Due to the COVID-19 measures, the IMPEL Waste and TFS Conference 2020, originally planned to take place in Malta, has been held online instead on 27 and 28 May 2020 during a well attended two-day webinar. The theme of the webinar was “Waste and TFS in a digital world” and most speakers focused on the… [Read more]
Update – IMPEL prolongs travel restrictions until further notice
Due to the occurrence of the corona virus in Europe, the IMPEL Board had to decide on measures regarding IMPEL’s travel policy and on recommendations for (potential) meeting participants. They should contribute by means of electronic communication instead. The Board now decided that no flights will be booked until further notice.
4 Networks Conference ‘Towards a more effective environmental enforcement’ postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19
The 4 Networks Conference partners IMPEL, ENPE, EnviCrimeNet and EUFJE have decided to postpone the 4 Networks Conference ‘Towards a more effective environmental enforcement’ which was originally planned on 24 – 25 September 2020 in Florence, Italy. These dates are now cancelled. Depending on the COVID-19 developments, the 4 Networks strive to announce the new… [Read more]
IMPEL members responding to COVID-19 and Waste Shipment Regulations procedures
The COVID-19 virus also impacts the European competent authorities when it comes to process Waste Shipment Regulations documents. In these unprecedented times, it is encouraging to see how IMPEL members cooperate together to adapt their activities, find solutions, work out compromises and continue their engagement under these difficult conditions. A good example of this is… [Read more]
IMPEL Best Practice: National IMPEL Network
In order to make optimal use of the IMPEL membership, some members organise national activities to strengthen the national and regional/local network. In this update two examples are being addressed: The Portuguese National IMPEL Network and the Dutch National IMPEL Day. Both initiatives have a different approach and both can be very effective in reaching… [Read more]
WasteForce Webinar on legislative framework for waste inspections, penalties and reporting of waste crimes, 2 April 2020
The second webinar of the series of capacity building initiatives under the WasteForce project, presented by IGAMAOT (General Inspection of Agriculture, Sea, Environment and Spatial Planning of Portugal) and UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research), will take place on 2 April at 11:30 CET time, to discuss practical case studies of environmental crime related… [Read more]
IMPEL at the AELERT-INECE Conference 2020, Australia
A small delegation of IMPEL attended the international conference hosted by the Australasian Environmental Law Enforcement and Regulators Network (AELERT) and the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE). For the first time, INECE and AELERT decided to join forces to examine and push the limits of the Conference theme: “Environmental Collaboration: Shaping the… [Read more]
IMPEL Onshore Oil and Gas Regulation workshop shares information on regulation for subsurface activities
The IMPEL Industry and Air Expert Team’s project team on Onshore Oil and Gas Regulation recently organised and delivered a training in the UK for IMPEL members. The workshop was designed to discuss onshore oil and gas regulation and lessons learned for other subsurface activities, including geothermal energy, ground source heating and issues of legislation,… [Read more]
SPIDER WEB closure
The SPIDER WEB (Strategic Project to Increase the Detection and Disruption of Environmental Crime in the Western Balkans) project, funded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), has been carried out by IMPEL. The project was aiming at increasing the awareness on the importance of tackling environmental crimes and the skillset of all actors… [Read more]
Nature Protection within IMPEL gains momentum – with lots of action
On 27 – 29 February 2020, the IMPEL Nature Protection Expert Team conducted its meeting, organised several workshops and joined an inspection site visit, organised by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, at the Zwolle bird market in The Netherlands. The meeting itself was held in the Provincial House of Flevoland in Lelystad…. [Read more]
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