Indigenous communities won a major win for Amazonian rivers. After more than a month of protests, Brazil's govt reversed plans to privatize and dredge the river. Activists declared, “The river won" - celebrating a powerful stand against industrial megaprojects threatening their lands and waterways.
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🌊 Ahead of #EUOceanDays, 50+ NGOs urge EU leaders to put ocean health at the heart of the next #EUbudget.
💙 Ring-fence funds to protect & restore marine ecosystems and support low-impact fishers
💙 Stop public money going to rule-breakers
Read the joint paper 👇
The pressures on Med artisanal fisheries 🎣 aren’t about the design of the #CommonFisheriesPolicy, but gaps in implementation & enforcement. 🌍 Let’s protect what works! 🐬
🎥 Watch the full video & read more: seas-at-risk.org/multimedia/v...
#EUOceanPact #EUOceanDays #MissionOcean #RethinkFisheries
The EU watchdog found maladministration in how the Commission prepared the Omnibus I & CAP-related proposals.
Are you an NGO or grassroot movement eager to know more? Join us to learn when & how to file a complaint to the Ombudswoman, and what to expect➡️
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A new legal challenge in the UK is demanding accountability for river pollution linked to intensive poultry farming ⚖️
Read more riveractionuk.com/news/river-a...
#RiverPollution
🤝 Members of the European Parliament from across the political spectrum reaffirm their commitment to civil society.
MEPs from @reneweurope.bsky.social, @socialistsanddemocrats.eu, @greens-efa.eu, @eppgroup.bsky.social and @left.eu have launched a Manifesto on Civil Society 💘
@valdisdombrovskis.ec.europa.eu
@teresaribera.ec.europa.eu
@steph-sejourne.bsky.social
@jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
@christopheclergeau.bsky.social
@pcanfin.bsky.social
@juttapaulus.bsky.social
@sigridfriis.bsky.social
@woelken.eu
Right now European citizens and the environment are not adequately protected from harmful chemicals.
We have joined with 37 NGOs to call on EU leaders to put protection of people and nature first.
📄 Read the joint statement here:
Together with @clienteartheur.bsky.social, we appeared before Spanish court to present more evidence of the impacts of #BottomTrawling in marine protected areas in Spain.
This is part of our legal action against the Government for allowing this type of fishing in zones where it should be forbidden.
📢The ClientEarth Summit 2026 is open for registrations! 📢
3 days of thought-provoking conversations on the role of the law in shaping our future.
Hear from us & our inspiring partners, peers, communities & experts.
📅 24-26th March 2026
🌍 Online
👀 Register here 👀 events.zoom.us/ev/AoABITLxs...
Our source of life, water, should never be gambled with, nor used as a political bargaining chip.
Together with other NGOs and water suppliers, we are urging @ec.europa.eu not to weaken core water rules.
WEBINAR: join us at the STELLAR Rights Online Conference for a conversation about energy communities, how they can enforce their rights, and the implementation situation on the ground in Central and Eastern EU countries.
February 20, 9:30-12.00 CET
Sign up today⬇️
Image of a winding river through green hills with overlaid text reading, “Letter from water suppliers & civil society: Don’t give in to polluting industries!”
Water is our source of life - and should never be gambled with, nor used as a political bargaining chip.
Together with other civil society organisations, we are urging @ec.europa.eu not to weaken core water rules!
Read the joint letter 👉 www.epsu.org/article/dont...
Why does fisheries control matter?
Our letter to Commissioner Kadis explains why strong and fully implemented fisheries controls are essential for transparency, fair enforcement and EU credibility, at home and globally.
👇 ejfoundation.org/reports/lett...
It's over, and we won: the Spanish supreme court rejected the local authorities' appeal on our landmark case against industrial livestock pollution.
The judgment is now final: authorities must be accountable for protecting citizens' fundamental rights.
It's a game-changer for communities in Europe⬇️
27 EU leaders. In a castle. Deciding which protections to cut for polluter profit tomorrow.
175,000+ people already said: Hands off our water, our air, our nature.
👉 handsoffnature.eu#take-action
#HandsOffNature
The global moratorium on commercial whaling has reached its 40-year mark 🐳
During this time, it’s been credited with helping Earth’s largest creatures recover from centuries of hunting pressure.
Title slide fore report saying "REACHing out: Industry’s 2025 lobby blitz to undermine chemicals policy reform"
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Revealed: industry’s lobby blitz to undermine chemicals policy reform.
See our brand new analysis of the #REACH chemicals regulation lobby battle in Brussels:
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/r...
The @ec.europa.eu plans to revise its own Better Regulations guidelines. This will make the law making process more rushed, less transparent, and less scientific.
And a law that isn't based on scientific evidence and isn't considering its own impact, is a bad law.
We shared our thoughts here:
Europe needs to enforce ocean laws 🌊
The European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the #OceanAct closed yesterday – and it received nearly 800 responses. That level of engagement shows just how high the stakes are.
📌 Read our consultation response here: www.clientearth.org/media/dycip5...
The health of 450 million Europeans vs. short-term gains for a few?
Polluters and their political allies are tearing down environmental laws as we speak. The laws that protect our water, health & nature.
Don't let it happen. Sign to give nature a voice: handsoffnature.eu
#HandsOffNature
Remind our leaders what people want them to protect: clean air, safe water, and our health.
Why? Because right now, they are handing out permits to poison our water, food, and nature.
Don't let that happen. Sign our petition now and tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature:
handsoffnature.eu
🚨 Last week to register for the webinar "CSDDD after Omnibus I: Takeaways from a flawed law" organised by @clienteartheur.bsky.social!
👥 The event will feature experts including Prof. @alemanno.bsky.social.
🗓️ 05/02
⏰ 12:00 - 13:30
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4rk4Yrm
🎉Win against fossil fuels 🎉
The Dutch capital of Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban fossil fuel ads, set to come into force on 1st May. 1/2
🍎🍏A deeply unenticing sounding 'cocktail of pesticides' is polluting our apples all across Europe, a new study from @paneurope.bsky.social has found.
Eighty-five percent of the samples contained several pesticide residues, with some showing traces of up to seven different chemicals.
A law is not worth the paper if not applied ⚠️
The Common Fisheries Policy #CFP is no exception.
In a new op-ed, read about why Europe’s fishers won’t be supported by rewriting policy that is already shown to work.
@oceanaeurope.bsky.social #CommonFisheriesPolicy
www.politico.eu/sponsored-co...
The Omnibus I was made in a rush to dilute the CSDDD/CSRD. The Commission was slammed by the EU Ombudswoman for it. Want to know the consequences for future omnibuses, transitioning companies and potential legal challenges? Join us online on 5 Feb 2026:
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Political cartoon showing a chainsaw labeled ‘Simplifier’ cutting through a stack of papers labeled ‘Vital social and environmental protections.’ The chainsaw bears EU symbols and is powered by a red fuel can labeled ‘Corporate lobbying.’ Above, text reads: ‘Commission unveils new tools in so-called “simplification” plans.’ Cartoon by @cartoonRalph
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The 🇪🇺 Commission is taking a political chainsaw to hard won social, environmental, and digital protections.
We need #RulestoProtect not #Deregulation.
Check out our new cartoons below by @cartoonralph.bsky.social and spread the word!
The climate and biodiversity crises go hand in hand with national security.
Today’s chilling warning from intelligence experts shows the very real risks of inaction within the next five years.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
REACH is the #1 law we have to protect health & environment from toxic chemicals. This year, the Commission will revise it - a chance to protect us all for years to come.
@healthandenv.bsky.social & other health orgs urge @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to ensure the REACH revision puts health first:
