EFFACE Environmental Crime Research and Action Guide

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EFFACE

European Union Action to Fight Environmental Crime

The European Union Action to Fight Environmental Crime is a 40-month EU funded research project, involving Eleven European research institutions and think tanks. EFFACE assesses the impacts of environmental crime as well as effective and feasible policy options for combating it from an interdisciplinary perspective, with a focus on the …


eMARS

Major Accident Reporting System

The Major Accident Reporting System was first launched by the EU ’ s Seveso Directive 82/501/EEC in 1982 suffering similar rectifications ever since in compliance to the Seveso Directive ’ s updates. The aim of eMars is to facilitate the exchange of lessons learned from accidents and other close calls …


EU - Community Action Plan to Eradicate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

The control of illegal fishing is being undertaken at international level. The Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an international action plan prepared within the framework of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. This action plan was endorsed …


EU - Marine Strategy (2008)

In parts of Europe, the very structures and functions of seas are being jeopardised. The Northeast Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea are three of the seven world marine regions where fish stocks are in greatest need of recovery. The ecology of the Baltic region is reckoned to …



European Commission - Waste Management

As European society has grown wealthier it has created more and more rubbish. Each year in the European Union alone we throw away 3 billion tonnes of waste - some 90 million tonnes of it hazardous. This amounts to about 6 tonnes of solid waste for every man, woman and child …


FAO - Global Record of Fishing Vessels Refrigerated Vessels and Supply Vessels

The Global Record of Fishing Vessels Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels (Global Record) is a voluntary, phased and collaborative global initiative intending to make information available on vessel identification and other relevant data with the aim of providing a reliable and rapid way to contrast data with other sources …


FAO - International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IPOA)

The objective of the IPOA is to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing by providing all States with comprehensive, effective and transparent measures by which to act, including through appropriate regional fisheries management organisations established in accordance with international law. The IPOA is voluntary, and has been elaborated within the …


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Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan

The EU published the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan in 2003. The Action Plan sets out a range of measures available to the EU and its member states to tackle illegal logging in the world's forests. The Action Plan sets out measures to: prevent the …


Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime

The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime is an attempt to try and regenerate the debate around countering organised crime, illicit trafficking and trade. Established virtually, the Global Initiative seeks to: Look at the problem of trafficking and trade from new angles Draw in a diverse range of actors and …



   
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