10 de junio de 2025

World Oceans Day: Empty promises and the urgent need to reform the United Nations

Only a united and informed push from citizens, scientists, and local communities demanding accountability from governments and businesses can help us overcome the rising tide of...
9 de junio de 2025

Joint Statement: “FAO and its members must address the destructive effects of industrial feedlot aquaculture”

JOINT DECLARATION 13 civil society organizations and small-scale fisheries organizations (CSOs and IPs) sign a joint declaration during the 13th Session of the FAO Sub-Committee on Aquaculture, a...
25 de febrero de 2025

Embracing Change: The Imperative of Whale Conservation and the protection southern hemispjhere ecosystems on World Whale Day

Moreover, concerns mount regarding the environmental pollution generated by aquaculture centers. Large cetaceans face fatal risks from nets deployed as part of anti-seal strategies at facilities...
6 de febrero de 2025

New fishing legislation in Chile: The Mother of All Battles

A new fisheries law is being mooted in Chile against a backdrop of corruption, overfishing and the exclusion of artisanal fishing and indigenous communities from decision...
18 de diciembre de 2024

Paul Watson’s Freedom: A Strategic Victory for Organized Citizens and Environmental and Human Rights Defenders!

From Chile, communities, socio-environmental organizations, and artists extended a heartfelt embrace of freedom. Millions of citizens are celebrating this triumph of resistance against abuse and environmental...
9 de diciembre de 2024

Disturbing Connections Between Mega Industrial Salmon Farming and Whale Deaths in the Protected Waters of Patagonia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica

The so-called “protected areas” in Chile are not the only zones where the salmon farming industry is endangering whale populations. Since 1994, the vast Southern Ocean...
20 de noviembre de 2024

Forced labor in Chilean salmon industry: Unions and communities confirm labor abuses and human rights abuses

«The salmon industry has been very intelligent, but also very abusive in using different ways to influence the democratic system and the media. It is a...
11 de noviembre de 2024

The far-reaching implications of Paul Watson’s extradition for Denmark’s credibility in the face of Japan’s controversial enzai judicial practices

«Succumbing to Japan’s mounting pressure to extradite Watson would not merely represent another legal decision for Denmark; it would signify a profound erosion of the country’s...
22 de octubre de 2024

Key salmon industry pharmaceutical company causes a strike for almost a month in Chilean Patagonia

Abbott and Aquagestión assure that they work “under high quality and safety standards guaranteeing the improvement of each of the production stages” for the salmon industry....