The overall purpose of SWEAP (Shipment of Waste Enforcement Actions Project) is to support the circular economy by disrupting the illegal waste trade at the EU level, among others by increasing skill set amongst inspectors and law enforcement agencies. The inspections are considered the core of this project. They are performed at waste management sites… [Read more]
Wildlife trade and zoonotic diseases: implications for trade policy
Wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC published a paper indicating what is known of links between wildlife trade and zoonotic diseases and, on this basis, to consider implications for future wildlife trade policy and longer-term remedial measures. A wide range of organisations and public voices are calling for strong permanent prohibitions on wild animal trade to… [Read more]
Meteorological and hydrological droughts in Europe
The European Environmental Agency (EEA) recently published an assessment of indicators on meteorological and hydrological droughts in Europe. The key findings are that: Drought is a recurrent feature of the European climate that affects considerable fractions of the European population each year. The frequency and severity of meteorological and hydrological droughts have increased in most… [Read more]
Alliance: Appeal for Green Recovery from Covic-19 pandemic
The ‘Green Recovery’ alliance was launched in April at the initiative of Pascal Canfin, chair of the Environment Committee of the European Parliament. The informal alliance brings together an impressive number of members of European Parliament, civil society groups, CEOs, business associations, the European trade union confederation, NGOs and think tanks. The alliance was initiated… [Read more]
EEB: Europe risks going “back to a dirty future” — Covid-19 deaths linked to pollution
According to the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), air pollution is returning to China after a Covid-19 lockdown low, new satellite images show. Air pollution is the biggest environmental health risk in Europe, with the problem greatest in cities, according to the EEA. Air pollution is a strong driver of lung and heart conditions, which are being linked to higher Covid-19 death… [Read more]
EEA/FOEN Report: Europe’s environmental footprints exceed several safe limits
Global sustainability challenges increasingly raise concerns about the stability of the Earth system that supports all life on our planet. A joint study (April 2020) by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), focuses on four critical elements of that system, such as the nitrogen cycle and changes… [Read more]
CITES Report: An overview of seizures of CITES-listed wildlife in the European Union
This CITES report aims to provide an overview of all CITES-related seizures reported by Member States of the European Union (EU) for the twelve-month period January to December 2018 inclusive, so that these can be shared with key trade partners of the EU and selected third countries, as deemed necessary by Member States. The briefing… [Read more]
WasteForce webinar on assessing environmental damage and health related risks — 22 April 2020
The third webinar of the series of capacity building initiatives under the WasteForce project, presented by the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), will take place on 22 April 2020 at 11:30pm CET time. The different types of damage (e.g. health risks, environmental damage, contamination of agricultural… [Read more]
New methodology to measure environmental and economic damage of illegal waste transports
One of the challenges in enforcing waste management regulations, is how to measure the impact on environment, economy and human health of illegal shipments of waste. A new methodology, developed as part of the WasteForce project and led by the Netherlands Forensics Institute, offers an overview of technical possibilities to monetize the impact of illegal… [Read more]
EEA: Robust monitoring and targets are key in shifting Europe to a more circular economy
Introducing more robust monitoring and targets to spur Europe’s move to a circular economy would help improve resource efficiency, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report published recently. The EEA report ‘Resource efficiency and the circular economy in Europe 2019 — even more from less’ gives an overview and assesses the results of a… [Read more]
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