An informative meeting regarding the activities of the project Life Natura Themis was held on Saturday, October 27th, at the premises of the Heraklion Bar in Crete. The meeitng emphazed the UMass University scholarship PhD program "Global Governance and Human Security".

The coordinator of the Heraklion Bar Association, Dr Georgios Sbokos visited as invited speaker between 18-30 September 2018 Boston, Massachusetts, to talk about the impact of the structural adjustment plans on environmental legislation.

With 180 participants from 45 countries took place in London on 8-12 October 2018 the 29th Meeting of the INTERPOL Wildlife Crime Working Group (WCWG).

After a long and elaborate procedure the first part of an anonymous citizen report of an environmental crime through the APP LIFE Themis was successfully completed.

The first announcement of the International Conference of LIFE Natura Themis project which will take place in Athens, 23^-25 November 2018 is out.

The ENPE Annual conference 2018 under the title “Protecting habitats and endangered species in Europe through tackling environmental crime” will take place in Heraklion, 23-24 October 2018, in the Exhibition Halls of the Natural History Musem of Crete.

On 29-30 August 2018 in Ghent University (Faculty of Law and Criminology) took place the 5th EU- China Conference on Environmental Law on green law, economic instruments and environmental crime.