Members of the IMPEL projects on ‘’the implementation of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED)’’ and the “Doing the right things in permitting and inspections” project (DTRT) discussed, among other subjects, about how to set up capacity building on the collected good practices. These good practices will be put together into an Inter-active handbook. The first… [Read more]
IMPEL’s Next Generation Conference – latest updates
The IMPEL community is one week away from its Next Generation Conference, which will take place 26 September in Zwolle, the Netherlands. The final programme is now made available and the organisation is ready to receive more than 150 participants from all over Europe. The gathering will offer a unique opportunity for environmental regulators and enforcers… [Read more]
IMPEL Review Initiative (IRI) Update
In the first half of 2018, IMPEL carried out 2 IMPEL Review Initiatives (IRI’s). The first of these took place in Slovenia, and the second was hosted by the Azores. In both cases, the reviews focussed on permitting activity and inspections of industrial sites. Following the conclusion of these reviews, the meeting hosts reported that… [Read more]
IMPEL Satellite Images project to host inspection workshop in October
The IMPEL Satellite Images project team would like to invite IMPEL members to participate in a workshop on the use of Copernicus and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Data in inspection activities. The workshop will be hosted in the Portuguese Environmental Inspectorate IGAMAOT headquarters in Lisbon on 17 and 18 October 2018. The first day will… [Read more]
IMPEL Board meets with Serbian authorities
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]
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