illeciti ambientali

In fact, the European Union has introduced the crime of ecocide into community law.The new directive, agreed in November by the EU bodies, was approved with 499 votes in favour, 100 against and 23 abstentions.Now, those who commit some crimes against nature are at risk up to 10 years in prison.Ecocide, according to one of the existing definitions, means an offense at the expense of marine and terrestrial ecosystems, their flora and fauna and the resulting impact.In this case, crimes such as illegal timber trade, depletion of water resources and serious violations of legislation on chemical substances will be included.And again:the illicit management of hazardous waste and radioactive materials, the illegal trade in wildlife and water contamination.Anyone who is guilty of these and other types of environmental crimes - Brussels has announced - will be punishable with imprisonment, depending the duration, severity and reversibility of the damage.Following publication in the Official Jour...