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News from Members
News from Seas At Risk Member Organisations
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UK beaches set for September clean-up
Ross-on-Wye, UK, 14th August, 2010. The largest annual beach clean-up across the United Kingdom will take place this September as previous survey data gives little hope for a fall in litter quantities.
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VOICE pressing on Irish Climate Bill
Dublin, 17th June 2010. Currently working its way through the Irish legislative system is the Irish Climate Change Bill, something that Seas At Risk member organsiation Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment (VOICE) believes has the potential to be the strongest of its kind in the world.
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Portuguese sustainable fish website launched
Lisbon, 1st July 2010: Portuguese NGO and Seas At Risk member Liga para a Protecção da Natureza (LPN) launched its sustainable fish consumption website last month.
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Surfrider seaks action at source
Biarritz, May 3 2010: Seas At Risk member, the Surfrider Foundation Europe, has called for more action to reduce waste at source after publishing the results of an impact study evaluating the effect of the new European Directive 2006/7/CE on beach closures.
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Med Beach Clean-up this May
Enaoli, 26th April 2010: The annual Mediterranean beach clean-up, as organised by Seas At Risk member Legambiente, will take place this year between the 29th and 30th of May.
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Dutch conservationists awarded
Haarlem, The Netherlands, April 16, 2010: Christine Absil and Esther Luiten of Seas At Risk member organisation Stichting De Noordzee (SDN) have been awarded the prestigious Edgar Donker Prize 2010 for their contribution towards the sustainability of fish stocks.
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Water footprints VOICE-D
Dublin, February 18, 2010. The Irish environmental NGO VOICE has started work on their ‘Our Water footprints’ initiative which aims to highlight the importance of water efficiency.
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Surfrider launches marine waste campaign
Biarritz, 25th January, 2010. Surfrider Foundation Europe (SFE) has launched its annual Ocean Initiatives campaign and beach clean up event to raise awareness on marine waste.
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Voice involved in launch of Irish 10:10 campaign
Dublin, 1st December 2009. VOICE and a number of Irish environmental NGOs and the Minister for the Environment John Gormely came together on the steps of the Dail on the 29th of October to launch the first branch of the international campaign 10:10.
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Platform of Portuguese NGOs on Fisheries
Lisbon, 12th October 2009. The idea for this platform first came up during the Workshop on the Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy held by Seas at Risk (SAR) at the Luso-American Development Foundation, in Lisbon on 21st of May 2009.
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MCS goes to court in Geneva
UK, 2nd October 2009. MCS and the UK environmental law foundation ClientEarth have lodged a complaint with the Aarhus Committee in Geneva against the UK Government concerning failure to deliver access to justice in the environment, as required under the Aarhus Convention.
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MCS Raises a Stink
London, 2nd October 2009. MCS kicked off a campaign on 28th June called Raising A Stink, in association with the Sunday Times, to stop raw sewage from combined sewer overflow pipes from polluting UK beaches.
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Lost toxic ships uncovered in Italy by Legambiente
Rome, 2nd October 2009. Legambiente has uncovered a terrifying story linked to the illegal disposal of toxic and radioactive waste at sea.
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New report from SNF condemns bottom trawling
The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SNF), a SAR member, has produced a report condemning the negative environmental effects of bottom trawling.
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