Thematic edition Nr. 1 of the European Law Enforcement Research Bulletin - Environmental Crime

CEPOL is pleased to announce the release of the first Thematic Edition of the European Law Enforcement Bulletin.

This first thematic edition will touch on environmental crime from diverse, kaleidoscopic perspectives. The European Union has recognised the critical importance of combating environmental crime, as reflected in the environmental crime directive (Directive (EU) 2024/1203 of 11 April 2024) and the 2022–2025 European multidisciplinary platform against criminal threats (Empact). These frameworks highlight the necessity of a concerted, cross-border approach to addressing the complex and transnational nature of environmental crime.

Content

Executive director’s prologue by Montserrat Marín López
Editorial foreword by Maria João Guia
Introduction by Michael Faure: Better protection of the environment through criminal law in the EU

Part I — Academic research

Article 1 — Reflections on some of the everyday challenges due to the complexity of waste crime legislation (Pernille Marie Agerholm Moesborg)

Article 2 — The reptile trade and law enforcement in Norway and the Netherlands: time for a ban? (Ragnhild Sollund, Daan van Uhm)

Article 3 — Combating environmental crime: illegal cross-border waste transport and utilising modern technologies (Michal Cikhart)

Article 4 — Harnessing technologies to combat environmental crimes: the potential of satellites, drones, water sensors and super-resolution imaging (Phillip William Screen)

Article 5 — Applying remote sensing and data science techniques to enhance the monitoring and detection of environmental crime: examples from the NarcoView project (Tatjana Kuznecova, Nilay Swarge & Jaap Knotter)

Article 6 — Tackling environmental crime and harm by large industrial facilities: lessons learned based on two Dutch case studies (Lieselot Bisschop, Karin van Wingerde & Sammie Verbeek)

Part II — Essays of practice

Article 7 — Legal measures to combat and prevent forest fires in the EU and Ukraine (Volodymyr Veretiannikov)

Article 8 —  Europe Latin America programme of assistance against transnational organised crime (EL PAcCTO): The Jaguar Network (Pedro Alexandre Maia Ribeiro)

Article 9 — A well-functioning organisation for detecting and investigating environmental crimes: what is needed and how to get there? Experiences from Sweden (Henrik Forssblad) 

Editorial Board note by Paulo Machado