The 2019 IMPEL Water & Land Conference took place on 8 and 9 October in Rome, Italy, at the Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA – Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale). This two-day conference brought together speakers from different Member States to talk about droughts and floods adaptation… [Read more]
IMPEL Board meeting at ISPRA, Rome, 10 and 11 October 2019
The IMPEL Board had its fourth 2019 full meeting on 10 and 11 October 2019 at ISPRA, L’Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, in Rome. The meeting was held back to back with the successful IMPEL Water and Land Conference, held at ISPRA on 8 and 9 October 2019 in Rome. The… [Read more]
IMPEL launches guidance for river development planning to reach better surface water status
Many rivers and streams in Europe are far away from the good water status that they should have reached already in 2015 under the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). Experience in some countries has shown that the WFD system of river basin management plans and programmes of measures that should remedy this situation needs to… [Read more]
Waste and TFS Conference 16 – 17 October 2019 in Romania is “All about plastic waste”
International cooperation and alignment are very important when it comes to the enforcement of the European Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR). Previous and current Waste and Transfrontier Shipments (TFS) projects showed that it is essential to work together as competent authorities. The upcoming Waste and TFS Conference on 16 and 17 October 2019 in Bucharest, Romania,… [Read more]
Successful Cross-cutting Expert Team Meeting held on 18 – 20 September 2019, Slovenia
The Cross-cutting tools and approaches Expert Team met on 18 – 20 September 2019 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, at the Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia for the Environment and Spatial Planning. This three-day meeting brought together 23 experts from 20 different IMPEL Member countries who are active practitioners in different competent authorities within the environmental… [Read more]
First Combined Online Guidance for IED Permitting and Inspections
IMPEL officially launched the first combined online guidance for Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) permitting and inspections entitled “Doing the Right Things (IED) Combined Guidance”. This guidance is the result of the joint work and cooperation between the following IMPEL projects: “Doing the Right Thing for Environmental Permitting” and “Supporting IED Implementation”. The main structure of… [Read more]
Development of a planning tool for the inspection of nature protected sites with focus on Natura 2000 Sites
Planning is one of the key factors in making inspection more transparent, systematic and effective. Criteria for how often Natura 2000 sites should be inspected to ensure sufficient contribution to the maintenance of the favourable status of the site are various and differ from country to country. During its former work on the item, IMPEL… [Read more]
IMPEL side event on 8 October 2019 on waste management and circular economy during European Week of Regions and Cities, 7 – 10 October 2019, Brussels
The European Week of Regions and Cities will be held 7 to 10 October 2019 in Brussels. IMPEL is organising a side event on 8 October 2019 with the objective of spreading the results of the discussion had within the IMPEL project “Waste management and circular economy” with particular regard to the topic of enabling… [Read more]
First report on Wastewater treatments plants: how to deal with inspections
IMPEL launches a first report on Wastewater treatments plants: how to deal with inspections. The report provides an overview of the regulatory framework and monitoring requirements of urban and industrial waste water. The report is the result of the work of the IMPEL subgroup “Wastewater”, that is part of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) Implementation… [Read more]
IMPEL presentations: Waste Management and Circular Economy
The importance and relevance of the IMPEL Waste Management and Circular Economy project , part of the Waste and TFS Expert Team projects for 2019, is gaining momentum. As a result, IMPEL Project Leader Romano Ruggeri has been invited to speak in September and October 2019 about the Waste management and Circular Economy project at… [Read more]
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