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Election of new Chair of IMPEL
The IMPEL community is seeking candidates to become Chair of the IMPEL network for the period 2018 and 2019. At the upcoming GA meeting in Tallinn on 06-07 December IMPEL is due to hold an election for the role of Chair of IMPEL. We are therefore formally requesting that candidates for this position make themselves known. The… [Read more]
Registration for Water and Land Conference now open!
IMPEL’s 2017 Water and Land Conference will take place 4 and 5 October in Cagliari, Italy. This years’ theme will be “Land use and water quality: which interconnections?” Threats Water, as one of the most precious goods for life, is endangered by multiple threats, often descending from improper land use and illegal conducts. Land is… [Read more]
River development planning expert meeting
The IMPEL project “River development planning” will hold an expert workshop in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) on 27-28 September 2017. Administrative, legal and scientific experts from 8 European countries will discuss relevant problems and best practices to improve the quality of small and medium rivers and thus implement the EU Water Framework Directive. The workshop… [Read more]
Safeguarding the Water Environment Throughout Europe Project workshops
In September, the IMPEL SWETE (Safeguarding the Water Environment Throughout Europe) project will be hosting 2 workshops. Discharge permitting On 14 & 15 September, a workshop will be held on the topic of discharge permitting in Bath (UK). The workshop will focus on exchanges of experiences and best practice, with a view to using this… [Read more]
IMPEL presents its work during international seminar on waste management in Moscow
On Wednesday, 28 June, IMPEL delivered a presentation at the international seminar “Russian legal framework and best European practice on waste management: possible combination of approaches to environmental protection”. The seminar was organised by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation in cooperation with the EU Delegation to Russia and the… [Read more]
Environmental inspectors discuss pre-treatment of municipal waste before landfilling
During a meeting of the IMPEL Landfill project earlier this year in Riga, Latvia, environmental inspectors of 10 EU member countries discussed the implementation of the guidance book and checklists focusing on the problem of pre-treatment of municipal waste before landfilling. The Malagrotta judgement According to Article 6 of the Council Directive 1999/31/EC, only waste… [Read more]
Croatia demonstrates how it has implemented IMPEL’s work at national level
On the 5th of July a successful meeting took place between the Croatian Ministry of Environment and Energy, the Directorate for Inspection Affairs and the IMPEL Board, hosted by Mr. Dario Matanovic, Minister Assistant. National representatives of each of the IMPEL Expert Teams – Air and Industry, Water and Land, Waste and TFS, Nature Protection… [Read more]
Announcement 2017 IMPEL Water & Land Conference
IMPEL’s 2017 Water and Land conference will take place 4 and 5 October in Cagliari, Italy. This years’ theme will be “Land use and water quality: which interconnections?” Threats Water, as one of the most precious goods for life, is endangered by multiple threats, often descending from improper land use and illegal conducts. Land is… [Read more]
IRI programme yields concrete improvements to implementation and enforcement of environmental law
Changes in legislation in Romania, the introduction of thematic inspection strategies in Austria’s Styria region and the beginnings of performance indicators in the Czech Environmental Inspectorate are all examples as a direct result of the recommendations made by the IMPEL Review Initiative programme (IRI) over the last few years. A workshop on the 07/08 June… [Read more]
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