Improving environmental protection through criminal law - Related links

European Commission

• Proposal: Proposal for a new Directive on Environmental Crime and replacing Directive 2008/99/EC
• Communication: Communication on stepping up the fight against environmental crime
• Directive: Directive 2008/99/EC on the protection of the environment through criminal law
• Guidance: Guidance on combating environmental crime and related infringements
• Impact Assessment: Impact Assessment report - Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the environment through criminal law and replacing Directive 2008/99/EC

Communications:

• EU Zero Pollution Action Plan: 'Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil'
• Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 Bringing nature back into our lives
• New Circular Economy Action Plan for a cleaner and more competitive Europe

• European Green Deal: Strengthening EU law to combat environmental crime
• Questions and Answers on the revised EU Directive on environmental crime
• European Commission webpage on environmental compliance assurance

Council of the EU

• Recommendations: Final report of the Eighth round of mutual evaluations on environmental crime – information and discussion at the Council
• Working Group of Experts on The Environment and Criminal Law, European Committee on Crime Problems

European Parliament

• Legislative train schedule: Revision of the Directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law
• European Parliament Legislative Observatory, Protection of the environment through criminal law
• Implementation Appraisal: Revision of Directive 2008/99/EC on the protection of the environment through criminal law – EPRS

Other

• Fighting Environmental Crime in Europe - Preliminary Report, AMBITUS project, Istituto Affari Internazionali
• ClientEarth's response to the Commission roadmap: revision of the Environmental Crime Directive, ClientEarth
• Environmental crimes cost us billions: sanctions must reflect this, EEB
• Review of Directive 2008/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the protection of the environment through criminal law, European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA)
• Report on Eurojust's Casework on Environmental Crime, Eurojust
• Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide, Stop Ecocide Foundation
• INTERPOL-UN Environment (2016). Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security – A Convergence of Threats, Interpol & UNEP
• Environmental Crime, Actions taken by EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Agencies, the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Agencies' Network
• Comments on the EU Directive 2008/99/EC on Improving Environmental Protection through Criminal Law, European Forum for Restorative Justice (EFRJ)
• Green Customs Initiative, UNEP