| "The Ivory Poaching Wars" Airing on BBC World This Friday, 8 February 2008 |
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February 2008 - BBC World presents “The Ivory Poaching Wars,” an  Earth Report documentary that tracks illegally poached elephant ivory on its journey from Africa to Japan and the United States, with the help of an African enforcement agency and DNA analysts from the United States.
Treaties such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) have been introduced over the years to protect wildlife against illegal poaching, but the elephant ivory trade remains a very lucrative one and has grown in recent years. In 1996, a group of African countries came together to draft and implement the Lusaka Agreement.
The film will be broadcast on BBC World Friday, 8 February at 20:30, with repeats at 10:30 on Monday, 11 Feb., 15:30 on Tuesday, 12 Feb., and 02:30 and 08:30 on Wednesday, 13 Feb. (all times in UK time zone, GMT). Please check your BBC World station for local screenings. Visit INECE's Update for more information.
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| INECE Newsletter 16 Now Available |
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January 2008 - Visit the 16th Edition of INECE's Newsletter for  news on INECE's 8th International Conference; a Special Report on Ozone & Climate; ongoing INECE
initiatives, including the Seaport Environmental Security Network; Central America Workshop; INECE's Water Legislation and Compliance Survey; Compliance & Enforcement Reports from Tanzania, Rwanda, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, the Ukraine, Argentina and other locations
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| INECE Seeks Participants for Seaport Environment Security Network |
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December 2007 - INECE is looking for more participants to join a new, unique, and practical initiative - the Seaport Environmental Security Network. In recent years, awareness has increased regarding the existence of illegal movements of waste. Major seaports act as an important hub for the movement of dangerous substances. If not shipped in compliance with relevant provisions and rules, these movements can have catastrophic effects on human health and the environment. As a result, the need for greater enforcement of waste shipments and international collaboration has grown. INECE has taken up this challenge. Foir more information, please visit http://www.inece.org/seaport/ or contact Ms. Nancy Isarin, .
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| Building a Framework for a Global Training Professionals Network |
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December 2007 - Capacity building is one of the main themes within the environmental compliance and enforcement community. In order to encourage and support training activities, INECE is assessing the benefits of forming an International Network for Environmental Compliance Training Professionals. If you wish to explore opportunities to assist INECE in its work to shape the goals and activities of such a network or would like to share any thoughts or comments, please contact Ms. Machteld Brokerhof, VROM-Inspectorate at .
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| Water Legislation and Compliance Survey |
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November 2007 - INECE, Columbia University’s Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), and the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP) are sponsoring an international survey on the compliance and enforcement of water quality and water resource management laws at the national level.
To recieve the survey link and password, please email inece@inece.org. The survey will end on
Monday, 14 January 2008.
The survey is a pilot test of a method for developing expert-based metrics of compliance and enforcement that we expect to expand to other environmental sectors. The responses will help INECE to assess country capacity building needs, and will assist CIESIN and YCELP in their analysis of the determinants of country environmental performance.
Preliminary results of the survey will be presented at INECE's 8th International Conference and shared with INECE participants via the INECE web site. |
| INECE Newsletter 15 Now Available |
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August 2007 - Visit the 15th Edition of INECE's Newsletter for  news on INECE's 8th International Conference; ongoing INECE
initiatives, including the Seaport Environmental Security Network; Arab Regional Meeting; Guidelines on Benchmarking; Compliance & Enforcement Reports from Uganda, Tanzania, Cote d’Ivoire, Jordan, the Phillippines, South China, Kenya, South Africa, Argentina, and other locations
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| 8th International Conference - Call For Papers |
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 July 2007 - In advance of INECE's 8th Conference, interested parties are invited to submit original papers for publication in Volume 1 of the Conference Proceedings.
The most useful papers will provide expert analysis and discussion on a relevant topic to the Conference, illustrate a “success story,” or describe the accomplishments and challenges of a particular enforcement initiative. Papers must relate directly to compliance and/or enforcement aspects one of the workshop themes and topics.
The first deadline for abstracts is 12 November 2007; please download the the full paper guidelines here  . |
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| 8th International Conference on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement to be held in South Africa |
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June 2007 - INECE will hold its  8th International Conference on 5-11 April 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Opening with two days dedicated to local capacity building and networking events, the Conference will feature action-oriented thematic workshops, distinguished keynote speakers, and networking opportunities for more than 150 participants, and will include a day for field visits to sites of innovative environmental enforcement initiatives in South Africa. Please note that Conference participation is by invitation only.
See http://www.inece.org/conference/8/ for additional information.
In English: 8th International Conference on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
to be held in South Africa
En français: L’INECE annonce sa huitième Conférence International portant sur l’application et la conformité environnementale, en Afrique du Sud.
En español: INECE anuncia su octava Conferencia Internacional sobre Aplicación y Cumplimiento Ambiental, a realizarse en Sudáfrica.
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| Meeting on Environmental Governance in the Arab Region |
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 June 2007 - Senior officials from the Ministries of Environment and the Environmental Enforcement Authorities in the Arab region, including Jordan, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Oman, Yemen, Qatar and Saudi Arabia met in Amman, Jordan, on 9-10 May, along with observers from INECE, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement in the Maghreb, the Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network for Accession, and the United Nations Environment Program to discuss and agree upon cooperation in the field of environmental governance in the Arab region.
The participants made a number of presentations about their respective enforcement programs, other regional enforcement networks, partnership opportunities, and discussed the benefits of creating an Arab Enforcement Network. See http://inece.org/mena/arabregion/. |
| Investigation of Philippine Blast Fishing to Premier on BBC World |
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 May 2007 - On May 19-20, TVE/BBC World's new documentary "Blast" will investigate the courageous battle to prevent illegal blast fishing from further destroying of one of the world's richest marine environments -- the Visayan Sea in the Philippines. Click here for the full press release.
The film will be shown on Saturday, 19 May at 9:30 and 16:30 GMT, and on Sunday, 20 May at 2:30, 13:30, and 20:30. Please check your BBC World station for local screenings.
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| INECE Newsletter 14 Published Online |
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May 2007- The 14th Edition of INECE's Newsletter is now available online. In addition to international and regional enforcement news, the newsletter describes rec ent activities, including the Emissions Trading Workshop, efforts of Argentina's Environment Secretariat to protect water resources in Buenos Aires, the climate benefits of repairing the ozone layer, and new regulations in the Philippines that make public officials more accountable for preventing illegal blast fishing operations. Newsletter 14 also features a new Expert Commentary section.
Articles for Newsletter 15 are requested by Friday, 22 June 2007.
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| INECE Releases 2006 Year in Review |
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March 2007 - INECE's newly released Year in Review reports on the progress and results of the network during 2006, including publishing INECE’s 2006-2009 Strategic Implementation Plan; expanding INECE’s regional and topical networks; and co-sponsoring an International Colloquium on Implementing Environmental Legislation: The Critical Role of Enforcement and Compliance |
| Interpol's Ecomessage: A Standard Reporting Form for Environmental Crimes |
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 January 2007 - Interpol's Ecomessage system was created to facilitate the monitoring and analysis of environmental crime. Visit INECE's new Web page on Environmental Crime for more information about Ecomessage, including the standard reporting form, sample Ecomessages, instructions, and background information.
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| INECE Newsletter 13 Now Available |
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 December 2006 - The 13th Edition of INECE's Newsletter is now available online. In addition to international and regional enforcement news, the newsletter describes recent INECE activities, including the UN Climate Change Convention meeting, the IUCN/INECE/UNEP Colloquium on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, and INECE's graduate level course. |
| Designing Effective Compliance Systems to Support Emissions Trading |
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November 2006 - INECE is hosting a workshop on the elements necessary for cooperation among different emissions trading systems in Dublin, Ireland, on 8-9 March 2007. The workshop will explore the shared responsibilities of regulatory, industrial, and financial communities to ensure compliance. |
| INECE Co-sponsors 4th IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium |
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October 2006 - More than 200 practitioners, members of civil society, and environmental law professors from 47 countries gathered at Pace University's School of Law in White Plains, New York, on 16-20 October 2006. The 4th IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium focused on enforcement of, and compliance with, environmental
law at the local, national, and international level. |
| Improving Competitiveness Through Good Environmental Regulation |
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September 2006 - An expanding international body of research is leading experts to understand that good, modern regulation can help reduce operating costs for industry and business.  A statement by the Heads of Europe's Environment Agencies, agreed to in Prague, concludes that "good environmental management and regulation does not impede overall competitiveness and economic development."
INECE Secretariat Director Durwood Zaelke had the opportunity to discuss the Prague Statement with Barbara Young, the Chief Executive of the Environment Agency for England and Wales and a lead author of the publication.
A short film of their conversation is available at http://inece.org/praguestatement/, along with a link to the full text of the Prague Statement and other background information.
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