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Study session 'Follow the Evidence: A Variety of Approaches for Researching Environmental Crime'

Environmental crime is an increasingly recognised societal problem. This development raises important questions regarding how research can be conducted into its nature, scope, and regulation. On Friday 22 May 2026 from 13.00 to 17.00, the study session 'Follow the Evidence: A Variety of Approaches for Researching Environmental Crime' will be organized by the Green Criminology Division of the Netherlands Society of Criminology (NVC) in collaboration with the Center for Expertise on Environmental Crime (Open Universiteit/NSCR).

The event will take place at the Utrecht Study Centre of the Open Universiteit (Vondellaan 202, Utrecht). During the afternoon, various speakers from academia, legal practice, and practitioners will deliver short pitches on the opportunities and challenges in conducting research on environmental crime and harm. The event promises to be both a rich and diverse afternoon. All participants are welcome to join a reception afterwards.

Sessions

Session 1
Marieke Kluin (Leiden University) - Greener Together: Insights from Focus Groups with Environmental Crime Experts;
Victor van der Geest (Vrije Universiteit) - 'Daders in beeld of een onzichtbaar probleem?' Possibilities, impossibilities, and limitations in the use of official data on environmental crime.

Session 2
Sammie Verbeek (Vrije Universiteit) - Turning paper tigers into paper trails: investigating the role of the government through public documents, FOI requests and archives;
Fons Verbeek (Leiden University) - The silent witnesses in the orchestra: the application of machine learning to identify illegally traded wood in music instruments and other opportunities.

Session 3
Sjoerd Lopik (De Roos Law Firm) - Methods for Environmental Criminal Law Research
Linda Knoester/Aaron Pereria (Solid Sustainability Research) - Mapping Fossil Ties: decentralised research into the interwovenness of academia and the fossil fuel industry.

Session 4
Eliode Bakole Yalire (Utrecht University) - Dangerous Knowledge: Access and Trust in Ethnographic Fieldwork in the DR Congo and South Africa;
Janine Janssen (Open Universiteit/Avans/Dutch National Police) - Is Measuring Always Knowing? A Non-Speciesist Perspective.

Practical information and registration

Date: Friday May 22 2026
Time: 13.00 - 16.00 pm
Location: Utrecht Study Centre
Registration: If you would like to attend this study session, please fill out the registration form (note: limited to 50 people).

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