Biodiversity publications

The Fishing credits system: an industry guide

March 2010 | Read the guide | Read the summary

We believe very strongly and passionately in a sustainable future for EU fisheries, but the European Union's Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is failing. It is time for a completely new approach. That is why ClientEarth and the Marine Conservation Society are proposing a different way of managing fisheries under the CFP, which we call the Fishing Credits System (FCS). The FCS has three core goals: simplicity, sustainability and incentivisation.
 
Briefing: Environmental regulation of oil rigs in EU waters and potential accidents

22 June 2010 | Read the briefing

This legal background paper has been drafted in response to enquiries regarding the EU rules that would apply in the event of an oil spill from an oil rig accident such as the recent BP accident in the Gulf.

It is intended to provide a general overview of some of the main rules which govern oil rigs in the EU, and to identify some of the weaknesses of and gaps in the current EU regulatory framework.
 
Guide to legal considerations on IWC vote

15 June 2010 | Read the guide

In this briefing ClientEarth provides guidance on the main legal issues concerning EU Member States ahead of the forthcoming meeting of the International Whaling Commission: compliance with EU law, requirements for unanimity and abstention and issues of competence and voting.
 
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