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WJC: Need for an intelligence-led approach to fight wildlife crime

October 18, 2020

Wildlife crime is believed to intersect with other transnational organised crimes such as drugs, arms and human trafficking. Panel members at the online event that NGO Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) co-hosted with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on 16 October  2020 reflected on this topic, and their  briefing paper illustrates how intelligence analysis can lead to a greater… [Read more]

EEA report: Trends in industrial pollution

October 15, 2020

The new European Environment Agency (EEA) report ‘EEA Signals 2020 – Towards zero pollution in Europe’ looks at the pollution challenge in Europe from different angles as well as opportunities to clean up and prevent pollution. The report presents an overview of air, water and soil pollution as well as other angles to the topic, based… [Read more]

Significant proportion of burden of disease in Europe continues to be attributed to environmental pollution, says EEA

September 8, 2020

Air and noise pollution, the impacts of climate change such as heatwaves, and exposure to dangerous chemicals cause ill health in Europe. Poor quality environments contribute to 13 % (one in every eight) of deaths, according to an assessment of the European Environment Agency (EEA). Improving the health and well-being of European citizens is more… [Read more]

Alarming increase in illegal plastic pollution trade globally, according to Interpol

September 1, 2020

A new INTERPOL strategic report on global plastic waste management has found an alarming increase in illegal plastic pollution trade across the world since 2018. The report, entitled INTERPOL’s strategical analysis on emerging criminal trends in the global plastic waste market since January 2018, indicates that there has been a considerable increase over the past two… [Read more]

Circular economy can contribute substantially to reducing greenhouse gas emissions

August 14, 2020

Greater circularity and more efficient use of materials present new opportunities for further reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Together, European countries have reduced their greenhouse gas emissions significantly since 1990. Achieving climate neutrality by 2050, however, will demand additional and long-lasting climate mitigation strategies. With materials management accounting for up to two thirds of global greenhouse gas… [Read more]

Breaking environmental rules top source of infringement cases, according to European Commission

August 7, 2020

The European Commission reports the highest number of legal cases against member states for breaking environmental rules than for any other EU policy area. In its annual report on infringements, the commission mentioned it opened 175 new cases relating to environmental law in 2019, compared to 147 cases relating to the internal market, 83 to… [Read more]

Global tourism sector to fight plastic pollution during and after COVID-19 – new UN recommendations

July 22, 2020

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has hit the tourism sector hard, putting more than 100 million jobs at risk; as countries begin to recover, new UN recommendations advise that the tourism sector builds back better, continuing its push to fight plastic pollution. The Recommendations for the Tourism Sector to Continue Taking Action on Plastic Pollution During COVID-19… [Read more]

LIFE SMART Waste project update and waste regulators Covid-19 response

July 22, 2020

Regulating Covid-19 waste is affecting much of Europe. The LIFE SMART-WASTE project has issued updates around their capacity building and the response to Covid-19 from the waste sector regulators in Wales (UK). Through their digital brochure they have published a summary LIFE SMART Waste’s conclusions and recommendations arising from the project’s capacity-building initiatives to help… [Read more]

UNODC: COVID-19 shows that wildlife crime is a threat, both to environment and biodiversity, and to human health

July 11, 2020

The World Wildlife Crime Report 2020 launched by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) emphasizes the threat that wildlife trafficking poses to nature and the biodiversity of the planet. The report highlights the trafficking of some wild species – pangolins, birds, turtles, tigers, bears and many more. When wild animals are poached… [Read more]

New studies document online wildlife trafficking in Belgium and The Netherlands and highlight potential technological solutions

July 9, 2020

Online monitoring of social media outlets and e-commerce websites by researchers from TRAFFIC and WWF between July and September 2019 found more than 100 suspicious posts relating to at least 93 birds and 94 reptiles in Belgium and the Netherlands. The study—Stop Wildlife Cybercrime in the EU: Online trade in reptiles and birds in Belgium… [Read more]

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