EMERITUS

CHALLENGE

EMERITUS aims to lay the foundations of a new generation of technological tools orchestrated via a single-entry point platform at the service of Law Enforcement Authorities (LEA) and Border Guards (BG) to improve detection and proof collection capabilities against waste-related environmental crimes.

SOLUTION

EMERITUS will create and implement a protocol for effective environmental crime investigation, which will combine innovative monitoring and analysis technologies with a complementary training programme to foster LEAs and BGs’ intelligence and investigation capabilities at both the national level and cross-border levels.

RESULTS

The expected impacts of EMERITUS are:

1) EMERITUS platform (consisting of external system connector, integration layer, data storage, processing component, dissemination layer, system extensions and real-time mission components)

2) Protocol for waste crimes investigation

3) Training programme for LEAs & BGs

4) Use case-based simulation exercises

5) EMERITUS community of practice

6) Evidence-based recommendations for decision/policy-makers