Blogposts tagged 'Senegal'

Senegalese fishermen fight back against factory fishing

Posted by Alicia C - 27 January 2012 at 4:38pm - 1 Comment
All rights reserved. Credit: Clement Tardif / Greenpeace
Senegalese fisherman join Greenpeace campaigners in defending fish stocks from industrial trawlers

In the run up to the Senegalese presidential elections, Youssou N’dour isn’t the only controversial show on the road. Last week, a caravan tour organised by the small-scale fishing sector and our colleagues in Greenpeace Africa, called on presidential candidates to take urgent action against foreign super trawlers.  

Article tagged as: CFP, common fisheries policy, overfishing, senegal

Fish is a security issue: what's on your plate?

Posted by Alicia C - 2 June 2011 at 4:10pm - 0 Comments

Your fish costs more than you think.  A billion people worldwide depend on fish as their main source of protein, many living in the world’s poorest nations - including Africa.

Article tagged as: africa, African Voices, Cape Verde, CFP, EU Fishing, fisherfolk, fisherman, fishing, fishing industry, Fleets, food security, Mauritiania, Project Ocean, Selfridges, senegal, Senegalese, sustainable fishing, tour, videos

African Voices tour diary: fishermen bring their mission to the UK

Posted by Alicia C - 27 May 2011 at 9:41am
Celestino Oliveira, Abdou Karim Sall and Issa Moustapha Diop meet fishing commun
All rights reserved. Credit: © Francisco Rivotti / Greenpeace
Celestino Oliveira, Abdou Karim Sall and Issa Moustapha Diop meet fishing communities in Penzance

Last week, three African fishermen - Karim of Senegal, Celestino of Cape Verde and Issa of Mauritania - were in the UK for the African Voices tour to deliver an urgent message: that EU fleets must stop stealing fish from African Waters.

Article tagged as: African Voices, Cape Verde, CFP, common fisheries policy, cornwall, fishing, Mauritania, Project Ocean, richard benyon, senegal

African Voices slideshow: local fishing communities under threat

Posted by Gemma Freeman - 12 May 2011 at 4:00pm
Fishingboats arriving to Tarrafal, Santiago, Cape Verde.
All rights reserved. Credit: © Christian Åslund / Greenpeace
Fishingboats arriving to Tarrafal, Santiago, Cape Verde.

On Sunday the latest leg of African Voices begins, as three delegates from West African fishing communities arrive in London to start a tour of the UK, speaking out on how the invasion of industrial-sized EU fleets are threatening their livelihoods, food security and marine ecosystems.

Article tagged as: African Voices, Cape Verde, CFP, Dakar, destructive fishing, fish fight, fishing, Mauritania, photography, senegal, slideshows, sustainable fishing, tuna, west africa

African fishermen tell EU fleets: Stop stealing our fish!

Posted by Alicia C - 5 May 2011 at 11:03am - 4 Comments
Catch on Senegalese Bottom Trawler
All rights reserved. Credit: © Christian Åslund / Greenpeace
Catch on Senegalese Bottom Trawler

The disastrous effects of overfishing by European fleets aren’t confined to our continent's waters: destructive EU vessels are now exploiting the waters of the world’s poorest nations - threatening ecosystems, depriving local fishermen of their livelihoods and the food security of their communities. So Greenpeace have brought them and their stories to Europe.

Article tagged as: africa, African Voices, Cape Verde, CFP, Fisherman tour, fishing, overfishing, Project Ocean, Selfridges, senegal, sustainable fishing

Launching Greenpeace Africa

Posted by bex - 14 November 2008 at 5:28pm - 0 Comments

"While the environmental threats facing Africans are urgent and critical, Africa is in a position to leapfrog dirty development and become a leader in helping to avert catastrophic climate change and protect the natural environment. We are here to help make that happen."

Amadou Kanoute, Executive Director of Greenpeace Africa.

 

Greenpeace Africa is here! Marking a whole new era for Greenpeace, we opened our first African office yesterday, in Johannesburg. In the coming weeks, we'll be opening two more - one in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the other in Senegal.

Article tagged as: about, africa, climate change, congo, forests, oceans, senegal, south africa
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