Early December 2019 the European Environment Agency (EEA) launched its State of the Environment Report 2020, “European Environment — state and outlook report” (SOER 2020). The report provides an overview of the state of Europe’s environment. It highlights that Europe faces environmental challenges of unprecedented scale and urgency and that, while European environment and climate… [Read more]
4 Networks: “Make a strong enforcement chain for the environment”
The EU networks of environmental regulators (IMPEL), police (EnviCrimeNet), environmental prosecutors (ENPE) and environmental judges (EUFJE) released a joint statement in which they call on the EU institutions and the Member States to support the effective enforcement of environmental rules and to better protect the environment. Specialisation in environmental law is absolutely crucial throughout the… [Read more]
Onshore Wind Farms and Wildlife Interactions – how to prevent bird collisions
Wth a growing number of wind turbine parks, birds collisions and casualties are an increasing concern. In November 2019, the Dutch province Flevoland organised a conference on the issue of Wind and Nature, titled Onshore Wind Farms and Wildlife Interactions – and how to monitor and mitigate risks. Please use the link to the short… [Read more]
IMPEL’s General Assembly in Finland
The highest body of IMPEL, the General Assembly, had its annual meeting on 19 and 20 November 2019 in Helsinki, Finland. In the opening speech of the EU Commission (Aurel Ciobanu Dordea), the three focus areas the Commission will work on were highlighted: – Zero pollution ambition – Circular economy strategy – Climate Change and… [Read more]
ENPE and Eurojust launch e-zine on their environmental crime conference
ENPE and Eurojust launched an e-zine about their ‘International collaboration and cooperation in the fight against environmental crime’ conference. From 28 to 30 October, legal practitioners from all over the world gathered in The Hague for the conference ‘International collaboration and cooperation in the fight against environmental crime’. The conference was organised by the European… [Read more]
WasteForce training on prosecution of crime 27 – 29 November 2019 – day 1
The first day of the WasteForce training on prosecution of waste crime was kicked off in the National Centre for Judiciary Training (CEJ) in Lisbon by the host and representatives of the Portuguese environmental organisations. Some 75 participants of European law enforcement agencies, customs and port authorities, environmental agencies and prosecutors attended the sessions. WasteForce… [Read more]
WasteForce training on prosecution of crime 27 – 29 November 2019 streamed live
The WasteForce Project work package on ‘Capacity Building Activities for European and Asia-Pacific Authorities’ aims to improve authorities’ capability to detect, investigate and prosecute illicit waste management activities and illegal trade of waste. The capacity building activities are targeted primarily to law enforcement, customs and port authorities as well as environmental agencies and prosecutors from… [Read more]
Private consumption: Textiles EU’s fourth largest cause of environmental pressures after food, housing, transport
Consumption of clothing, footwear and household textiles in the European Union (EU) uses annually about 1.3 tonnes of raw materials and more than 100 cubic metres of water per person, according to a European Environment Agency briefing. A wide-scale change towards circular economy in textiles production and consumption is needed to reduce its greenhouse gas… [Read more]
IMPEL General Assembly nominates new Chair and Vice-Chair
During their annual meeting, this time in Helsinki, the General Assembly of IMPEL nominated Kristina Rabe as Chair and Robert Ruzicka as Vice-Chair of the Board of IMPEL. Kristina Rabe (DE) has been the German National IMPEL Coordinator for several years. She is advisor for the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and… [Read more]
The EPA Network published the November Member’s newsletter
The European Network of the Heads of Environment Protection Agencies (EPA Network) published their November 2019 Member’s newsletter. 1. Letter to First Vice-President Timmermans In response to the letter sent from the EPA Network to First Vice-President Frans Timmermans (log-in), representatives of his cabinet has thanked the EPA network for inviting Mr Timmermans to the… [Read more]
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