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EU Green Week 1-4th of June 2021

March 1, 2021

The EU Green Week 2021 is scheduled from 1-4th of June 2021. The European Commission is planning to hold the Green Week as a virtual conference and will be dedicated to the  Zero Pollution Ambition. At the EU Green Week website you can find more information. There are three ways to participate in the EU… [Read more]

New EU strategy on adaptation to climate change

February 25, 2021

EU ADAPTATION STRATEGY The European Commission adopted its new EU strategy on adaptation to climate change on 24 February 2021. This new strategy sets out how the European Union can adapt to the unavoidable impacts of climate change and become climate resilient by 2050. The Strategy has four principle objectives: to make adaptation smarter, swifter… [Read more]

Have your say: Consultation on the Environmental Crime Directive open until 03/05/2021

February 23, 2021

The European Commission has asked for input from the public and a broad range of stakeholders according to their interests and expertise in this subject. They include:    Academic/research institutions    Government authorities in charge of environmental policy   National prosecutors and professional networks for prosecutors   National judges and professional network for judges   National law enforcement professionals or… [Read more]

Last Waste Crime Alert of the WasteForce project

December 15, 2020

As part of the WasteForce project, a series of so called Waste Crime alerts has been produced. This edition of the Waste Crime Alert is the 8th and last one published. It contains update on policy and legislation, enforcement action and news items. Hightlights in this edition are the Chinese ban on solid waste import… [Read more]

WasteForce Webinar: Guidance to prosecution of waste crimes – 18 December 2020

December 12, 2020

The growth of environmental crime has been recognized as being one of the most significant dangers facing the environment today. Therefore the prosecution of environmental crimes is as important as for other crimes. In particular, the impact of such crimes related to the environment is not only linked to both human health and damage to… [Read more]

WCO releases research paper on waste control at borders by Customs

December 12, 2020

The global environment surrounding waste control at borders is evolving. Heightened import restrictions on waste by several countries in the last couple of years have impacted the way the world tackles waste. In addition, the new international rules based on the amendment of the Basel Convention will expand the Convention’s regulatory scope to cover plastic waste from… [Read more]

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

December 8, 2020

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]

IMPEL General Assembly votes for a future proof IMPEL

December 3, 2020

The General Assembly of IMPEL, the highest body in the organisation, concluded its annual meeting of 2 and 3 December 2020 in a positive note. Despite the fact that the General Assembly members, with over 70 persons attending, were not able to physically meet and catch up with each other during this edition due to… [Read more]

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

December 1, 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]

ECA Report: EU protection of marine environment is shallow

November 28, 2020

EU action has not led to the recovery of significant marine ecosystems and habitats, according to a new special European Court of Auditors (ECA) report. Its framework to protect the marine environment is not deep enough to restore seas to good environmental condition, while EU funds rarely support the conservation of marine species and habitats…. [Read more]

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