Ocean governance and the protection of ocean defenders
This book chapter outlines a research agenda that emphasizes the need for co-developed, ethical research to better understand governance gaps, human rights violations, and the role of civil society.
Ocean Defenders: Protectors of Our Ocean Environment and Human Rights
Check the recording of our second webinar on Ocean Defenders. Here we present the main insights of the report we published, together with key reflections from ocean defenders and human rights experts.
Ocean Defenders: Protectors of our ocean environment and human rights
This report is dedicated to ocean defenders worldwide who are organizing, advocating and protesting for the protection of the ocean environment, their marine territories and resources, and their human rights. It is our hope that it helps to increase knowledge of, bring greater attention to, and increase support for ocean defenders.
Our Beaches, Our Sea: Heritage of Fishing Communities, Usufruct of All Citizens
This report highlights the cultural, social, and economic significance of coastal areas for fishing communities and emphasizes their rights to these spaces. It critiques the Vizhinjam International Seaport (VIS) for disregarding these rights, citing environmental and social threats such as severe coastal erosion, loss of livelihoods, and biodiversity depletion.
Blue Justice? Impacts of oil exploration on small-scale fishers in Ghana
In Ghana’s Western region, over 150,000 small-scale fishers are struggling with the impact of offshore oil exploration, which has restricted their access to traditional fishing grounds. These regulations have drastically reduced their catch and income, deepening poverty and food insecurity. Despite limited resources and influence, the communities have actively campaigned for their rights.
