A growing global movement is seeking recognition of #ECOCIDE as a serious crime.
What is ecocide?
2021 Expert Panel: SEVERE & either WIDESPREAD or LONG-TERM damage to the environment (i.e. the MOST serious cases of harm)!
Learn more: www.stopecocide.eart...
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Is your child/ pupil aged 9-13?
We're creating a short animated film to inform young people about #ecocidelaw and we’re looking for artwork and voice submissions to bring it to life!
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Meet the inspiring youth advocates driving #ecocidelaw progress globally!
Join Youth for Ecocide Law & partners to learn more about the movement to recognise #ecocide in this #EarthWeek webinar series.
⏰16:00, Thursday 23 April
Register here!🔗www.stopecocide.eart...
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“Key decision-makers who created this disaster face no personal criminal liability”
A new Valor Econômico article by Pricila Cardoso de Aquino argues that #Brazil’s #Mariana dam collapse highlights need for #ecocidelaw.
Read (paywalled): valor.globo.com/opin...
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Don’t miss this panel discussion TOMORROW (online + in #Accra)!
Participants will discuss how legal tools like #ecocidelaw could counter major environmental harm caused by illegal gold mining (#Galamsey) in #Ghana.
Register: www.stopecocide.eart...
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#Ecocide anywhere is a threat to humanity everywhere.
That is why we urgently need to recognise it as a serious crime.
#Ecocidelaw protects our shared planet for everyone.
Learn more: www.stopecocide.earth/
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Deeply saddened by the loss of Doug Allan OBE, a legendary filmmaker & environmental advocate.
His backing of Vote Monica Lennon's #ecocide bill helped secure a majority vote in favour in the Scottish Parliament: www.bbc.co.uk/news/a...
A life dedicated to nature.
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"#EcocideLaw fills a gap that the current enforcement structure cannot reach: it introduces legal consequences where today there are almost none."
Read the new @EcocideLawYouth guest blog by Paola Vitale here! 🔗 stopecocide.earth/se...
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"#Ecocidelaw could provide a new global framework within which companies are supported in their moves toward sustainability"
- Pension4Purpose CEO, Charlotte O'Leary, in a piece for Fast Company
Read HERE: fastcompany.com/9118...
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Submissions wanted! 🎨
Is your child/ pupil aged 9-13?
We're creating a short animated film to inform young people about #ecocidelaw and we’re looking for artwork and voice submissions to bring it to life!
Get involved HERE: www.stopecocide.eart...
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Could #Zimbabwe soon criminalise #ecocide? 🇿🇼
Join this Youth for Ecocide Law / Earth Co-Existence Initiative webinar on #EarthDay - Weds 22 April - at 11am Central African Time/ 10am UK to learn more!
Register here! 🔗 www.stopecocide.eart...
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Don’t miss this webinar in just 2 DAYS!
A stellar lineup of speakers will be discussing #ecocidelaw, ocean rights, & more.
📅3pm UK / 2pm Gambia/ 9am Panama, Thurs 9 April
Register: www.stopecocide.eart...
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Do you have children aged 11-14?
We're creating a short animated film to inform young people about ecocide law and we need your help!
Get involved here: www.stopecocide.eart...
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“The Gulf Arab states could actively advocate for the adoption of ecocide law to protect their vulnerable environment and prevent such risks elsewhere”
- Aisha Al-Sarihi & Naser Alsayed discuss the risk of #ecocide in Middle East + argue the case for international #ecocidelaw.
Why protect nature with criminal law (#EcocideLaw)?
Criminal law:
👼 Shapes moral boundaries
💰 Redirects financial flows
🤵 Creates personal accountability
More🔗 www.stopecocide.eart...
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"Images from #MiddleEast bring back memories of Vietnam and the word #ecocide resonates again"
El Confidencial explores environmental attacks in the Middle East & the case for #ecocidelaw.
Full article (paywall): www.elconfidencial.c...
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Stop Ecocide International's Americas Director, Rodrigo Lledó, has been in #Argentina's parliament discussing #ecocidelaw w/ MPs + members of the Senate Environment Committee!
📸 Senator Edith Terenzi & María Inés Zigarán MP
Learn more here: www.stopecocide.eart...
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"#Vanuatu, #Fiji and #Samoa formally asked the ICC to consider #ecocide an international crime"🌏
In September 2024, 3 Pacific Island states submitted a formal proposal to criminalise mass harm to nature - #ecocide.
Story🔗 washingtonpost.com/c...
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Discussing #ecocidelaw @ Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States Summit (#OACPS PressACP), and Small Island Developing States (#SIDS) Forum!
OACPS states are moving from dialogue to examining routes to implementation.
More: www.stopecocide.earth/
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A productive day at the Ugandan government’s 19th Water and Environment Week on Tuesday discussing #ecocidelaw!
Stop Ecocide International’s Reagan Elijah joined a youth panel on the topic of green jobs and environmental law.
Learn more: www.stopecocide.eart...
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How can fresh legal approaches transform the protection of #oceans?
Join this WEBINAR on Thursday 9 April (3pm UK / 9am Panama), co-hosted with the Gallifrey Foundation, to learn about #ecocidelaw, ocean rights, & more!
Register: www.stopecocide.eart...
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Is your child/ pupil aged 9-13?
We're creating a short animated film to inform young people about ecocide law and we need your help!
Get involved here: www.stopecocide.eart...
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Lebanon has condemned #Israel's spraying of chemicals as "#ecocide".
Two government ministries issued a formal statement on the spraying of the herbicide #glyphosate by Israeli aircraft in Southern #Lebanon.
Full story: www.stopecocide.eart...
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"#Ecocide is emerging as an important way to think about war"
Read this piece by Dr Benjamin Neimark & Prof Kate Mackintosh2about how #ecocidelaw can protect nature during conflict (as well as peacetime).
Read the article 🔗 theconversation.com/...
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🌲 #Forests need urgent protection from mass environmental harm.
#EcocideLaw will introduce accountability for mass destruction of forest biomes, conserving + regenerating them for the future.
Take action this #InternationalDayofForests! 🔗www.stopecocide.eart...
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Stop Ecocide International’s Jojo Mehta recently joined Gerard Forlin KC for an in-depth conversation about #ecocidelaw at Cornerstone Barristers!
Momentum behind #EcocideLaw is building — and the legal profession is taking note.
Learn more: www.stopecocide.eart...
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#EcocideLaw could be subject to a nationwide referendum in #Germany!
You have until 31 March to vote for ecocide law to be one of the issues put to a popular vote in 2026.
Vote HERE (open to all)! 🗳️ abstimmung21-mitmach...
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"Recognising ecocide would be an act of justice, responsibility and hope.”
- Marie Nyange Ndambo, Environment Minister for #DRC.
Thanks to the DRC's committed efforts, #ecocidelaw is progressing faster than ever.
Learn more: www.stopecocide.eart...
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"Making #ecocide an international crime is crucial to protect the environment"
- Chief Ninawa Huni Kuín of the Huni Kuí people, Brazilian Amazon
Voices from frontline communities are leading the call for #EcocideLaw.
Learn more: www.stopecocide.earth
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