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WWF, Fishermen and Minister in joint appeal for change
04/07/2009
In an unusual move, the Swedish WWF Secretary-General, the president of the Swedish Fishermen’s Federation and the country’s Minister of Fisheries have published a joint letter calling for “regionalisation” of EU decision-making.
Bottom trawling condemned in new report
04/07/2009
A new report from the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SNF) compares bottom trawling to “cutting down the forest in order to hunt for deer”.
End of the line for politicians and bureaucrats
04/07/2009
Although not yet premiered in movie houses, Greenpeace arranged a private pre-screening at this years’ Almedalen Week for an audience of political and government decision-makers.
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