"Combatting Environmental Crime: Priorities and Opportunities for further EU Action" is the title of the EFFACE (“European Union Action to Fight Environmental Crime") final conference to be held in Brussels on 17-18 February 2016.
The conference will bring together key stakeholders involved in addressing environmental crime at the local, national, European and international levels including legal, judicial and crime experts; environmental policy experts; EU and Member State policy makers, customs and law enforcement officials; representatives from civil society / NGOs; and others.
The programme will include sessions on:
- Key conclusions and recommendations from EFFACE, (including from case studies on wildlife, logging, fishing, mining, wastes, etc.);
- Priorities for further action by the EU; and
- Facilitating the role of NGOs and civil society in combatting environmental crime.
