EFFACE will use qualitative and quantitative data to conduct and in-depth investigation of the different types of environmental crime in the EU as well as those occurring outside the European territory but linked to the EU. The project’s main elements are the following:
- A conceptual framework that will lay down the project’s research questions and definitions
- An analysis of instruments, actors and institutions of how the EU has approached the fight against environmental crime so far
- A SWOT analysis of the EU’s current efforts to combat environmental crime
- A quantitative study of the costs and impacts of different types of environmental crime
- Several country case studies about the mechanisms and impacts of different types of environmental crime within and outside the EU and possible counter-measures
Using the results of these tasks, the EFFACE partners will develop options and policy recommendations for the EU to fight environmental crimes. These will be disseminated through various channels, such as dialogues with stakeholders, who include practitioners and policymakers. In doing so, EFFACE will provide valuable support to the EU’s efforts to combat environmental crimes. EFFACE also publishes a newsletter and has a twitter account, both of which are accessible through the project website www.efface.
