1. Themis: Raising standards of environmental law compliance through regional cooperation
Oxford, 21 September 2017

2. Environmental enforcement - networking
Themis Network
Based on specific requests (on the job coaching, database development, etc.)
Secretariat -REC)
Executive Committee
Network Focal Points
Donor (ADA)
Beneficiaries/target groups
Nature/ Biodiversity Protection
Combatting environmental crimes (wildlife, waste, etc.)
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Best practices exchange
Action Toolkit
Environmental enforcement - networking
Capacity Development
Targeted Assistance
Network
Governance
International and Regional Partnerships
Informal network:
Coordination mechanism
Regional platform for cooperation
Secretariat support
Coherence with other instruments
Focus on shared natural resource management and combating environmental crimes
Partnerships:
Partnership:
INECE, INTERPOL, IMPEL
Organizing joint trainings
Joint developments of curriculum
Cross-participation in projects
Sharing guidelines/manuals

3. Challenges
Approximation with EU environmental legislation, implementation and enforcement
Capacity issues in the national authorities
Staff turnover, weakening institutional memory
Lack of funds to prepare key strategic documents/ tools for implementation at national level
Tools developed under the Themis Network to address such challenges

4. Tools: Trainings and best practice exchanges
WASTE
Sub-regional Training on Transboundary Shipment of Waste and Port Inspection – with INECE (Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova)
Transboundary waste shipment control campaign/road controls, with Portuguese and Spanish authorities (All countries)
National training (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
WILDLIFE
Regional Training on Nature Conservation, including CITES, & the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations (All countries)

5. Tools: Action toolkit
A practical framework for environmental enforcement practitioners
Strengthening institutional memory in the beneficiary countries
5 Chapters, covering:
organisational planning and management
enforcement and compliance
Nature conservation (including wildlife trade)
cross-cutting issues in the EU environmental acquis (including environmental crime directive)
Training guidelines

6. Tools: Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
7 SOPs on prevention, detection and investigation of environmental crimes (water, waste, forestry, etc.)
Aim to enhance in- country coordination and institutionalized cooperation between the national authorities responsible for environmental law enforcement
Facilitate outreach towards the judiciary and other stakeholders

7. Tools: Cooperation
Regional platform bringing the stakeholders of the compliance chain together
Dialogue among various stakeholders, and joint actions made possible
Strengthened cooperation channels with European and International partners
MoU signed with IMPEL, open to additional partnerships