As part of the WasteForce project, a series of so called Waste Crime alerts has been produced. This edition of the Waste Crime Alert is the 8th and last one published. It contains update on policy and legislation, enforcement action and news items. Hightlights in this edition are the Chinese ban on solid waste import… [Read more]
WasteForce Webinar: Guidance to prosecution of waste crimes – 18 December 2020
The growth of environmental crime has been recognized as being one of the most significant dangers facing the environment today. Therefore the prosecution of environmental crimes is as important as for other crimes. In particular, the impact of such crimes related to the environment is not only linked to both human health and damage to… [Read more]
BIOVAL: joint project to value ecological damages for potential use during prosecution of wildlife crime
IMPEL is involved as a partner in BIOVAL, a joint project of EUFJE, ENPE, KU Leuven and IMPEL. It aims at creating a non-binding, practical instrument to value ecological damages. The major advantages of using such a valuation instrument in administrative, civil or criminal procedures would be the greater legal certainty and the shorter case… [Read more]
IMPEL General Assembly votes for a future proof IMPEL
The General Assembly of IMPEL, the highest body in the organisation, concluded its annual meeting of 2 and 3 December 2020 in a positive note. Despite the fact that the General Assembly members, with over 70 persons attending, were not able to physically meet and catch up with each other during this edition due to… [Read more]
IMPEL General Assembly 2 days meeting kicks off in a changed world – mid COVID-19
The IMPEL General Assembly meeting (2 and 3 December 2020) started flawlessly in an online environment, with over 70 persons attending. Originally planned to be held physically in Berlin, due to the pandemic it is instead organised online and hosted by German National Coordinator and IMPEL chair mrs. Kristina Rabe and German National Representative mr…. [Read more]
First online IMPEL National Coordinators meeting held successfully – 1 December 2020
On 1 December 2020, the IMPEL National Coordinators meeting held its first meeting online in history successfully. As the Federal Republic of Germany fulfills the Presidency of the Council of the European Union at this time, the meeting was facilitated and hosted by mr. Matthias Sauer of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature… [Read more]
IMPEL Water and Land Open Day – 10 December 2020 – 10.00 – 12.00 CET
The IMPEL Water and Land Expert Team is inviting you to their online Open Day on 10 December 2020 from 10.00 – 12.00 am CET. For more details, please see below and/or click here.
IMPEL Capacity Building and Training Programme visualised in an animation
IMPEL’s Capacity Building and Training Programme is well on its way. The planned physical meetings have all been postponed because of COVID-19. The Programme Management Team decided to use the time properly to prepare the work further, until the working groups can meet each other again face to face. In the meantime, working groups 2… [Read more]
IMPEL Fixed Line Transects Europe project reports successful kick-off meetings
The first two recent kick off meetings have set the tone for the IMPEL Fixed Line Transects (FLT) Europe project. The projects aims to address gaps in macro fauna monitoring along marine transborder transects to respond to EU legislative drivers, and aims to draw shared guidelines for cetacean (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and turtles monitoring… [Read more]
IMPEL Water and Land Remediation project calls for submission of case studies on remediation technologies
One of the projects of the IMPEL Water and Land Expertise Team is the Water and Land Remediation project. This project focuses on contaminated sites management, which is a process that has different speeds in Members States. This is due partly to differences in legislation that would mean different definitions as for making some examples… [Read more]
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