Surfrider Foundation Europe

Surfrider Foundation Europe (SFE) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to this call for evidence on the evaluation of the Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD). As an ocean protection NGO working on plastic pollution, water quality and health, and climate change, SFE has been closely engaged with the Directive from its adoption in 2019 to its implementation across Member States.

SURFRIDER FOUNDATION EUROPE welcomes the European Commissions commitment to put forward a renewed Ocean Act to establish more coherence within the EU ocean governance framework. Amid growing evidence of the deteriorating state of the Ocean and coastline, and the mounting effects of the triple crisis on these ecosystemsit is more urgent than ever to examine landsea interactions in depth.

Surfrider Foundation Europe would like to thank the European Commission for the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed updated rules on the use of certain fertilising materials from livestock manure (RENURE fertilisers). The draft act to amend Annex III of the Nitrates Directive raises serious concerns on several levels.

— NEs (and thus offshore wind) are necessary to achieve the objectives of the betting agreement – Offshore wind is necessary but it is not important how or anywhere: outside the GPA, with robust environmental studies, real respect for the precautionary principle, and an ENERGETIQUE SOBRIER – Maritime Spatial Planning must be crossed with the growing degradation of the ocean: the notion of cumulative impacts is very…

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This consultation covers a wide range of topics, including sport and inclusion, sport and education, sport and the economy, and sport and culture. However, in any long-term strategic thinking, it is no longer possible to separate these issues from sustainability concerns.