Stop Ecocide International

Latin American experts have launched a legal framework to prevent #ecocide, 5 years on from the creation of an international definition. Read about the new Model #EcocideLaw in @infobae #StopEcocide

The numbers don't lie: 72% of people surveyed globally believe #ecocide should be a crime 🌏 That's according to a major poll by @Ipsos , @Earth4All_ & @globalcommonshq. About: #StopEcocide #EcocideLaw

Livestream: How can ecocentric legal innovations like #EcocideLaw accelerate biodiversity progress? Join this side event at #CBDCOP17 on Sunday to learn more! Watch📹 via @IUCN YouTube/ attend at IUCN Pavilion, Blue Zone Info & Livestream: #StopEcocide

A bill to criminalise severe environmental destruction has been submitted to #Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies. Deputy @Veronica_mtz proposed legislation would amend Mexico’s Federal Criminal Code to add a new crime of #ecocide. Full story: #StopEcocide

"Experts say #ecocide should be internationally recognised as a crime" @tazgezwitscher reports on an event to discuss #ecocidelaw in Berlin, co-hosted by Stop Ecocide Germany and @DGVN_de. Full article: #StopEcocide

“Seychellois see Aldabra as the crown jewel of our country: a distant, near pristine coral atoll where life thrives.” Victoria Duthil on why #Seychelles needs an #EcocideLaw, in a new guest blog for Stop Ecocide International. Read: #StopEcocide

In Mexico's Congress to present the new #ecocide framework for Latin America! The Model #EcocideLaw is a ready-made reference text for legislators seeking to criminalise mass environmental harm. Learn more: #StopEcocide

When the most powerful in society destroy an entire ecosystem, they often walk away untouched. #EcocideLaw changes that. Learn more: #StopEcocide

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has expressed support for recognising #ecocide as an independent international crime. He called for stronger international legal mechanisms to prevent environmental destruction. Story: #StopEcocide

“We call on the President to seize this opportunity to recognise a standalone crime of ecocide” Writing in @lemondefr politicians, top lawyers & others calls for #France to recognise #ecocide as a serious crime. 🔗 #StopEcocide #EcocideLaw

“Over the next three years, the Danish Social Liberal Party will work to criminalise the deliberate, widespread destruction of nature” Naturemonitor reports on @radikale #ecocide resolution: Learn more: #StopEcocide

#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: #StopEcocide

“Experts from across the continent are placing their hopes on this proposal” Sandra Weiss reports for @dw_espanol on the new Model #EcocideLaw for Latin America. Read: #StopEcocide

“Norway is one of only four nations in the world that allows mine waste to be discarded in submarine environments” Mitch Holson on why Norway needs an #EcocideLaw, in a new guest blog for Stop Ecocide International. Read: #StopEcocide

Ecocide is destroying our only home. Let’s protect it. #EcocideLaw introduces criminal accountability for mass harm to the natural world. An overdue and urgent legal shift. Learn more: #StopEcocide

At Latin America’s regional parliament (@Parlatino_org) this week! Formally presenting a new Model Law framework to criminalise #ecocide in the region. Learn more: #StopEcocide

#Ecocide = mass destruction of nature. The movement to CRIMINALISE ecocide is gaining global momentum. Read @damiengayle @guardian explainer: Are you hopeful about #EcocideLaw progress? Stay updated🔗 #StopEcocide

Tickets available now! 🎫 Prof Philippe Sands KC will give the inaugural Polly Higgins Memorial Lecture this December, speaking on #ecocide. 📍 In person and online 📅 18:30pm, 10 December Tickets and info here: #StopEcocide

Latin America's new Model #EcocideLaw is a milestone for nature, and for the people who protect it. @NoticiasTribuna reports on its launch in Mexico City, and the protections it carries for those who report environmental harm Story: #StopEcocide

"An initiative presented in Mexico City aims to have countries adopt a legal framework to criminalise severe environmental destruction" @eleconomista reports on the launch of the Model #EcocideLaw for Latin America yesterday. Full story: #StopEcocide