Save the date! The SPIDER WEB Conference ‘Building Future Resilience to Detect and Disrupt Environmental Crime’ will take place on 12 and 13 November 2019 in Croatia. SPIDER WEB aims to increase the awareness and the skillset of all actors in the environmental law enforcement chain to successfully disrupt and prosecute illegal behaviour and limit… [Read more]
European countries facing water stress due to increasing scarcity, WRI data show
European countries such as Belgium, Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal are currently facing high water stress, with water scarcity only set to worsen with climate change, according to new data from the World Resources Institute (WRI). “Water stress is the biggest crisis no one is talking about,” said Andrew Steer, president and CEO of WRI…. [Read more]
Land is a Critical Resource, according to latest IPPC special report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPPC) report on climate change and land use makes for alarming reading. It states how land is being degraded by climate change, which in turn is made worse by poor land management practices. Climate Change and Land Governments must urgently improve land management practices to reduce the risk to… [Read more]
New circular economy report focuses on electrical and electronic equipment (EEE)
Electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) should be the next big focus in EU efforts to establish a circular economy, according to a new report by the Nordic Council of Ministers. Some 80% of the pollution and 90% of the manufacturing costs associated with EEE are the result of decisions made at the product design stage,… [Read more]
Waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE): fast growing waste stream in Europe
Waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is one of the fastest growing waste streams in Europe, with some 12,3 Mt (16,6 kg/inh) generated in the EU 2016 (and 44,7 Mt worldwide), and expected to grow to more than 52,2 Mt in 2021 worldwide (The global E-waste Monitor UNU-IAS, 2017). WEEE contains a complex mixture… [Read more]
IMPEL Review Initiative (IRI) in the Slovak Republic
This June, an IMPEL review initiative (IRI) was carried out in the Slovak Republic. The so called IRI is a voluntary peer review where environmental authorities of IMPEL member countries help each other to improve the implementation of EU environmental law. Initiated by Robert Ruzicka (Slovak Environmental Inspectorate DG), on 25 – 28 June 2019… [Read more]
Study reveals huge increase in Mediterranean Sea litter
French researchers have revealed a threefold increase in the volume of litter at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea since the 1990s, prompting calls for EU countries to step up action on waste and quickly apply the EU directive on single-use plastics. According to a study (Report Abstract) published this month by the French Research… [Read more]
Request for Proposals: Governance Review
IMPEL is looking to engage an experienced international consultant or firm of consultants to conduct a corporate governance review of IMPEL’s currents operations. The network has significantly developed and expanded during the last few years. Internal work processes and ways of working have become increasingly more complex. The consultant should assess the current governance framework… [Read more]
Onshore Oil and Gas Well Decommissioning, Closure & Liabilities Funding
Sharing regulatory best practice and strategy for the safe decommissioning and closure of onshore oil and gas wells, together with a review of Member States approach to funding environmental liabilities at onshore oil and gas sites, is the core of this IMPEL Industry and Air project and conseqent Onshore Oil and Gas 2018 report. All… [Read more]
National IMPEL Coordinators’ feedback on combating environmental crime training
To combat wildlife and waste crime, IMPEL is supporting the Western Balkans to increase their capacity and skills by providing practical training to law enforcement. To date, three out of six national trainings were delivered, namely in the Republic of North Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo* under the umbrella of the SPIDER WEB project. The involved… [Read more]
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