A RESCUE PLAN FOR EUROPE

The document outlines a 'Rescue Plan for Europe' to address the failure of previous ocean safeguarding strategies. It proposes a detailed timeline of legislative and regulatory actions from 2020 to 2030, focusing on ending overfishing, eliminating pollution, and protecting biodiversity. The plan advocates for a transition to low-impact fishing, the establishment of highly protected marine areas, and a total ban on deep-sea mining and new offshore oil and gas exploration to ensure ocean resilience against climate change.

• The document argues that previous strategies to safeguard the ocean have not been fully implemented, noting that 2008 commitments to have 'ecologically diverse and dynamic oceans and seas which are clear healthy and productive' by 2020 were not achieved.
• The plan proposes a comprehensive timeline of EU actions through 2030, including the adoption of a Farm to Fork strategy, a Biodiversity strategy with 'legally binding ocean / restoration targets', and a Chemicals strategy for sustainability.
• To protect marine biodiversity and climate, the document calls for a moratorium on deep seabed mining, a ban on all new offshore oil and gas exploration and production, and a strategy to phase out existing extraction.
• The vision for 2030 includes ensuring that at least 30% of the ocean is 'highly or fully protected' and transitioning to low-impact fishing by prohibiting 'non-selective and destructive fishing gears and techniques'.
• The roadmap suggests specific financial and regulatory measures, such as allocating at least 21 billion EUR of the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021-2027 to protect nature and including shipping in the EU Emissions Trading System.

APA

ClientEarth (n.d.). A RESCUE PLAN FOR EUROPE. https://www.clientearth.org/media/z3nl2h42/blue-manifesto-the-roadmap-to-a-healthy-ocean-in-2030-coll-en.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. A RESCUE PLAN FOR EUROPE. n.d. https://www.clientearth.org/media/z3nl2h42/blue-manifesto-the-roadmap-to-a-healthy-ocean-in-2030-coll-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{clientearthndrescue, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{A RESCUE PLAN FOR EUROPE}}, institution = {ClientEarth}, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/z3nl2h42/blue-manifesto-the-roadmap-to-a-healthy-ocean-in-2030-coll-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }