The WasteForce project aims at boosting the operational activities and capacities of authorities involved in the fight against illegal trade and management of waste through:
- development of new practical tools and methodologies
- implementation of multi-stakeholder capacity building activities
- support of operational networking among practitioners in Europe and with their counterparts in the Asia- Pacific region, one of the main regions of destination of illicit waste shipments.
- Type:
- Project
- Related tool(s):
- Inspection Reference App Forensic Data Analysis for Waste Trafficking Methodology to Analyse EU and Global Impacts on Waste Management of New Policies PREVENT – Portal for Environmental Enforcers Waste Crime Alerts WasteForce Library Watch-it APP
- Related training(s):
- Best practices of repatriation of illegal waste shipments from Asia to Europe Methodology to measure environmental damage of illegal waste transports Waste Crime Prosecution Guidance WasteForce Webinar series WasteForce Online Toolkit WasteForce training sessions
- Funding scheme:
- European Union’s Internal Security Fund — Police (ISFP/2017/AG/ENV/821345)
- Dates/Duration:
- 2018 – 2020
- Topic:
- Illegal trade and management of waste
- Partners:
- IMPEL, UNU, UNITAR, UN Environment, DHPol, IGAMAOT, IRSOP, NFI, University of Limerick, BCRC Slovakia, District Government of Lower Bavaria, Environment Agency for England
- Website/link:
- WasteForce Project
- Contact email:
- info@wasteforceproject.eu