IMPEL

European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law

You are here: Home / Archives for Press releases

BIOVAL: joint project to value ecological damages for potential use during prosecution of wildlife crime

IMPEL is involved as a partner in BIOVAL, a joint project of EUFJE, ENPE,  KU Leuven and IMPEL. It aims at creating a non-binding, practical instrument to value ecological damages. The major advantages of using such a valuation instrument in administrative, civil or criminal procedures would be the greater legal certainty and the shorter case… [Read more]

First online IMPEL National Coordinators meeting held successfully – 1 December 2020

On 1 December 2020, the IMPEL National Coordinators meeting held its first meeting online in history successfully. As the Federal Republic of Germany fulfills the Presidency of the Council of the European Union at this time, the meeting was facilitated and hosted by mr. Matthias Sauer of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature… [Read more]

IMPEL Capacity Building and Training Programme visualised in an animation

IMPEL’s Capacity Building and Training Programme is well on its way. The planned physical meetings have all been postponed because of COVID-19. The Programme Management Team decided to use the time properly to prepare the work further, until the working groups can meet each other again face to face. In the meantime, working groups 2… [Read more]

IMPEL Fixed Line Transects Europe project reports successful kick-off meetings

The first two recent kick off meetings have set the tone for the IMPEL Fixed Line Transects  (FLT) Europe project. The projects aims to address gaps in macro fauna monitoring along marine transborder transects to respond to EU legislative drivers, and aims to draw shared guidelines for cetacean (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and turtles monitoring… [Read more]

IMPEL Water and Land Remediation project calls for submission of case studies on remediation technologies

One of the projects of the IMPEL Water and Land Expertise Team is the Water and Land Remediation project. This project focuses on contaminated sites management, which is a process that has different speeds in Members States. This is due partly to differences in legislation that would mean different definitions as for making some examples… [Read more]

IMPEL project on reversing groundwater pollution officially started – survey to gather information ongoing

Many EU countries have a problem with polluted groundwater. According to a recent report, 25 % of ground water bodies in the European Union (and e.g. 36 % in Germany) were chemically in a poor status in 2015, mostly due to pollution with nitrates and pesticides from agriculture. Moreover, and contrary to the objectives laid… [Read more]

SWEAP reports successful inspectors exchanges and calls for new approaches in the Covid-19 era

The aim of the SWEAP project (Shipment of Waste Enforcement Actions Project) is to carry out joint enforcement projects, to promote exchange of knowledge, best practices and experience with the enforcement of the regulations and directives to stimulate a uniform enforcement regime. Since 2018 the inspector exchanges project has been managed by Northern Ireland Environment… [Read more]

IMPEL

Chemin des deux maisons 73, box 3
1200, Brussels
Belgium
Phone: +44 (0)20 3289 7442
Email: info@impel.eu
Skype: impelsecretariat

Become a member

Membership of IMPEL is open to organisations or authorities working in the public sector who implement and enforce environmental legislation. Learn all about the benefits​ of being a member to our network.
Read More