Forest crime is a growing problem with links to organized crime and corruption – ranking 1st profitable natural resource crime in 2017. Loopholes in the EUTR and implementation gaps in EU countries have hindered a real change in practice. The EU Forest Crime Initiative, a project financed by the EU Internal Security Fund,  started in… [Read more]

As part of the WasteForce project, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), in partnership with the United Nations University (UNU) SCYCLE programme and with support from WasteForce partners, INTERPOL, held a 3 day on-line training workshop on 24-26 February 2021 on the prosecution of waste crime. The training gathered more than 120 participants, representatives of… [Read more]

When: 16 March 2021 at 2:00 – 3:00 pm CET A joint webinar organised by UNU SCYCLE and the Inspectorate of Republic of Slovenia for the Environment and Spatial Planning (IRSOP) will take place on 16 March at 2:00pm CET as an introduction to the online training on waste inspections at ports. The webinar is… [Read more]

The EU Green Week 2021 is scheduled from 1-4th of June 2021. The European Commission is planning to hold the Green Week as a virtual conference and will be dedicated to the  Zero Pollution Ambition. At the EU Green Week website you can find more information. There are three ways to participate in the EU… [Read more]

EU ADAPTATION STRATEGY The European Commission adopted its new EU strategy on adaptation to climate change on 24 February 2021. This new strategy sets out how the European Union can adapt to the unavoidable impacts of climate change and become climate resilient by 2050. The Strategy has four principle objectives: to make adaptation smarter, swifter… [Read more]