Africa Climate Summit 2 Debrief- From Promise to Action To Accountability
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 15:00 - 16:00 EAT
The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) reaffirmed Africa’s commitment to “accelerate climate action across the continent, mobilize adaptation finance and shape the global climate agenda from an African perspective.” Following the inaugural Africa Youth Climate Assembly and the first ACS in Nairobi, Kenya, states reconvened in Addis Ababa in 2025 to consolidate continental priorities, assess progress, and strengthen Africa’s collective voice in global climate negotiations.
The urgency of climate action in Africa cannot be overstated. The continent faces intensifying droughts, floods, food insecurity and biodiversity loss, with severe consequences for livelihoods and stability. African youth are disproportionately affected, bearing the brunt of these crises while having the least resources to adapt. Their leadership is therefore indispensable in shaping just and effective responses.
Globally, ecocide is gaining traction as a legal norm. In 2024, Small Island Developing States filed a proposal to amend the Rome Statute to include ecocide as an international crime, and countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo have publicly endorsed this initiative. Across Africa, youth-led networks are driving grassroots campaigns, strengthening advocacy capacity and coordinating efforts to enshrine ecocide in law at national, regional and international levels.
Africa’s youth occupy a strategic moment: they can translate ACS2 outcomes into tangible progress for legal protections, bring ecocide into national agendas and shape Africa’s position ahead of COP30. This event is African youth-led and youth-focused, designed to equip emerging leaders with insight, strategy and collaboration to advance ecocide law.
Speakers:
Debbie Buyaki
Counsel Louis Ninisima
Mwaka Namukonda
Moderated by: Jubile Kasay
Seminario Internacional 'El delito de ecocidio en América Latina'
09/24/2025
Comienzo a las 16h. Duración 90 minutos.
Ciudad Universitaria UNAM, Torre II de Humanidades - 3er piso, Auditorio Leopoldo Zea. Ciudad de México.
Entrada libre hasta completar aforo.
Transmisión en directo en Facebook y canal de Youtube: @cialc-unam5257
Más información: http://www.cialc.unam.mx/
El debate profundo y pausado sobre la definición y sobre los progresos que se están realizando en el mundo, y en especial en América Latina para tipificar el crimen de ecocidio, es el objetivo de este seminario internacional. Un espacio para el debate académico y jurídico sobre uno de los temas más urgentes de nuestro tiempo: la protección legal, a nivel penal, de nuestro maravilloso y único hogar común, el planeta Tierra.
Con la participación de expertos de América Latina y miembros de Stop Ecocidio Internacional, este conversatorio expondrá opiniones relevantes acerca de los proyectos de ley sobre el ecocidio en curso en América Latina, reflexionará sobre cómo enfrentar crímenes ambientales desde el derecho y cuál es el papel de las movilizaciones sociales en la denuncia del ecocidio en la región.
La Naturaleza necesita justicia y el Derecho Internacional puede y debe proporcionársela.
Recognising the crime of ecocide to protect nature - International Union for the Conservation of Nature - Motion 061
25th September, 07.00 BST
Motion 61 “Recognising the Crime of Ecocide to Protect Nature” will go to a vote at the the IUCN Congress which runs between the 9th -15th October
Ecocide refers the most harmful acts of environmental damage and ecocide law would be a legally enforceable deterrent to protect nature from the most significant environmental damage, carrying significant penalties.
Join this webinar hosted by Australian Earth Laws Alliance/Stop Ecocide Australia and Stop Ecocide Aotearoa New Zealand to learn about this motion and the rapidly growing movement to create an international ecocide law. Hear from Sue Miller, Chief Networks and Alliances Officer of Stop Ecocide International who are sponsoring this motion, as well as speakers across the Asia Pacific region about their work and how ecocide law will benefit their work to protect nature.
Moderated by: Dr Michelle Maloney co-founder and Director (Australian Earth Laws Alliance/Stop Ecocide Australia)
Co-hosted/organized by: SEI/Australian Earth Laws Alliance /SE Australia Aotearoa - NZ
Speakers:
Sue Miller - Head of Global Networks, Stop Ecocide International
Lyndon De Vantier - Coral Ecologist and Co-Lead, Stop Ecocide Aotearoa New Zealand
Kazi Amdadul Hoque - Senior Director of Strategic Planning and Head of Climate Action , Friendship Bangladesh
Alanna Matamaru Smith - Director, Te Ipukarea Society (Cook Islands)
CONVERSATORIO 'Ecocidio y Justicia Ambiental: desafíos y oportunidades para Panamá y la comunidad global'
09/25/2025, desde las 18.00 horas.
Entrada libre hasta completar aforo.
En un momento decisivo para el futuro ambiental y jurídico de Panamá, la Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas de la Universidad de Panamá será sede de este encuentro dedicado a reflexionar sobre el ecocidio y la justicia ambiental.
Este evento reunirá a destacadas figuras académicas y defensores ambientales para abordar, desde una perspectiva multidisciplinaria, uno de los debates más urgentes de nuestro tiempo: la necesidad de reconocer y tipificar el ecocidio como crimen internacional, articulando el derecho penal, el derecho internacional y la defensa de los derechos humanos frente a la crisis climática.
La cita cobra especial relevancia en el contexto nacional e internacional. A nivel nacional, el contrato minero con Minera Panamá —subsidiaria de First Quantum Minerals (Canadá) y operadora de la mina Cobre Panamá— ha estado en el centro de una intensa controversia social, jurídica, política y ambiental. Las masivas protestas ciudadanas y la histórica decisión de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de declarar inconstitucional el contrato minero han marcado un precedente en la defensa del medioambiente y la soberanía nacional, evidenciando la tensión entre los intereses extractivos y los derechos de las comunidades.
A nivel internacional, el evento también dialoga con dos pronunciamientos jurídicos sin precedentes: la Opinión Consultiva de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos y la Opinión Consultiva de la Corte Internacional de Justicia, ambas reconociendo la interdependencia entre derechos humanos y protección ambiental, así como la urgencia de enfrentar la crisis climática desde un marco de justicia internacional.
En este marco, el encuentro en la Universidad de Panamá no solo busca compartir saberes y experiencias, sino también generar propuestas que contribuyan a un cambio real en la defensa de la Tierra.
ART THAT INSPIRES THE EARTH 2025
🌱 What is it?
A collective, decentralized artistic action across Latin America and Africa to raise awareness about the proposal to recognize ecocide as an international crime.
🌍 Inspiration
Inspired by mycelium, the underground network of fungi that sustains life in forests. A metaphor for silent cooperation, regeneration and human connection.
🎭 What can you do?
Create a small artistic action with low environmental impact and strong symbolic value:
Music / singing
Dance / performance
Theater
Painting / mural
Poetry / collage / photography
Sculpture / exhibition
Or hybrid/combined formats
It doesn’t need to be big — just real and meaningful.
🧩 Participation guidelines
✔ Open and free to the public
✔ Preferably in a public space
✔ Linked to Earth protection and ecocide awareness
✔ Includes reference to Stop Ecocide
✔ Documented with photos or videos
✔ Environmentally conscious (low or zero waste)
💌 How to join?
Send an email to: constanza@stopecocidio.org
Include your proposal (discipline, participants, location, date and social media links).
Conversatorio 'Ecocidio y justicia ambiental: un llamado desde Perú hacia la comunidad internacional'
10/1/2025, De 18:00 a 20:30 hs (hora Perú)
Colegio de Abogados de Lima –
Auditorio Principal 'José Baquijano y Carrillo, Av. Santa Cruz nº255, Miraflores (Lima)
¿Puede la destrucción ambiental convertirse en un crimen internacional?
Este evento busca abrir el debate académico y jurídico sobre el ecocidio, en un momento en que el Perú discute un proyecto de ley que podría ser incorporado a su legislación nacional.
Este conversatorio de alto nivel jurídico político se realiza como evento paralelo al Foro de Ministros de Ambiente de América Latina y el Caribe (PNUMA), que tendrá lugar en Lima. Busca posicionar el debate sobre el ecocidio como crimen internacional y nacional, elevando su urgencia en la agenda jurídica, política y ambiental.
En este espacio, se abordará la crisis ambiental con una mirada integral: desde los límites planetarios que ya estamos superando, hasta los desafíos legales para transformar la protección del medio ambiente en una verdadera garantía jurídica.
También se hablará sobre los orígenes y avances globales del concepto de ecocidio, y sobre cómo este podría ser tipificado en el Perú para responder a los crecientes daños ecológicos que amenazan la vida y la dignidad humana.
El evento contará con grandes expertos nacionales e internacionales, en un diálogo moderado por Perú Sin Ecocidio.
Tipificar el ecocidio como crimen implica reconocer que la destrucción masiva del medio ambiente no puede seguir siendo tolerada. Es un avance legislativo esencial para proteger nuestro hogar común —la Tierra— y salvaguardar los derechos de las generaciones futuras.
El evento está dirigido a expertos, miembros de la administración, docentes, investigadores y todas las personas interesadas en derecho, justicia ambiental y sostenibilidad.
Audiencia pública: Tipificación del crimen de ecocidio
10/14/2025, 10:00 - 12:00
Entrada libre hasta completar aforo.
En el próximo Plenario nº12 de la Comisión Permanente de la Amazonia y los Pueblos Originarios y Tradicionales (CPOVOS) del Congreso de los Diputados de Brasil, tendrá lugar una Audiencia Pública para debatir la inclusión del ecocidio en el ordenamiento jurídico brasileño como crimen de destrucción masiva de la naturaleza, bajo el Proyecto de Ley 2933/2023.
Dicha Audiencia ha sido posible gracias al apoyo de la Diputada Federal por el PSOL Célia Xakriabá y de ECOE Brasil.
Climate Justice Days
Sunday 21st of September, 14.00-15.30
Pier 2, Inge Lehmanns Gade 16, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
What exactly is ecocide? And how could an ecocide law protect nature?
Join Stop Ecocide Danmark and Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke Aarhus for a thought-provoking workshop where you will reflect on our relationship with nature, explore why current laws often fail to prevent nature destruction, and discuss the transformative potential of a Danish ecocide law.
Expect a dynamic, interactive format with open dialogue, shared reflections, and a collective call to imagination and political action.
Together, we will create a piece of art inspired by ecocide, justice, and planetary care, which will be showcased in a month-long exhibition at Domen, a unique space for reflection and awareness.
Whether you’re a curious citizen, an artist, a policymaker, or just wondering how the law can protect the planet, this is a space to learn, imagine, and connect.
The event is a part of Climate Justice Days - find all of the events here: https://fb.me/e/3jxtanVlY
The workshop is part of a collaborative campaign by Stop Ecocide Danmark, Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke and 8 other Aarhus based NGO’s, urging local politicians to support a national ecocide law through a petition.
"Nature is our future" at Choose Nature
The NetworkNature Annual Event 2025 “Choose Nature” will explore different means to align biodiversity and economy in times of urgency, building on the concept of Nature-based solutions.
Hear from a broad range of stakeholders, from the public and private sectors, examine diverse ideas, exchange knowledge, explore initiatives and share case studies that link nature with climate, economy, innovation, finance and business and wellbeing.
11:00 - 12:00 (6 minutes), Sue Miller, Head of Global Networks, Stop Ecocide International
Europe Calling ‘A New Environmental (Criminal) Law – for Germany, Europe and the World’
For the first time since the 1980s, German environmental criminal law is set to be reformed, this time within the EU framework and with a major impact on international law. This is a historic opportunity for nature conservation and climate protection that we should not miss!
Wednesday, 10 September 2025, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. CEST
With interpretation in German and English
Specifically, the EU Directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law must be transposed into national criminal law. Criminal law is closely linked to social values and ideas of right and wrong. If we make ‘ecocide’, i.e. the massive destruction of our natural common property, a criminal offence at national and global level, a major step towards protecting nature and the environment would be taken.
In this webinar, more than two years after our first Europe Calling on ecocide, we want to take a close look at the milestones that have been reached in the last two years and those that still lie ahead. We will look at Ukraine, international organisations and Germany's example of national implementation.
Our guests are:
Yuliia Ovchynnykova, Ukrainian MP, reports on ‘ecocide’ in her country. She was involved in the Council of Europe's decision to make the most serious destruction of nature a special offence in future.
Sue Miller, Chief Networks and Alliances Officer at Stop Ecocide International, is accompanying the rapid development of the international debate on supplementing international criminal law at the highest diplomatic levels.
Natalia Rudenko, member of the German Society for the United Nations, Stop Ecocide & Fridays for Future, was heavily involved in the DGVN's membership decision to support the introduction of ecocide into international criminal law.
Dr Stephan Sina, Senior Fellow at the Ecologic Institute, is the author of the legal opinion on the implementation of the ‘ecocide’ provision of the EU Environmental Crime Directive into German law.
Dr Johannes Fechner, legal advisor and parliamentary secretary of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag, is also a member of the Bundestag's Legal Affairs Committee, which is responsible for implementing the EU directive.
From Advisory Opinions to Accountability: Ecocide Law and Africa’s Role in Global Climate Justice
Africa is leading a historic global shift in environmental justice. With ecocide officially recognised as a continental priority by AMCEN, African ministers have committed to exploring its criminalisation as a vital tool to protect ecosystems and communities.
A profound shift is underway in international law. The world’s highest courts — including the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights — are affirming that states have binding obligations to prevent large-scale environmental destruction and ensure justice for those harmed. The Inter-American Court has even recognised this duty as a jus cogens norm — an imperative standard of international law from which no state may derogate.
The ICJ’s landmark advisory opinion goes further, finding that failure to prevent harm to the climate system, particularly from fossil fuels, may constitute an internationally wrongful act requiring compensation and reparations. Similar proceedings have unfolded before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and are in process at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
Yet, while state responsibility is becoming clearer, individual accountability remains a major gap. Recognising ecocide— severe, widespread or long-term damage to the environment — as a crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) would close this gap, ensuring corporate and political leaders can no longer act with impunity.
At the 20th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), ministers took a historic step: ecocide is now a strategic priority in Africa’s environmental agenda for 2025–2027, with an ad hoc committee mandated to study its classification as a crime. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, joined by the Republic of the Congo and Burundi, has been instrumental in driving this agenda forward.
This African momentum aligns with global developments: Europe’s new Environmental Crime Directive (2024) gives states two years to transpose offences comparable to ecocide into national law; Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and the Dominican Republic are advancing ambitious ecocide bills; and Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa have tabled a proposal to amend the ICC Rome Statute to include ecocide as the fifth core international crime.
Moderated by:
Judy Foster, Head of Operations & International Outreach, Stop Ecocide International
Speakers:
Alfred Brownell, Liberian Human Rights Lawyer and Activist
Eriga Reagan Elijah, Uganda Diplomatic Liaison, Stop Ecocide International
Patricia Willocq, Francophone Countries Director, Stop Ecocide International
Debbie Buyaki, Co-Lead, Youth for Ecocide Law
Kalyani Inampudi, Independent ESG and Carbon Consultant
Kommunalvalg for Naturens Fremtid!
Hvordan kan vi beskytte naturen i Aarhus i de kommende årtier, og hvilken rolle kan en ecocide lov spille i at sikre naturens fremtid?
Under Aarhus Festuge inviterer Stop Ecocide Danmark til et arrangement, hvor vi ser på fremtiden gennem naturens øjne. Vi sætter fokus på, hvordan en ecocide lov kan forebygge alvorlige miljøødelæggelser, ved at stille individer til ansvar for dem. En ecocide lov gør omfattende miljøødelæggelser strafbare efter straffeloven, så ingen længere kan slippe med en bøde.
Du kan opleve en fremtidsfortælling, der maler et billede af, hvordan Aarhus kan se ud om 60 år — afhængigt af de valg, vi træffer i dag. Efterfølgende inviteres lokalpolitikere og eksperter til en paneldebat og dialog med publikum om, hvordan en ecocide lov kan komme naturen, mennesker og erhvervslivet i Aarhus Kommune til gavn.
Forud kommunalvalget har en koalition af 10 Aarhus-baserede grønne NGO’er lanceret en underskriftsindsamling, der opfordrer lokalpolitikere til at bakke op om en dansk ecocide lov. Arrangementet sætter fokus på underskriftsindsamlingen og er en del af vores kampagne.
Underskriftsindsamlingens afsendere: Stop Ecocide Danmark, Verdens Skove, Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Klimabevægelsen Aarhus, FLOR, De Unge Biodiversitetsambassadører, Arternes Ambassadører, Dyrenes Alliance Aarhus, Dansk Ornitologisk Forening Aarhus og Den Grønne Ungdomsbevægelse.
Africa facing ecocide: Breaking the impunity of those destroying our natural heritage
Road to the Africa Climate Summit 2
August 30th, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Kenyan Time)
Location: Zoom
Africa is undergoing accelerated environmental destruction – an ‘ecocide’ – driven by illegal logging, poaching and industrial pollution. This squandering of natural heritage benefits powerful interests that act with impunity, thanks to corruption and the absence of binding laws. This webinar analyses the mechanisms of this impunity and explores solutions to end it and protect our common heritage.
Africa will soon meet in Ethiopia to discuss and take a stance on the fight against climate change and the injustices associated with it. We are preparing to put the issue of criminalising ecocide on the table for the better protection of ecosystems, a fight linked to that of climate justice.
Ecocide-lov og ansvarlig forretning (Ecocide Law and Responsible Business)
In this panel debate, representatives from three businesses from different industries will have a dialogue about how ecocide law can be an enabler of responsible business practices.
Pachamama Viva: Un Diálogo por la Tierra y sus Guardianes
August 7th, 14:00 (Argentina) / 11:00 (Mexico) / 19:00 (Spain)
En el marco del Día de la Pachamama (1 de agosto) y el Día de los Pueblos Indígenas (9 de agosto), Stop Ecocidio Internacional invita a un conversatorio abierto en el que se proyectará el corto “La Pacha y su Ceremonia” de Aldana Loiseau, que servirá de disparador para el diálogo con líderes y lideresas indígenas.
Será una oportunidad para honrar la cosmovisión ancestral, reflexionar sobre la protección de la Tierra y tejer redes desde la justicia socioambiental y los derechos de los pueblos originarios.
Moderator:
Rodrigo Lledó: abogado y Doctor en Derecho. Actualmente es Vicepresidente de la Fundación “Derechos Humanos Sin Fronteras” y Director de Stop Ecocidio Internacional para América Latina.
Speakers:
Taita Manuel Mavisoy: es el Secretario General de las Autoridades Tradicionales Indígenas de Colombia – GOBIERNO MAYOR, un movimiento que integra y representa diversas comunidades, instituciones y procesos organizativos propios de los pueblos indígenas a nivel nacional.Taita Manuel es político social, líder indígena y defensor de los derechos territoriales de los pueblos indígenas, de la vida y de los derechos humanos.
Elizabeth Huanca Coila: actualmente es Directora General de Desarrollo Social, Cooperación y Propiedad Intelectual en la Secretaría General de la Comunidad Andina, es Doctora en Estudios Culturales, Globalización y Desarrollo, con maestría en Gestión y Políticas Públicas. Está especializada en minería ilegal y es investigadora en temas relacionados con la gestión y la planificación territorial y ambiental, el desarrollo sostenible, la gestión territorial indígena y los derechos indígenas, entre otros.
Aldana Loiseau: es fotógrafa, animadora gráfica, directora y productora de cine. Ha publicado recientemente un libro de fotografías llamado “Mujeres Tierra”. Su filmografía es muy diversa, desde documentales, videoclips, animaciones 2D y Stop Motion, a programas de TV. El corto “La Pacha y su Ceremonia” ha sido creado con barro animado, una técnica de animación que ha utilizado en varias de sus obras que además han sido premiadas en festivales nacionales e internacionales.
Yon Fernández de Larrinoa: economista agrario, es Jefe de la Unidad de Pueblos Indígenas en la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) desde 2014. Durante los casi 30 años que lleva trabajando en la FAO, Yon ha coordinado operaciones de emergencia en diferentes continentes (desde el tsunami en Asia a los terremotos de Perú y de Haití) y ha iniciado y liderado varios proyectos y coaliciones (como, por ejemplo, la Coalición sobre los Sistemas Alimentarios de los Pueblos Indígenas y el Centro Global sobre los Sistemas Alimentarios de los Pueblos Indígenas).
Paula Piñeyro: es Abogada, doctora en Derecho y Ciencias Sociales. Integrante del Colectivo de Mujeres Indígenas Hum Pampa en Uruguay, surgido para y por la defensa del Acuífero Guaraní."
Youth Artbook Launch Webinar – Ecocide in Our Eyes
4th July 2025, 3:00 - 4:00 PM BST
Youth for Ecocide Law (Y4EL) recently launched Ecocide in Our Eyes youth artbook brings together poems, paintings, and stories by young people worldwide. The works speak to the pain, resistance, and hope evoked by nature's ongoing destruction. This artbook is both a call for justice and a testament to youth creativity in the face of climate breakdown: from poetry exploring Canadian oil sands scars to visual art depicting coral reef transitions, these works advocate for international ecocide law while honoring what we stand to lose.
In this webinar, contributors will share their reflections, read their poems, and discuss the stories behind their artworks, creating dialogue between artists and audience about our shared environmental future.
Speakers:
Léa Weimann – Co-Lead, Y4EL & Editor and coordinator of Ecocide in Our Eyes
Amalie Wilkinson – Former Lead Y4EL
Harika Yaddanapudi – Artist & Advocate
Clara Tomé – Co-Lead, Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature Youth Hub
Debbie Buyaki – Co-Lead, Y4EL
Moderator: Niccolò Delporto, Core Team, Y4EL
Introducing ecocide - towards a new international crime
Wednesday July 2nd, 12:00 - 13:30 ET / 18:00 - 19:30 CEST
This session will discuss a gap in the International Criminal Court's subject matter jurisdiction – its inability to investigate and prosecute those who knowingly cause widespread or long-term damage to the environment – and the movement by civil society to amend the Rome Statute to address that gap.
Our panel of experts will provide insights into the legal framework of international environmental criminal, corporate and state liability, and procedural steps required to integrate ecocide into existing international law.
The program will be of interest to lawyers practicing in the areas of environmental, criminal, and human rights laws, and to everyone interested in the development of international law to address climate change and the environment.
Moderators:
Daniel Appelman and Deena Hurwitz, Co-Chairs, International Human Rights Committee, ABA Section on Civil Rights & Social Justice.
Panelists:
Kate Mackintosh, Executive Director and Professor from Practice, UCLA Law Promise Institute Europe; Advisory Group for the ICC Prosecutor’s Policy on Environmental Crimes; Deputy Co-Chair, Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide (2020-2021).
Debbie Buyaki, Global Co-Lead, Youth For Ecocide Law and Founder, Youth For Ecocide Law Africa; Bachelors, Criminal Justice and Criminology and International Law, University of Nairobi.
Lisa Oldring, Senior Fellow, UCLA Law Promise Institute Europe; Advisory Board Member, Stop Ecocide International; doctoral candidate, University of Amsterdam Faculty of Law.
Darryl Robinson, Professor, Queen’s University, Faculty of Law (Canada); International Criminal Law expert.
Webinar: Law as a driver of social transformation
Monday, June 23rd, 17:00 - 18:30 CEST
The role of ‘ecocide law’ and ‘rights of nature’ in sustainable development and climate adaptation
The climate crisis and species extinction are making social transformation processes increasingly urgent – but these are highly complex and challenge existing interests, habits and business models.
The University of Hamburg's Cluster of Excellence ‘Climate, Climatic Change, and Society’ (CLICCS) has developed an internationally applicable methodological toolkit with 73 scientists from various disciplines to describe and research the relevant social drivers and their interactions.
The ‘Climate Transformation Outlook’ is the application of the toolkit in Germany. On this basis, we want to use the webinar to highlight how the new legal concepts of ‘ecocide law’ and ‘rights of nature’ positively influence the drivers of social transformation.
Schedule:
Introduction (approx. 10 min)
Presentation of the CLICCS study and explanation of the hypothesis ‘New legal concepts as positive resources for social drivers’ (approx. 20 min)
Impact of Rights of Nature (approx. 10 min)
Impact of Ecocide Law (approx. 10 min)
Digression: Ecocide through war (approx. 5 min)
Open discussion of the initial hypothesis (participants and audience; approx. 30 min)
Conclusion and outlook (approx. 5 min)
Ecocide is currently being introduced as a criminal offence in Germany on the basis of an EU directive. An exciting legal opinion is now available on this subject.
We invite participants to contribute their valuable experiences to the discussion. Our aim is to ensure that the new legal concepts find tangible application in the German political arena.
An event organised by Stop Ecocide Germany and the Rights of Nature Network in cooperation with the Cluster of Excellence ‘Climate, Climatic Change, and Society’ (CLICCS) at the University of Hamburg and with the kind support of ‘Protect the Planet’, DGVN and YERA HUB.
Please note: The webinar will be held in German only - translation will be available within the recording on our YouTube channel shortly afterwards.
'Cambiemos las reglas' - Coros por la Ley del Ecocidio
Domingo, 22 de junio, 19:00h
Sala Mozart. Auditorio Palacio de Congresos de Zaragoza (España)
La organización de este concierto coral surge al participar el Coro Inclusivo Cantatutti, de la Universidad de Zaragoza, en el proyecto artístico coral internacional 'Coros por la Ley del Ecocidio', cuyo principal objetivo es sensibilizar, tanto a los cantantes como a su público, sobre la necesidad de tipificar como crimen internacional la destrucción a gran escala del medioambiente, es decir, el ECOCIDIO. De momento, está previsto que este concierto creado por Coros por la Ley del Ecocidio se lleve a cabo en 43 países.
En esta edición, participarán:
El Coro Inclusivo Cantatutti (promotor de esta iniciativa en España),
La sección juvenil del Coro Amici Musicae del Auditorio de Zaragoza
El Coro de profesores y alumnos del IES Grande Covián de Zaragoza.
Así mismo, los y las cantantes estarán acompañados por músicos de primer nivel como son:
Pilar Almalé (violagambista),
Daniel Ferruz (piano)
Josué Barrés (cajón flamenco y percusión).
El evento ha sido diseñado para ser accesible, garantizando que todas las personas, sin importar sus necesidades, puedan disfrutar de la experiencia. Contará con medidas de accesibilidad, como interpretación en lengua de signos, mochilas vibratorias para las personas Sordas que deseen vivir la experiencia y acceso para personas con movilidad reducida. Además, en línea con su compromiso con el medio ambiente, el concierto se llevará a cabo bajo principios de sostenibilidad: desde el uso de materiales reciclados y sostenibles hasta la compensación de la huella de carbono.
Ligado a este concierto, se ha organizado una Jornada participativa y divulgativa en la Universidad de Zaragoza, el viernes 20, por la mañana. Se puede encontrar toda la información AQUÍ.
Jornada Cambiemos las normas para proteger el planeta. ¿Necesitamos la Ley del Ecocidio?
Viernes, 20 de junio, de 10h a 14h
Aula Magna de la Facultad de Derecho (Campus San Francisco), Universidad de Zaragoza
La organización de esta Jornada surge al participar el Coro Inclusivo Cantatutti, creado desde la Universidad de Zaragoza, en el proyecto artístico coral Coros por la Ley del Ecocidio, una red internacional cuyo principal objetivo es sensibilizar, tanto a los cantantes como a su público, sobre la necesidad de tipificar como crimen internacional la destrucción a gran escala del medioambiente, es decir, el ECOCIDIO. El concierto "Let’s change the rules!" (¡Cambiemos las reglas!), promovido e interpretado por el Coro Inclusivo Cantatutti, es un espectáculo coral que ha reunido a 3 coros en una llamada urgente a la acción para la protección del medio ambiente y será evento cultural sin precedentes en España que tendrá lugar el día 22 de junio en la Sala Mozart del Auditorio de Zaragoza.
En apoyo al gran evento musical, la Universidad de Zaragoza ha organizado, con la colaboración de Stop Ecocidio Internacional, entre otros, una Jornada de carácter científico-divulgativo y participativo que tiene como objetivo fundamental el fomentar la reflexión sobre los daños ambientales a gran escala y sus consecuencias, y sobre la necesidad y viabilidad de una futura Ley de Ecocidio. Se pretende motivar a la ciudadanía para que se plantee preguntas sobre esta cuestión y tenga curiosidad por conocer respuestas consistentes por parte de ponentes de reconocida solvencia y diferentes perfiles y especialidades. Por ello, se ha diseñado una Jornada participativa en la que las personas interesadas puedan proponer con antelación sus preguntas a los ponentes de la mesa redonda al inscribirse en la jornada, lo cual proveerá a los mismos de una información valiosa de las dudas e interrogantes de la ciudadanía sobre este tema.
La Jornada también quiere potenciar de una forma práctica la economía circular, una fórmula económica que aboga por la sostenibilidad de nuestras sociedades, y, por ello, integra la actividad de “Redoll repair Café”, patrocinada por el Proyecto Europeo Redoll, en la que un equipo de reparadores estará durante toda la Jornada ayudando a reparar objetos junto a la zona donde se instale el café para los participantes.
Además, se presentarán diversos proyectos que se están desarrollando en defensa del planeta en los cuales los y las
jóvenes desempeñan un papel fundamental y, para finalizar, se realizará una reflexión colectiva a partir de un sondeo interactivo en el que los participantes, de forma anónima pero visualmente pública de forma instantánea, podrán expresar su opinión sobre las cuestiones que se plantearán en el desarrollo de la jornada.
PROGRAMA:
10:00h. Inauguración: Antonio José García (Decano de la Facultad de Derecho de la Univ. Zaragoza), Rafael Pagán (Vicerrector de Infraestructuras y Sostenibilidad de la Univ. Zaragoza), Alfonso Abecia (Director del Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Ambientales) y Paloma Ibarra (Directora del Observatorio de Sostenibilidad de la Univ. Zaragoza).
10:15h Mesa redonda participativa en el que los ponentes responderán a las preguntas que hayan planteado en el formulario de inscripción los participantes en las Jornadas.
12:15 h. Redol Repair Café.
La importancia de la Economía Circular: Taller de reparación de objetos estropeados (previa reserva de plaza)
12:45 h. Presentación de proyectos en defensa del planeta:
Proyecto internacional Coros por la Ley del Ecocidio. Borja Juan: Director del Coro Inclusivo Cantatutti
que realizará el concierto Let's Change the rules! (¡Cambiemos las reglas!) en el Auditorio de Zaragoza, el 22 de junio de 2025.
Proyectos de la Red de Jóvenes por la Ley del Ecocidio y la Red de Estudiantes por la Ley del Ecocidio. Úrsula López Moreira.
Misión Europea Net Zero Cities, Zaragoza ciudad europea Misión 2030. Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza. Oficina de medio ambiente, acción climática y salud pública
Proyecto europeo Redol: Aragon’s regional hub for circularity. Alicia Valero.
13:30 h. Sondeo de opinión interactivo entre los participantes en la jornada mediante una herramienta interactiva (wooclap) para extraer conclusiones colectivas sobre las cuestiones tratadas.
14:00 h. Conclusiones y clausura
Choirs for Ecocide Law -suurkonsertti ja paneelikeskustelu
This Choirs for Ecocide Law concert will be preceded by a panel discussion on the current state and future prospects of ecocide law. The panel discussion at Metso Library (Pirkankatu 2, 33210 Tampere) on Wednesday 11 June at 17:00 will also discuss the possibilities of civic engagement through art.
Choirs for Ecocide Law - Choirs for Nature - a major concert at the Tampere Sävel festival in Pyynikkisali, Finland on 11 June at 19:00.
Anni Kytömäki (b. 1980) is a multi-award-winning writer from Hämeenkyrö, who has worked in NGOs and as a musician. Kytömäki's Margarita, published in 2020, was awarded the Finlandia Prize for Fiction. Her latest work, Mirabilis, was published last autumn. Set at the turn of the 19th and 19th centuries, the novel depicts a worldview upheaval in which science shows that man is not the crown of creation.
Ville Niinistö (b. 1976) is a Green MEP and former Minister of the Environment, Chairman of the Green Party and Member of Parliament. As Environment Minister, he pushed through Finland's first Climate Change Act, which set long-term targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. During his term, new nature reserves were established and existing ones expanded, helping to protect Finland's biodiversity.
Sirpa Pietikäinen (b. 1959) is a Coalition Party MEP and former Environment Minister and Member of Parliament. Ms Pietikäinen is known in particular as a defender of environmental issues and human rights. She has highlighted the importance of ecologically sustainable lifestyles, production and consumption in Europe. Pietikäinen has been President of the Martti League since 2018 and President of Mieli ry since 2020.
The discussion will be moderated by Anssi Almgren, Head of Sustainable Development at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. He is a cycling punk musician with a special interest in the potential of learning and art to promote sustainable development.
Youth Advocacy in Ecocide Law & Ocean Rights
This side event will showcase successful youth-led ocean conservation initiatives, while exploring how ecocide law can serve as a powerful tool to prevent harm to marine ecosystems. The event spotlights youth engagement in marine conservation, and the growing movement to recognise ecocide as an international crime that can protect our oceans.
Conclusiones sobre el debate internacional por la Ley de Ecocidio en Argentina
Como parte de los encuentros motivados por el Día Mundial del Ambiente, la Universidad de Belgrano en Buenos Aires será lugar de celebración de un evento organizado por la propia Universidad, Argentina Sin Ecocidio, AIDPAC y Stop Ecocidio Internacional.
Desde los últimos y devastadores incendios en la Patagonia, el debate sobre la necesidad de incluir una Ley de Ecocidio en el Código Penal argentino está en auge. De hecho el pasado 1 de abril se presentó por primera vez un Proyecto de Ley de Ecocidio en la Cámara de Diputados de la Nación argentina.
El encuentro contará con la participación del Dr. Miguel Ángel Asturias, miembro de Argentina Sin Ecocidio, profesor en la Universidad de Belgrano, Director de AIDPAC, y autor del primer Proyecto de Ley de Ecocidio, que además forma parte de una petición activa en la plataforma Change.org para la criminalización del ecocidio.
Hosts: Universidad de Belgrano, Stop Ecocidio y Argentina sin Ecocidio.
Speakers: Dino Bellorio ClaBot: Decano de la Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de Belgrano; Doctor Miguel Ángel Asturias: Profesor de la UB y autor del primer proyecto para una Ley de Ecocidio en Argentina; Doctor Rodrigo Lledó: Director de Stop Ecocidio para las Américas
Criminalizing Ecocide: A Legal Backbone for Ending Plastic Pollution
Plastic pollution is one of the most visible and harmful environmental challenges of our time. Despite growing international awareness and emerging treaties such as the proposed Global Plastics Treaty, progress is hampered by weak enforcement mechanisms and the absence of legal accountability for large-scale environmental harm.
This session will explore how the recognition of ecocide as an international crime can provide a powerful legal framework to support anti-plastics policies, treaties, and global reduction efforts.
Thursday, June 5th, 2025, 3pm to 4:30pm (Kenyan time) 1pm to 2:30pm (BST)
Jornada de debate. DELITOS AMBIENTALES Y ECOCIDIO: ENCUENTRO INTERNACIONAL CAMINO A LA LEY EN ARGENTINA.
Jueves, 5 de junio, 15:00h - 17:00h Argentina (GMT-3), Asistencia presencial (previa inscripción)
En el Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente, Stop Ecocidio Internacional en habla hispana organiza una jornada de debate junto a AIDIPAC y la Diputada argentina Margarita Stolbizer, para hablar sobre cómo los daños a la Naturaleza podrían ser prevenibles y juzgables por vía penal, con la inclusión de una Ley de Ecocidio en el Código pPenal argentino.
Se analizarán los proyectos de ley de delitos ambientales y ecocidio presentados en Argentina, incluido el Proyecto de Ley de ecocidio presentado recientemente por la Diputada argentina Margarita Stolbizer en la Cámara de Diputados de la Nación de Argentina, y se contará con la participación de voces internacionales que compartirán experiencias de avances en la criminalización del ecocidio en sus países.
PROGRAMA
15:00h. Apertura
Palabras de bienvenida de Margarita Stolbizer.
Presentación de Stop Ecocidio Internacional
Saludo de Jojo Mehta.
15:20h. Aportes desde la experiencia internacional
Moderado por el Dr. RODRIGO LLEDÓ, Director de Stop Ecocidio Internacional para las Américas
PATRICIA WILLOCQ. Directora de Stop Ecocidio Internacional para los países francófonos
RUTH LUQUE. Congresista de la República del Perú.
JULIO CÉSAR ESTRADA. Senador de la República de Colombia.
15:50h. Café y entrega a las legisladoras argentinas de firmas con la petición de una Ley de Ecocidio para Argentina
16:15h. Análisis de los proyectos de ley de delitos ambientales y ecocidio presentados en Argentina
Moderado por el Dr. MIGUEL ÁNGEL ASTURIAS, autor de la primera propuesta nacional de ley de ecocidio
Diputada Nacional ANA CLARA ROMERO.
Senadora Nacional EDITH TERENZI.
Diputada Nacional MARGARITA STOLBIZER.
16:45h. Homenaje al Papa Francisco por el Movimiento Laudato Si’.
Moderator: Rodrigo Lledo
Speakers: Patricia Willocq, Julio César Estrafa: Senador de la República de Colombia, Ruth Luque: Congresista de la República de Perú
Hosts: Stop Ecocidio Américas y Diputada Nacional Margarita Stolbizer
Retransmisión LIVE en Instagram: @stopecocidiooficial
ECOCIDE IN GLOBAL POLITICS
Against the backdrop of global ecological crisis, this two-day workshop examines the growing significance of ecocide in contemporary global politics. Bringing together British Academy (BA) ECRN members from across the social sciences, it aims to explore interdisciplinary perspectives on ecocide’s conceptual, historical and philosophical foundations; the challenges and opportunities it presents for the (re)making of international law and international justice institutions; its relevance within environmental policymaking and climate activism; and its educational/pedagogical importance within the classroom.
Catalysing cultural evolution: ecocide as a systematic lever
Evening with Jojo Mehta and Pella Thiel
Thursday 22nd May, 17.30–18.30
Kitchen, Division of History, Teknikringen 74D, KTH Campus
Co-hosted with End Ecocide Sweden
On International Biodiversity Day, the 22nd of May, Jojo Mehta will talk about ecocide law and how the proposal of making large scale & severe environmental harm an international crime has gone from radical and visionary, to being discussed by governments around the world and, since last year, formally proposed at the International Criminal Court. After her talk she will be joined by Pella Thiel, co-founder of End Ecocide Sweden for a conversation, followed by a mingle.
Event description by KTH.
UNWASTED Forum 2025: Panel Discussion
Saturday 17th May, 10:25 am
Amadria Conference Park 25/7, Viktora Cara Emina 6
Panelists:
Prof. Aleksander Zidanšek, WAAS Fellow and Trustee / Club of Rome
Dunja Mazzocco Drvar, Director of Nature Protection Program, WWF Adria
Judy Foster, Head of Operations & International Outreach, Stop Ecocide International
Maria Cristina Finucci, Architect and Founder of the Garbage Patch State Initiative
Moderator: Prof. Tomislav Meštrović, Global Young Academy, Club of Rome, University North, University of Washington
Night of Sustainable Fashion at the Museum
Night of Sustainable Fashion at the Museum:
A Fashion Show of Moving Sculptures
Friday 16th May, 8pm
CONFERENCE HALL, HOTEL MILENIJ, MARŠALA TITA 109, OPATIJA
Featuring the One Dress: PLANET, a collaboration between Stop Ecocide International and London-based sustainable fashion house Tammam is designed to spark powerful conversations about ecocide—the mass destruction of nature—the environmental impact of the fashion industry, and the urgent need to establish legal protections for the Earth
UNWASTED Forum 2025 is an international, interdisciplinary event promoting sustainable innovation and circular economy transition. It brings together leading experts from the fields of policy, science, design and technology.
Organised by the Youth Leadership Network and Krie Design, under the patronage of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS).
Creation of ecocide international crime, a utopia?
10th International Symposium of World Centre for Humanist Studies. 'Utopias in progress: Pathways to the Universal Human Nation'
12:30-13:25 GMT (14:30h España / 9:30h Argentina)
On Saturday 10th, Maite Mompó, Director of Stop Ecocide in Spanish, will give a lecture entitled ‘The creation of the international crime of ecocide, a utopia?’, which is part of the thematic block on ‘Social ecology, economy, ecological and climate crisis’ of the 10th International Symposium of the World Centre for Humanist Studies, which will take place from 8 to 11 May under the title 'Utopias in Progress. Pathways to the Universal Human Nation'.
The aim of this symposium is to reveal the structure of the great personal and social crisis that we are currently experiencing, a crisis that is causing profound unease among individuals and peoples, and which has its origins in the economic-social system in place at the global level. The block on "Social ecology, economy, ecological and climate crisis" will include fourteen lectures and a discussion panel that will show the advances developed from different initiatives to overcome the crisis situation and open the way to the so-called Universal Human Nation.
The paper analyses how the idea of establishing ethical and legal responsibility for serious damage to Nature began as a utopia and, little by little, is being accepted by global society and is closer to becoming a reality.
ECOCIDE LAW IN SCOTLAND: What Does It Mean for Jobs,Justice, and the Economy?
29th April, 17:30 - 19:00
In-person at The Caird Hall
Committee Room 1, Dundee
The Ecocide (Prevention) (Scotland) Bill positions Scotland at the forefront of a fast-growing global movement to criminalise mass environmental destruction. With momentum building for an ecocide amendment to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court—led by nations such as Vanuatu, Samoa, Fiji, and the Democratic Republic of Congo—and with the European Union now requiring member states to criminalise offences “comparable to ecocide” under its revised Environmental Crime Directive, the case for prosecuting the most serious environmental harms is rapidly gaining international legitimacy.
This panel will explore how ecocide law—designed to hold the most powerful in society accountable—can support workers and communities by reducing exposure to harmful practices, establishing mechanisms for criminal redress when environmental harm occurs, levelling the playing field for sustainable industries, fostering long-term green job security, and securing Scotland’s position as a global leader in advancing legal protections for the natural world—and for all of us who depend on it for our livelihoods and wellbeing.
Chair/Moderator: Richard Hardy – National Secretary for Scotland and Ireland, Prospect Union; Member, Scotland's Just Transition Commission
Speakers:
Jojo Mehta – Co-Founder & CEO, Stop Ecocide International
Monica Lennon MSP – Scottish Labour and Scottish Co-operative Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland Region
Ryan Morrison – Just Transition Officer, STUC
Stephen Smellie – Member of UNISON's National Executive Council
Laura Young – Climate Activist and Environmental Scientist
Exploring Ecocide Law and Environmental Issues in Uganda
ONLINE & IN-PERSON
Cavendish University (Main Campus), Kampala
Nature’s Advocates for Ecocide Law
Tuesday 22nd April, 17:00
This webinar aims to raise awareness about ecocide law progress while strengthening Y4EL's global youth network. It will showcase youth-led advocacy successes, highlight regional initiatives, and build capacity for future advocacy.
The webinar will emphasize Y4EL's core narrative that "young generations are disproportionately affected by the destruction of our natural world" and that "the escalating crisis of climate change and biodiversity loss will define our lifetimes, yet current legal frameworks fail to hold those responsible for serious environmental damage to account." It will reinforce that "we are all fighting on the same side of this climate war, the side of life, the side of earth" and that youth are not just the future but are "leading the charge" now.
Speakers:
Saoirse Exton
Salsalina Larasati
Mitchelle Peris Mudibo Tendet
Charity Mwabu
Alex Putzer
Mario Galbert
Ecocide - should destroying nature be a crime?
ONLINE: Tuesday 15 April, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Ecocide is the extensive destruction of ecosystems caused by human activity, leading to significant harm to the environment and wildlife. Is it time to make the destruction of nature a criminal act? Our expert panel will explore the ethical, legal and environmental implications of criminalising ecocide, examining how international law can evolve to protect our planet.
Don't miss this essential conversation on environmental justice and the future of global wildlife. Register to join this free panel discussion.
Ecocide Law: Catalysing Positive Change - Stop Ecocide International
Thursday, March 27, 2025 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CET
In September 2024, Vanuatu, Fiji & Samoa formally submitted a proposed amendment to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Once accepted, it will create a new international crime of ecocide to protect our environment from the worst & most serious harms. What is the new law & what are the transformational opportunities & challenges for UK businesses, finance, farming and for our rivers & seas? How can business adapt to take advantage of the changes it will usher in?
