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Self monitoring and reporting workshops
27 Sep, 2021
Online Workshops on Operator self-monitoring air emissions will be held on 28th September and 11th October, organised by the IED Implementation IMPEL Project. The workshops will be focused on Operator self-monitoring, on emissions to air, continuous and non-continuous, focused on the reliability of self-monitoring and its reporting by operators (duty-holders).
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21st IMPEL General Assembly – Lisbon
12 Jul, 2021
The 21st IMPEL General Assembly (GA) meeting took place virtually between 29-30 June 2021. Over 80 members and experts participated. The GA was chaired by Mr José Brito e Silva, Inspector-General of IGAMAOT, Ms Ana Garcia, IMPEL Portuguese coordinator from IGAMAOT and the Chair of IMPEL, Ms Kristina Rabe. The main focus for the GA was agreement of governance reform proposals and decision making procedures for the network.
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SERVICE ADVERT FOR CONSULTANT IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE LIFE PROWhiBIT PROJECT
01 Jul, 2021
PROWhiBIT is a European LIFE funded project with an overarching goal to contribute to the circular economy package, waste management principles & targets and prevent, detect and disrupt Environmental Waste Crime. Within the project there is the need to “Report on the current state of affairs at international level for Environmental Waste Crime (EWC)”.
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SERVICE ADVERT FOR CONSULTANT IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE LIFE PROWhiBIT PROJECT
01 Jul, 2021
PROWhiBIT is a European LIFE funded project with an overarching goal to contribute to the circular economy package, waste management principles & targets and prevent, detect and disrupt Environmental Waste Crime. Within the project there is the need to “Report on the current state of affairs at international level for Environmental Waste Crime (EWC)”.
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WasteForce, Video on tool for environmental forensic data analysis
15 Jun, 2021
To explain how the “Forensic Data Analysis for Waste Trafficking Tool” published by the WasteForce project works, an instruction video has been published. The video shows examples of how the tool can support data retrieval and analysis in the area of illegal waste shipments.
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SWEAP, Inspection Data Reporting Application
15 Jun, 2021
To record inspection data on transfrontier shipments (TFS) of waste on the spot, the LIFE SWEAP project developed an inspection data reporting application for mobile devices. The app is for inspectors and law enforcement officers in the EU to record their inspections of waste shipments and allow their organisations to have a full record of the inspections, the violations detected and follow-up actions.
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Minutes of the Environmental Compliance and Governance Forum, 2nd of June 2021
14 Jun, 2021
The Environmental Compliance and Governance Forum meeting was chaired by Mr Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea, Director for Implementation & Support to Member States, DG Environment. The meeting consisted of two working sessions. During the first part of the first working sessions key messages and outcomes from the 4 Networks Day were presented as well as relevant work within NEPA-BRIG.
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EU Green Week 2021 discusses the Zero Pollution Ambition
04 Jun, 2021
The European Commission held the Green Week as a virtual conference focusing on the Zero Pollution Ambition. The event took place on 1-4 June 2021. On 2nd of June, Water and Land Expert Team Leader Marco Falconi took part in Session 4.3 Counting down to a cleaner future: monitoring the risks of hazardous chemicals. Mr. Falconi gave a presentation about Contaminated Sites Management and IMPEL Project on Water and Land Remediation.
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4 Networks Day Joint Statement, Together in the fight against environmental crime
31 May, 2021
Joint Statement of the 4 Networks On the occasion of the 4 Networks Day: “Together in the fight against environmental crime” 21 May 2021 On Friday 21 May 2021 more than 150 judges, prosecutors, environmental enforcement authorities, police officers and EC officials attended the first virtual 4 Networks Day, “Together in the fight against environmental crime”
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Landmark cases for biodiversity
28 May, 2021
During March and April 2021, a survey was conducted among environmental law professionals including judges, prosecutors, experts and NGO lawyers, to identify outstanding cases for nature conservation. Environmental justice is the last line of defense for the environment. In the run-up to the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 15), ClientEarth has compiled this selection of ten landmark cases for biodiversity from around the world.
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