European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law
The IMPEL network has grown significantly since 2008 when it became an independent Association registered under Belgian Law. In 2008 there were 38 member authorities in 2008 versus 51 in 2016. However, there are still significant gaps in IMPEL’s member… [Read more]
In the last several years IMPEL and the European Commission have issued their positions concerning capacity building and consequently different IMPEL projects are now taking the initiative to develop their ideas on how to support its members in impleme… [Read more]
Many projects and activities of the Waste and TFS Expert Team are based on the European Waste Shipment Regulation (EC) Nº 1013/2006 (WSR). Being a Regulation and including a cross-border aspect, it is of high importance to have an active and practical… [Read more]
Phase I: Mini-conference (2015) All inspectorates are required to be as efficient and effective as possible whilst still offering existing or even expanded services. Recent IMPEL Review Initiatives have yielded information on various technological adva… [Read more]
Phase I (2013-2014) Halting and reversing the loss of biodiversity by 2020 is a priority within the European Union. The implementation of EU Nature legislation (the Birds and Habitat Directives) is essential to achieve the EU 2020 biodiversity target…. [Read more]
This project aims to identify best practices and to provide guides/tools, such as check-lists and ascertainment plans, to enhance capability of Competent Authorities and other stakeholders in promptly and effectively evaluating the environmental events… [Read more]
The project aims at better implementing the IED with special regard to permitting, participation of the public, and increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of environmental inspections and surveillance, through: application of risk criteria in a st… [Read more]
Effective water resource management, (both quality and quantity) relies on good forward planning and delivery based on data, information and professional judgement. It is essential that economic growth in each Member State supports planned sustainable… [Read more]
Improving implementation of EU law is high priority objective of both the Commission and IMPEL. Recent reports on implementation of EU waste legislation have shown that “implementation and enforcement of EU waste law remain poor particularly regarding… [Read more]
In 2017 the importance of developing a questionnaire to get more information about the scope of the problem of illegal hunting tourism was underlined. The results of this survey will be analysed in 2018. Besides the survey, also internet searches will… [Read more]