On the 4th of July the IMPEL Board had an engagement meeting with the Serbian Environmental Authorities. The Minister of Environmental Protection from Serbia welcomed the Board to the meeting. The meeting of the management of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and representatives of the IMPEL network was dedicated, inter alia, to the possibility of… [Read more]
IMPEL Next Generation Conference: registration extended
The deadline to register for the IMPEL Next Generation Conference has been extended until the 7th of September. Please note however that the maximum number of people that can attend the conference is set at 150. Once this limit has been reached, the registration link will be closed. The IMPEL Next Generation conference will take… [Read more]
An update on IMPEL’s work on nature protection in permitting and inspection of industrial installations
During the period 2014-2017 there have been four projects running under Nature protection in permitting and inspection of industrial installations – implementation of Art. 6(3) of the Habitats Directive project series: Nature protection in permitting and inspection of industrial installations – implementation of Art. 6(3) of the Habitats Directive (2014-2015), Wind energy and Pig&Poultry farms… [Read more]
Registration for the IMPEL Next Generation Conference is now open
The IMPEL Next Generation conference will take place 26th September at the city town hall of Zwolle, the Netherlands. This is change to the originally announced location in Lelystad. From the 24th till the 28th September a series of meetings will organised back to back with the plenary conference. On the 27th an international seminar… [Read more]
IMPEL Review Initiative team in Slovenia
In May, IMPEL performed a so called Review Initiative (IRI) in Slovenia. Hosted by the Slovenian Environment and Nature Inspectorate IRSOP, the exercise was carried out in two parts; a pre-meeting was held in January this year and the actual review was carried out between 7 and 10 May. The primary purpose of an IRI,… [Read more]
Soil Management and Protection
The Safeguarding the Water Environment Throughout Europe (SWETE) project is now into its fourth year. Following discussion between the project team, it has been agreed that the topics of focus will be on the following: Wastewater discharge regulation Agricultural impacts on the water environment Soil management and protection The project is now seeking candidates who… [Read more]
IMPEL group looks at Thames river development
On 4 and 5 June 2018, the IMPEL “River development planning” project team visited London for a workshop with experts from the Environment Agency and catchment partnerships in England. The six visitors from Germany, Denmark, Poland and Slovenia were informed on the “Catchment based approach” to improve the quality of the water environment in the… [Read more]
IMPEL’s Landfill Project & Make It Work Initiative Join to Promote Ecoinnovation and Circular Economy
IMPEL’s “Landfill & Circular Economy” project and the “Make It Work” initiative joined forces in Treviso, Italy, on April 19th and 20th. The meeting was kindly hosted by ARPA Veneto headquarters. The Make it Work Project, set up by The Netherlands, the UK, Sweden and Czech Republic, aims to identify concrete opportunities improving the quality of… [Read more]
Cross-Cutting Team Discusses IMPEL’s Capacity Building and Knowledge and Innovation Centre Ambitions
On 17 & 18 May, the IMPEL Cross-Cutting Expert Team were kindly hosted by the Portuguese Inspectorate, IGAMAOT, in Lisbon for the first of two Expert Team meetings scheduled for 2018. The main focus of the meeting was IMPEL’s ambition related to capacity building and becoming the go-to knowledge and innovation centre for practioners and… [Read more]
IMPEL intensifies links with Greek authorities
On the 3rd of May, the IMPEL Board was invited by the Greek IMPEL National Network for an engagement meeting. The IMPEL Board and about 40 experts from different authorities from the Greek Ministry of Environment and other partner agencies, on areas such as industry, water, nature conservation, waste, permitting and inspecting, as well as… [Read more]
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