishing stocks from overfishing, illegal fishing, etc. as well as the fact that climate change compounds these problems.

- EJF is working with the European Commission to share evidence of IUU fishing in high risk areas such as West Africa and South-East Asia to inform and support the effective implementation of the EU IUU Regulation 'carding scheme'.

- EJF is in contact with the European Commission and MEPs to raise awareness of the need for protection of climate refugees.

- EJF ensures visibility to the EU Commission's financial support to our projects in Ghana and Liberia, including through published materials and events.  

The Environmental Justice Foundation is a member of the Long Distance Fleet Advisory Council (LDAC).

The Environmental Justice Foundation is a member of the Market Advisory Council (MAC).

16 meetings found. Download meetings

The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

• Date	08 Dec 2022	Location	BERL
  Subject	Trade and sustainable development; deforestation
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
  Portfolio	An Economy that Works for People
  Attending	Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)

• Date	17 Nov 2022	Location	video conference
  Subject	forced labour
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
  Portfolio	An Economy that Works for People
  Attending	Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	International La Strada Association World Uyghur Congress Stichting Fair Trade Advocacy Office European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights Clean Clothes Campaign / Stichting Schone Kleren Kampagne Anti-Slavery International

• Date	18 Oct 2022	Location	BERL
  Subject	Prohibition of products made by forced labour in the EU Market
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
  Portfolio	An Economy that Works for People
  Attending	Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)

• Date	08 Mar 2022	Location	video-call
  Subject	International ocean policies and IUU fishing
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
  Portfolio	European Green Deal
  Attending	Helena Braun (Cabinet member)

• Date	28 Oct 2021	Location	Hybrid
  Subject	NGOs presented their expectations for an ambitious reform and shared views on specific topics in the revision of the EU fisheries control system.
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius
  Portfolio	Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
  Attending	Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	OCEANA Seas At Risk ClientEarth AISBL Umweltorganisation WWF Central and Eastern Erurope Stichting BirdLife Europe

• Date	11 May 2021	Location	Brussels - Zoom
  Subject	Discussion on IUU
  DG	Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
  Attending	Charlina Vitcheva (Director-General)
  Other Lobbyists	WWF European Policy Programme The Pew Charitable Trusts THE NATURE CONSERVANCY IN EUROPE gemeinnützige GmbH OCEANA

• Date	04 Dec 2020	Location	Virtual
  Subject	Following 2 briefs published by NGOs coalition against Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) on this, to discuss the role that the fight against IUU plays in achieving the implementation of the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Biodiversity Strategy
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius
  Portfolio	Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
  Attending	Eglantine Cujo (Cabinet member) Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)

• Date	29 Jan 2020	Location	Brussels
  Subject	To discuss illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius
  Portfolio	Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
  Attending	Eglantine Cujo (Cabinet member) Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
  Other Lobbyists	The Pew Charitable Trusts WWF European Policy Programme THE NATURE CONSERVANCY IN EUROPE gemeinnützige GmbH OCEANA

• Date	16 Jan 2020	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Oceans priorities, illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing, transparency as the key to combating IUU fishing
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius
  Portfolio	Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
  Attending	Marius Vaščega  (Cabinet member)

• Date	15 Jan 2020	Location	Brussels
  Subject	climate change and marine protection
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
  Portfolio	European Green Deal
  Attending	Helena Braun (Cabinet member)

• Date	20 May 2019	Location	Brussels
  Subject	+ other NGOs: Exchange of views on the workings of the IUU Coalition
  DG	Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
  Attending	Joao Aguiar Machado (Director-General)

• Date	05 Feb 2019	Location	Brussels
  Subject	IUU Fishing
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella
  Portfolio	Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
  Attending	Karmenu Vella (Commissioner) Andras Inotai (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	OCEANA THE NATURE CONSERVANCY IN EUROPE gemeinnützige GmbH The Pew Charitable Trusts WWF European Policy Programme

• Date	25 Jan 2018	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Climate change and its role in conflict and displacement
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete
  Portfolio	Climate Action & Energy
  Attending	Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet member) Isaac Valero Ladron (Cabinet member)

• Date	21 Sep 2016	Location	Brussels
  Subject	IUU fishing
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella
  Portfolio	Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
  Attending	Andras Inotai (Cabinet member)

• Date	30 Apr 2015	Location	Brussels
  Subject	IUU fishing
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella
  Portfolio	Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
  Attending	Andras Inotai (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	The Pew Charitable Trusts WWF European Policy Programme

• Date	17 Apr 2015	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella
  Portfolio	Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
  Attending	Andras Inotai (Cabinet member)