IMPEL Network

Newly published video on IMPEL Pigs and Poultry Project 📽

The IMPEL working group on intensive livestock farms focuses on IED implementation and Best Available Techniques in this sector facilitating in Europe. The studies of this working group also include the Habitats Directive, aiming to secure biodiversity in natural areas. For more information please visit : https://www.impel.eu/en/news/newly-published-impel-video

IMPEL Working Group on IIED Implementations in Intensive Livestock Farms The IMPEL working group on intensive livestock farms focuses on IED implementation and Best Available Techniques in this sector facilitating in Europe. The studies…

JoNeF at IMC12 in Maastricht, August 11-15, 2024:
IMPEL JoNeF project and survey report were presented in the 12th International Mycological Congress (IMC12) by the project manager, Francesca Floccia: 👇
https://www.impel.eu/en/news/jonef-at-imc12-in-maastricht

The CAED (Criteria for the Assessment of the Environmental Damage) Project members completed successfully the KIP (Knowledge and Information Program) Train the Trainer course which took place in Dublin on 11-12 June 2024 👇
https://www.impel.eu/en/news/kip-caed-train-the-trainer-programme-last-session-11-12-june-2024-dublin

Exciting opportunity!

IMPEL has just released a tender for production of the IMPEL Training Box (ITB). The ITB aims to educate and engage participants on environmental laws and practices through an interactive set of questions and answers and requires the development and production of educational board game materials. The Training Box will serve as an educational tool to enhance understanding of European environmental legislation and promote environmental awareness.

The deadline is 26th September. More info on our website: https://www.impel.eu/en/news/impel-training-box

Stop illegal waste shipments! 🛑

The LIFE SWEAP has intensified international cooperation👮 & promoted joint enforcement operations to prevent illegal waste shipments in Europe.

📺Watch their latest video and learn more about how they have been helping to combat environmental crimes: https://bit.ly/4bspQV0



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As part of the IMPEL project “Waste Management & Circular Economy (WMCE)”, a meeting of the subgroup “By-Products” took place on 23-24 May 2024 in Valencia. For more information: https://www.impel.eu/en/news/by-products-meeting-in-valencia

Water & Land Remediation project team has released two draft reports, In Situ Thermal Desorption and Phytoremediation, on IMPEL website. You are invited to submit your comments to draft reports, and share this possibility with your colleagues, Comments could be general, technical, or editorial. Reviewer's names will be mentioned in the acknowledgment part of the reports. Comments/observations should be submitted using the templates not later than 6th of September 2024. For more information: https://www.impel.eu/en/projects/water-and-land-remediation

We are pleased to announce the launch of the BIOVAL tool website! Please check it out at https://biovaltool.eu/ .
BIOVAL is a joint project of EUFJE & IMPEL & ENPE, and is funded by the EC.
For more information: https://www.impel.eu/en/projects/bioval-ecosystems-recovery-calculation

On 27 March 2024, the Comissão de Coordenação de Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo, I.P. (CCDR-A, I.P.) organized a stakeholder meeting in Èvora, as part of the National Peer Review
Initiative (NPRI) carried out by the CCDR-A. For more information: https://www.impel.eu/en/news/the-stakeholders-kick-off-meeting-of-the-ccdr-a-in-evora-portugal

The IMPEL Tackling Illegal Drilling and Abstraction project team (IMPEL TIGDA) would like to thank to the Center of Hydrogeology of the University of Malaga (CEHIUMA) and the homonymous University for hosting in Málaga our recent project team meeting on the 4th and 5th April 2024. For more information, please visit IMPEL website: https://www.impel.eu/en/news/intensive-groundwater-abstraction-in-malaga-province-southern-spain

The IMPEL project's "Waste Management & Circular Economy" held a project meeting of the Subgroup "IED & Circular Economy" on March 19-20, 2024, in Bratislava, Slovak Republic, hosted by Anna Bohers and led by Romano Ruggeri. For more information, visit the IMPEL website: https://www.impel.eu/en/news/ied-circular-economy-meeting-in-bratislava

The LIFE SWEAP project has launched its third and last survey aiming to assess the assistance industry may need to ensure their waste shipments are legally compliant. This work is part of the key performance indicators of the project. Companies involved in any part of the waste shipment trade are invited to complete this survey until Sunday 31th March 2024. For more information visit the project website: https://www.sweap.eu/life-sweap-project-launches-last-industry-survey/

IMPEL Action Plan Against Wildlife Trafficking meeting and Joint Inspection took place, in Lisbon, On 11 and 12 January 2024. 15 representatives from 7 countries (Portugal, Albania, Czech Republic, Romania, Malta, Kosovo, and Lithuania) and a representative from Europol, attended the meeting and joint inspection hosted by the National Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF), CITES management authority and also nature conservation authority in Portugal. For more information visit the IMPEL website: https://www.impel.eu/en/news/impel-action-plan-against-wildlife-trafficking-meeting-and-joint-inspection-in-lisbon-tackling-the-glass-eel-trafficking

A National Peer Review Initiative (NPRI) meeting was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 12-14 December 2023. This was a joint NPRI meeting with the participation of representatives of inspection organisations from the Republic of North Macedonia and Serbia. For more information visit the IMPEL website: https://www.impel.eu/en/news/impel-national-peer-review-initiative-npri-meeting-in-belgrade-serbia

IMPEL Criteria for the Assessment of the Environmental Damage (CAED) Project Meeting took place in Athens on 11-13 December 2023. For more information visit our website: https://www.impel.eu/en/news/impel-criteria-for-the-assessment-of-the-environmental-damage-caed-project-meeting-in-athens

The IMPEL Water & Land Conference 2023 took place on 17th and 18th October, in the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest and also online. Presentations are now available on IMPEL website. For more information visit our website: https://www.impel.eu/en/news/impel-water-and-land-conference-2023

Visit IMPEL website for more information on IMPEL National Peer Review Initiative (NPRI) Meeting in Èvora, Portugal: https://www.impel.eu/en/news/impel-national-peer-review-initiative-npri-meeting-in-evora-portugal

A National Peer Review Initiative (NPRI) meeting was held in Bucharest, Romania on November 15-17, 2023, as a follow-up to the successful stakeholder consultation held in Oradea in February 2023. For more information visit the IMPEL website: https://www.impel.eu/en/news/impel-national-peer-review-initiative-npri-meeting-in-romania

IMPEL Joint Network of Wild Fungi (JoNeF) Project Team made a site visit in Rome. For more information visit the IMPEL website: https://www.impel.eu/en/news/impel-joint-network-of-wild-fungi-jonef-site-visit-in-rome

IMPEL Wastewater in Natural Environment (WiNE) Project Team made a site visit in Zilina, Slovakia on 23-24 November 2023. For more information visit the IMPEL website: https://www.impel.eu/en/news/impel-wastewater-in-natural-environment-wine-project-team-made-a-site-visit-in-zilina-slovakia

On 1-2 of November 2023, IMPEL Waste Incineration Subgroup visited waste incineration facilities in London. For more information visit the IMPEL website: https://www.impel.eu/en/news/impel-waste-incineration-subgroup-visit-to-london

IMPEL has today launched a tender for enhancements to its website. This runs for three weeks with applications due by the 10th November. https://www.impel.eu/en/news/tender-website-enhancements-2023

IMPEL Industry and Air Expert Team Meeting took place on 18-19 October 2023 in Stuttgart. For more information visit the IMPEL website: https://www.impel.eu/en/news/industry-and-air-expert-team-meeting-stuttgart-18-19-october-2023

IMPEL Cross Cutting Tools and Approaches Expert Team Meeting took place on 27 September 2023 in Rome. For more information visit the IMPEL website: https://www.impel.eu/en/news/impel-cross-cutting-tools-and-approaches-expert-team-meeting

✳️ 5th and last Best Practice meeting now officially opened. Happy to learn the experiences from representatives of 23 countries on inspecting shipments of waste ♻️ and enforcement actions 🌍