The 4 Networks organise the online conference day “Together in the Fight Against Environmental Crime” on the 21st of May 2021 from 09.00-16.15 CET. The organising parties are ENPE, EUFJE, EnviCrimeNet and IMPEL. The event will be hosted by the LIFE+ SATEC project. The goal of the 4 Networks day is to bring all relevant… [Read more]
Save the Date: EU Forest Crime Initiative Conference, 15-16 June 2021 (virtual)
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]
Succesful training on Asia – Europe Cooperation Against Waste Crime
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]
Joint webinar: Introduction to Waste Inspections at Ports
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]
Kick-off meeting Water and Land project Tackling Illegal Groundwater Drilling and Abstraction (TIGDA) – April 26th 2021 10:00 CET – Virtual via Teams
Groundwater is and remains a valuable resource for the environment and different human activities. Environmental and anthropogenic pressures on this resource include amongst others: climate change (drought, flooding, etc.), (over)abstraction and pollution (point source and diffuse). Water re-use, water buffering and infiltration are some of the possible measures to diminish our requirement for fresh groundwater… [Read more]
Save the Date: Final WasteForce Conference ‘Watch the Waste’, 7 May 2021
The WasteForce project partners are pleased to announce that the final conference of the ISF-Police funded WasteForce Project will take place on 7th May 2021. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, the conference will be held on-line. The theme of the conference is centered around trends in the illegal waste trade, costs related to environmental… [Read more]
EU Green Week 1-4th of June 2021
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]
New EU strategy on adaptation to climate change
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]
Have your say: Consultation on the Environmental Crime Directive open until 03/05/2021
The European Commission has asked for input from the public and a broad range of stakeholders according to their interests and expertise in this subject. They include: Academic/research institutions Government authorities in charge of environmental policy National prosecutors and professional networks for prosecutors National judges and professional network for judges National law enforcement professionals or… [Read more]
WCO releases research paper on waste control at borders by Customs
The global environment surrounding waste control at borders is evolving. Heightened import restrictions on waste by several countries in the last couple of years have impacted the way the world tackles waste. In addition, the new international rules based on the amendment of the Basel Convention will expand the Convention’s regulatory scope to cover plastic waste from… [Read more]
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