To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Law No. 2021-1104 of August 22, 2021 on combating climate change and strengthening resilience to its effects (the “Climate and Resilience Law”), adopted on July 20, 2021, was promulgated on August 24, 2021. Its […]
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EU criminal law must pave way for better environmental protection, NGOs demand
Commission must fix EU criminal law and ensure environmental crimes such as wildlife trade, waste dumping, illegal hunting and fishing, unlawful logging and mining no longer go unpunished. Brussels, 13 December 2021 – Tomorrow, the European Commission is expected to publish a proposal for the revision of the Environmental Crime Directive. The European Environmental […]
A Plea to Make Widespread Environmental Damage an International Crime Takes Center Stage at The Hague
The campaign to make ecocide an international crime took center stage in the Hague on Tuesday as Bangladesh, Samoa and Vanuatu advocated criminalizing environmental destruction during a virtual forum at the annual meeting of the International Criminal Court’s 123 member nations. The forum, attended by more than 1,300 individual participants, […]
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights
For Release: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 Recent ECO Actions New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Police Officers (ECOs) and Investigators enforce the 71 Chapters of NY Environmental Conservation Law (ECL), protecting fish and wildlife and preserving environmental quality across New York. In 1880, the first eight Game Protectors […]