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IMPEL Participates in seminar in Ukraine for the SEI
10 Nov, 2023
IMPEL Participates in seminar in Ukraine for the SEI
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Environmental Protection Agency of Montenegro joins IMPEL
07 Nov, 2023
Environmental Protection Agency of Montenegro joins IMPEL
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Industry and Air Expert Team Meeting Stuttgart 18-19 October 2023
20 Oct, 2023
The Industry & Air Expert Team Meeting 2023 took place on 18 and 19th October, in Stuttgart and online. It was organised together by the International Department of Ministerium für Umwelt, Klima und Energiewirtschaft Baden-Württemberg in Germany under the umbrella of European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law (IMPEL). Many thanks we could use their building and to the helpers from the Ministry and our German colleague Oliver Wolf. Could not have made it such a success without their help and also the IMPEL secretariat colleagues!
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IMPEL Cross Cutting Tools and Approaches Expert Team Meeting
17 Oct, 2023
IMPEL Cross Cutting Tools and Approaches Expert Team Meeting took place on 27 September 2023 in Rome at the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) headquarters. Projects under IMPEL Cross Cutting Tools and Approaches Expert Team have also organised back-to-back events with this meeting.
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IMPEL Waste Management and Circular Economy Project held a training session in Bucharest
13 Oct, 2023
On 4–6 of October, a three-day training session took place, in Bucharest, Romania, organised within the umbrella of the IMPEL project “Waste Management and Circular Economy”. The meeting was attended my 25 environmental experts (mainly inspectors and permit writers) from different countries and from Romania. In addition, over 60 IMPEL members attended online.
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REACH Regulation and Circular Economy Guideline is now available
12 Oct, 2023
In order to promote circular economy, the concepts of ‘by-product’ and ‘End-of-Waste’ are highly relevant. REACH does not apply to waste. But REACH does apply to by-products and end-of-waste.
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IMPEL Implementation of the Bird and Habitat Directives at European Aerodromes Project made aerodrome visits in Denmark
05 Oct, 2023
Aerodromes cover a significant part of Europe, scattered all over the continent, hosting a wide variety of Europe’s plant and animal species. Some of these animals, especially the heavy and/or flocking species of birds, are one of the major hazards for aviation. When colliding with aircraft (aircraft – wildlife collision), the birds and other animals may jeopardize the safety of aircraft, its crew and passengers (and people living in the vicinity of aerodromes and beyond).
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Final statement - 4 Networks Conference
04 Oct, 2023
The Four Networks, IMPEL - European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law, EUFJE - The European Union Forum of Judges for the Environment, ENPE - European Network of Prosecutors for the Environment, and EnviCrimeNet, have today released a statement following the successful 4 Networks Conference, held in Rome last week. The statement focusses on 5 key topics that the networks consider critical in tackling environmental crimes, namely: new techniques to prevent and detect environmental offences the need for administrative and criminal law enforcement to complement each other. making environmental crime unprofitable. assessing, remediating and compensating for the damage incurred. measuring enforcement results.
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4 Networks Conference Starts Tomorrow!
27 Sep, 2023
It is almost time for the first 4 Networks Conference to be held in person since 2017! The event starts tomorrow and brings together over 400 participants from relevant authorities and members of the 4 Networks, IMPEL, EUFJE, ENPE and EnviCrimeNet. The aim of the conference is to debate joint efforts to fight environmental crime.
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Trend reversal in groundwater pollution mini-conference was held in Frankfurt
27 Sep, 2023
Trend reversal difficult, but not impossible On 4 September 2023, the IMPEL project “Trend reversal in groundwater pollution” held a mini-conference in Frankfurt am Main (Germany). 29 administrative and scientific experts from seven countries (Germany, Albania, Denmark, Hungary, Luxembourg, Romania and the United Kingdom) discussed the pollution of groundwater by nitrate, pesticides, salt and other harmful substances from diffuse sources, and the best practices how to reverse negative trends. Experiences with different policies and instruments, especially in Denmark, the UK and Germany, were compared and the diverse views of regulators, water suppliers and farm consultants exchanged.
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