Environmental Crime – How do they get away with it?

 
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Environmental Crime – How do they get away with it?

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Berlin, Germany
Interview
Bettina Stehkämper (Deutsche Welle)
Martin Klose (WWF Deutschland)
Jürgen Flügel (Staatsanwaltschaft Potsdam)
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The environmental disaster on the Oder River has brought the issue of environmental crime back into the spotlight. In a video report by the TV station Deutsche Welle, experts, including Stephan Sina from Ecologic Institute, explain the reasons for the difficulties in prosecuting environmental crimes and possible approaches for improvement.

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Interview
Bettina Stehkämper (Deutsche Welle)
Martin Klose (WWF Deutschland)
Jürgen Flügel (Staatsanwaltschaft Potsdam)
Date
Location
Berlin, Germany
Languages
German
English
Keywords
Environmental crime, environmental law, Compliance, enforcement, EU
Europe, Germany
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Gerstetter, Christiane et. al. 2019: Status quo und Weiterentwicklung des Umweltstrafrechts und anderer Sanktionen: Instrumente zur Verbesserung der Befolgung von Umweltrecht (Compliance). Umweltbundesamt: Dessau-Roßlau.

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Christiane Gerstetter und Stephan Sina (Ecologic Institut)
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Brussels, Belgium
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Faure, Michael; Niels Philipsen; Teresa Fajardo del Castillo et. al. (2016): Conclusions and Recommendations. Study in the framework of the EFFACE research project.