The 21st IMPEL General Assembly (GA) meeting took place virtually between 29-30 June 2021. Over 80 members and experts participated. The GA was chaired by Mr José Brito e Silva, Inspector-General of IGAMAOT, Ms Ana Garcia, IMPEL Portuguese coordinator from IGAMAOT and the Chair of IMPEL, Ms Kristina Rabe. The meeting began with keynote presentations from Portugal and the European Commission. Ms… [Read more]
SERVICE ADVERT FOR CONSULTANT IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE LIFE PROWhiBIT PROJECT
PROWhiBIT is a European LIFE funded project with an overarching goal to contribute to the circular economy package, waste management principles & targets and prevent, detect and disrupt Environmental Waste Crime. Within the project there is the need to “Report on the current state of affairs at international level for Environmental Waste Crime (EWC)”. Consequently… [Read more]
WasteForce, Video on tool for environmental forensic data analysis
To explain how the “Forensic Data Analysis for Waste Trafficking Tool” published by the WasteForce project works, an instruction video has been published. The video shows examples of how the tool can support data retrieval and analysis in the area of illegal waste shipments. The tool improves access to historic data to be used in future… [Read more]
SWEAP, Inspection Data Reporting Application
To record inspection data on transfrontier shipments (TFS) of waste on the spot, the LIFE SWEAP project developed an inspection data reporting application for mobile devices. The app is for inspectors and law enforcement officers in the EU to record their inspections of waste shipments and allow their organisations to have a full record of… [Read more]
Landmark cases for biodiversity
During March and April 2021, a survey was conducted among environmental law professionals including judges, prosecutors, experts and NGO lawyers, to identify outstanding cases for nature conservation. Environmental justice is the last line of defense for the environment. In the run-up to the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on… [Read more]
Joint webinar on apps from LIFE SWEAP and WasteForce 19 May 13.00h CET
LIFE SWEAP and WasteForce are hosting a joint webinar on the apps developed under the 2 projects. This webinar will introduce and explain the use of the TFS Inspection Data reporting app and the Inspection Reference Tool app. To register for this event, please click the following link: https://www.wasteforceproject.eu/last-joint-wasteforce-webinar-inspection-reporting-and-reference-applications/ Source: WasteForce
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]
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