Our Ocean Conference 2026: Gallifrey Foundation Exhibition
Our Ocean Conference is an invitation-only conference, bringing together leaders from government, science, civil society and the private sector to accelerate Ocean action and turn collective ambition into meaningful progress.
With a group of other Ocean-focused allies, co-ordinated by Gallifrey Foundation, Stop Ecocide International will be taking part in an exhibition which pairs major Ocean threats with the organisations and movements actively working to reverse them. As well as spotlighting ecocide law and corporate accountability, it will explore the legal architecture of Ocean rights, shark depletion, deep seabed mining, plastic pollution and gender inequality in Ocean governance.
Aside from the coordinators, Gallifrey Foundation, our partners in this exhibition are Ocean Vision Legal, The Ocean and Us, She Changes Ocean, Sharkline and Pave Nigeria.
Recognising ‘Ecocide’ as a Crime: Local and Regional Governance on the Front Line of Severe Environmental Destruction
This interactive dialogue aims to highlight the role of local and regional government in preventing, criminalising and responding to severe environmental destruction (ecocide). It is the aim of this session to platform the perspectives and expertise of both organisations working at the intersection of local governance, climate justice and conflict prevention, as well as political representation, with first-hand knowledge of the impact of environmental destruction and international law.
By platforming these perspectives, the session aims to dispel the misconception that severe ecological harm happens in remote locations and only impacts nature, instead outlining the catastrophic consequences of ecocide on communities, situating LRG on the front line of response to environmental disasters. Using an interactive thinking exercise and structured dialogue, the session will give attendees a clear understanding of what ecocide law is and the role it could play in preventing environmental destruction and ensuring accountability for harm.
Moderator: Lauren Banham, Stop Ecocide
Speakers:
Jai-Ayla Sutherland, Peace in Our Cities
Mayor Cristian Zamora, Mayor of Cuenca, Ecuador
Abdallah Anati, Association of Palestinian Local Authorities (APLA)
ECOLOGISMO Y ACTIVISMO CIUDADANO: 50 AÑOS DE LUCHA AMBIENTAL DESDE LA SOCIEDAD CIVIL
El ecologismo ha sido uno de los movimientos sociales más relevantes de las últimas décadas, articulando respuestas ciudadanas frente a la degradación ambiental, el cambio climático y la pérdida de biodiversidad. En Andalucía, el movimiento ecologista ha tenido un papel clave en la defensa del territorio, los espacios naturales y la justicia ambiental. En este contexto, el 50 aniversario de AGADEN- Ecologistas en Acción representa una oportunidad para reflexionar sobre la evolución del ecologismo, su dimensión social y su papel en la construcción de alternativas sostenibles.
Young People Shaping Ecocide Law: Keynote Address by Jojo Mehta, CEO of Stop Ecocide International
About Youth for Ecocide Law
Youth for Ecocide Law (Y4EL) is the youth constituency within the global movement to recognise ecocide as the fifth international crime at the International Criminal Court. Founded in 2021, Y4EL operates under Stop Ecocide International and unites youth advocates across Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania. It translates legal and policy debates on ecocide into accessible campaigns, webinars, and creative material, and sustains a global network dedicated to environmental justice.
Context
World Environment Day 2026 arrives at a moment when international environmental law moves faster than at any point in the last decade. On 18 April 2026, Mauritius criminalised ecocide through section 135A of its Environment Act, with penalties of up to ten years' imprisonment. Mauritius joins a growing list of jurisdictions that have moved to criminalise severe environmental destruction. The Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa proposal to add ecocide as the fifth crime under the Rome Statute, formally tabled in September 2024, now sits before the ICC Working Group on Amendments. The 2025 ICJ and IACtHR advisory opinions confirm that states carry binding obligations to prevent severe environmental harm.
Africa and Small Island Developing States lead the way. At the 20th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment in 2025, governments named ecocide a continental priority for 2025 to 2027. At the UN Africa Summit in July 2025, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, Burundi, Ghana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe advanced their alignment with ecocide law through domestic or diplomatic pathways. The DRC’s 2024 endorsement of the Pacific-led ICC proposal opened the door to broader African engagement. Pacific Small Island Developing States continue to anchor the international track.
Multiple legal frontiers now converge. The Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change and World Youth for Climate Justice campaigns drove the ICJ Advisory Opinion process from the start, and the UN General Assembly adopted the founding resolution by consensus for the first time. The First International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, held in Santa Marta in April 2026, drew 57 countries and signalled the road to a binding fossil fuel treaty. The High Seas Treaty entered into force on 17 January 2026, with the first Conference of the Parties to follow. Criminal law sits at the intersection of these processes.
Objectives
This webinar brings together a keynote address and youth voices from Africa, Latin America, and Europe on the day the international community sets aside to protect the planet. The webinar aims to:
• Hear directly from Jojo Mehta on the latest institutional, diplomatic, and legislative advances in the movement to criminalise ecocide.
• Connect the keynote to youth perspectives on recent breakthroughs from advocates within the Y4EL network, drawing on legal, regional, and intergovernmental perspectives.
• Launch the call for the 2027 Y4EL Core Team and invite young advocates to join the movement.
Speakers
Jojo Mehta, Co-Founder & CEO, Stop Ecocide International
Samira Ben Ali, World Youth for Climate Justice; European Climate Pact Ambassador, Mayotte/France
Thomas Csillag Finger, Stop Ecocide Student Ambassador, Brazil
Guillaume Kalonji, Y4EL Africa; Stop Ecocide International, DRC
Debbie Buyaki, Y4EL Co-Lead and Co-Founder, Y4EL Africa, Kenya
Niccolò Delporto, Y4EL Core Team Member, Italy
Criminalizing Ecocide (Environmental Crimes) in International Law
COLLEGE OF LAW, WESTERN DELTA UNIVERSITY, OGHARA in collaboration with END ECOCIDE NIGERIA
Date and time: 05/06/2026 11:00-14:00 (BST)
Event type: Hybrid (webinar/in person)
Hosted by: COLLEGE OF LAW, WESTERN DELTA UNIVERSITY, OGHARA in collaboration with END ECOCIDE NIGERIA
In person Attendees should converge at Main Auditorium, Law College, Western Delta University, Oghara.
Addressing Inequality Through Justice Systems: Gender and Climate Perspectives. In Memoriam Evelyn Dürmayer
Side event at CCPCJ 2026, Thursday 4 June, 10 -11am CET.
Vienna International Centre, Room M7, hybrid event.
Co-organizers: Afrikanische Frauenorganisation, Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, NGO Committee on the Status of Women Vienna, NGO Committee on Sustainable Development Vienna, Kennis: Knowledge for Safety and Good Governance
The event explores the interconnected challenges of justice, gender equality, and climate change, with a focus on defending rights, protecting civic space, and strengthening accountability, particularly for marginalized communities. It highlights the role of progressive international legal approaches in supporting civil society action and addressing these challenges in practice. The discussion will consider concrete legal and advocacy responses within criminal justice systems and beyond, while reaffirming the importance of international solidarity and people-centered approaches to justice. While looking ahead to collective action, the session also offers a moment to remember and celebrate Evelyn Dürmayer, whose commitment to international solidarity and justice will continue to inspire this shared work.
Speakers:
Rashida Manjoo, Former Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women
Jojo Mehta , Co-founder, Stop Ecocide, Stop Ecocide International
Anna Guidice , United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime (UNODC)
Los límites del planeta
Time: 17:30 CET
Venue: Espai n-1, UPV Central Library
Panel title: Discussion Panel on the Planet Boundaries
Speakers:
• Fernando Valladares (PhD in Biology, CSIC researcher and lecturer at Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid)
• Maite Mompó (Director of Stop Ecocide International’s Spanish language)
This Discussion Panel is part of the programme of events organised during the two-month run of the ‘Planetary Boundaries’ exhibition, hosted at the Polytechnic University of Valencia.
A special community screening: The People’s Emergency Briefing
Organisers: School of Advanced Study University of London, Institute of Commonwealth Studies
Moderator: Professor Damien Short, Professor of Human Rights and Environmental Justice
Speakers:
Professor Paul Behrens, British Academy Global Professor and expert in food system transformations
Angela Francis, Policy expert in green economics
Jojo Mehta, Co-founder and CEO of Stop Ecocide
International Festival of Wild & Kind Ideas
A 6-day festival featuring 40 inspiring thinkers, doers and creatives from around the world exploring wild and kind ideas.
This event is hosted by Morag Gamble, an acclaimed permaculture educator, speaker, designer, writer, filmmaker, podcaster and humanitarian – founder of the Permaculture Education Institute and the Permaculture Educators Program.
In all of her work, Morag explores how we can live more peacefully and simply so that we may thrive together on this beautiful blue planet.
Speakers:
PELLA THIEL
Creating a bioregional embassy
Pella Thiel is a Swedish ecologist, educator, and advocate for the rights of nature. She co-founded End Ecocide Sweden and Transition Sweden, working to integrate ecological perspectives into legal and societal frameworks. As a UN Harmony with Nature expert and author of Naturlagen, Pella promotes Earth-centered governance and has been instrumental in advancing the recognition of ecocide as an international crime. Her efforts have earned her accolades, including the 2023 Martin Luther King Prize and WWF Sweden’s Environmental Hero of the Year in 2019. Through her work, Pella inspires a shift towards a more harmonious relationship between humanity and the natural world.
She is creating the bioregional Embassy of the Baltic Sea focussing on interconnected wellbeing of human society and nature in the Baltic Sea watershed, through recognition of the rights of the sea to flourish, and representation of its more-than-human voices in decision-making.
MICHELLE MALONEY
Bioregions and Rights of Nature
Michelle Maloney (PhD) is an Australian Earth lawyer and advocate for bioregional and Earth-centred governance. She is the Co-Founder and National Convenor of the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA), Co-Founder and Director of Future Dreaming Australia, an Indigenous and non-Indigenous partnerships initiative; a UN Harmony with Nature Expert; a member of the Advisory Council of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature and an Adjunct Fellow at UTS and Griffith University.
Michelle won an International Peace Women’s Award in 2024 and is widely recognised for her three decades of advocacy for climate action, Rights of Nature and First Laws, bioregioning and Earth-centred initiatives.
People's Emergency Briefing
A special community screening: The People’s Emergency Briefing
Curzon Cinema & Arts, Clevedon
Sun 17th May
10.30am doors (11am start)
Seats are free but limited so please book in advance.
Bring a friend, neighbour or family member: everyone is welcome.
What’s happening with climate and nature, and what does it mean for everyday life in the UK?
The film is based on the National Emergency Briefing in Westminster (featured by ITV, Channel 4 and The Times) with appearances from Chris Packham, Deborah Meaden, and a range of voices from across the UK.
After the film there will be a short open discussion about what it means for our community and what we can do locally.
ESTRENO NACIONAL “UNA CANCIÓN PARA MI TIERRA”: Cinefórum sobre la salud humana y la del Mar Menor
15 Mayo, 18:30 - 21:00
Organiza: Stop Ecocidio Internacional / Stop Ecocidio - Protectores de la Tierra España
Aliados: Cactus Cine, Alianza Mar Menor-AMARME, Ayuntamiento de Los Alcázares, Teachers for Future en España, Asociación Banderas Negras.
Estreno en España de la película documental ̈Una canción para mi tierra ̈ en version original (español) con subtítulos en español.
En un pequeño pueblo rural de Argentina que está rodeado de grandes extensiones agrícolas, el maestro de música Ramiro Lezcano descubre que las fumigaciones con herbicidas ponen en alto riesgo la salud de sus alumnos. Junto a ellos comienza a componer canciones de denuncia, pero su iniciativa despierta rechazo en la comunidad. Lejos de rendirse, decide llevar su mensaje más allá y organiza un “Woodstock ambiental”: un concierto multitudinario en medio del campo para alzar la voz frente a la situación que se vive.
Una canción para mi tierra es un relato inspirador sobre la fuerza transformadora de la música y la resistencia colectiva ante la injusticia.
El evento busca visibilizar, a través del arte y la incidencia local, las problemáticas del impacto en la salud humana, especialmente en la infancia, y de la degradación ecosistémica que resultan del uso de agrotóxicos en la agricultura. El objetivo central es generar un espacio de reflexión crítica sobre la protección de la salud humana y la salud del medioambiente, utilizando la historia de Ramiro Lezcano como catalizador para el debate sobre el reconocimiento del ecocidio como un crimen internacional y su tipificación como delito a nivel nacional, en contextos especialmente vulnerables como es el caso del Mar Menor en España.
La elección de Los Alcázares (Murcia) no es casual pues esta localidad se encuentra en el epicentro del Mar Menor, un ecosistema gravemente afectado por la escorrentía de fertilizantes y el modelo agroindustrial.
La película resuena directamente con la lucha local por la personalidad jurídica del Mar Menor y la protección frente a la contaminación química.
Acompáñanos a este evento tan especial, en el que Stop Ecocidio Internacional hará de puente cultural y educativo entre las luchas ambientales de América Latina y Europa.
Moderadora:
Julia Albaladejo, Presidenta de la Alianza Mar Menor-AMARME, y parte del Comité de Representantes de la Tutoría del Mar Menor y su cuenca. Formó parte del movimiento ciudadano Banderas Negras, que impulsó la ILP para dotar de derechos propios a este ecosistema y que culminó con la Ley 19/2022, de reconocimiento de la personalidad jurídica del Mar Menor y su cuenca.
Ponentes:
Mauricio Albornoz Iniesta, Estudió Diseño de Imagen y Sonido en la Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). Su experiencia abarca la dirección, producción ejecutiva, montaje, guión y asistencia de dirección. Además, comparte su conocimiento como docente en la Universidad Abierta Interamericana. Es Director y Productor en @elcactusyelcine y es el Director de la película-documental “Una Canción para mi Tierra”.
Maite Mompó, Directora de Stop Ecocidio Int. en habla hispana. Es licenciada en Derecho y está especializada en ética ecológica, sostenibilidad y educación ambiental.
Ramón Navia Ubalda, Ingeniero Agrónomo. Asesor de empresas agrícolas y agricultores sobre agricultura ecológica, a nivel nacional e internacional. Creador de un bosque primigenio con semillas autóctonas y de muchos lugares del mundo, ubicado en la zona de Canteras de Cartagena. En la actualidad cultiva más de 300 especies botánicas comestibles y medicinales y de algunas otras variedades. Ha ayudado a la creación de la Red de Huertos Urbanos de Cartagena con su apoyo y asesoramiento técnico.
Francisco Vera, Reconocido jóven colombiano activista por el clima siendo a la par un defensor de los derechos humanos, de los derechos de los niños y las niñas, de la justicia climática, de la paz ambiental, y especialmente del derecho que tenemos todos los seres humanos a habitar en un planeta sano, limpio, digno y en paz.
Francisco Díaz Martínez, Ambientalista e Investigador en Salud Ambiental en LAIB - PEHSU Murcia - Hospital Clínico Universitario “Virgen de la Arrixaca”. Miembro del equipo de Juan Antonio Garrido, ha participado en la elaboración de informes sobre la relación entre la leucemia infantil y la exposición a pesticidas y agrotóxicos.
V Encuentro de Clínicas Jurídicas Ambientales
El Encuentro Anual de la Red de Clínicas Jurídicas Ambientales de América Latina y el Caribe, que se realizará en Santiago de Chile del 5 al 8 de mayo de 2026, constituye uno de los espacios académicos y de práctica jurídica más relevantes de la región para el análisis de conflictos socioambientales, litigación estratégica y formación jurídica universitaria con enfoque territorial.
Conversatorio: Ecocidio, transición energética y defensa jurídica del territorio
La transición hacia modelos energéticos sostenibles se ha convertido en una de las prioridades más urgentes de la agenda internacional frente a la crisis climática y ecológica. En este contexto, la Primera Cumbre para la Eliminación Progresiva de los Combustibles Fósiles, organizada por Colombia y los Países Bajos, representa un espacio histórico para debatir los caminos hacia una transición justa en América Latina y el Caribe.
LA SITUATION LÉGALE ENVIRONNEMENTALE ACTUELLE AU SÉNÉGAL, ET LES IMPLICATIONS DE L’ADOPTION DE LA LOI SUR L’ÉCOCIDE AU SÉNÉGAL
24 avril 2026, 18h00 - 19h00 MN GMT
Youth for Ecocide Law (Y4EL) représente la voix des jeunes au sein du mouvement mondial visant à ériger l’écocide en cinquième crime international relevant de la Cour pénale internationale. Créé en 2021, Y4EL est né d’une frustration croissante parmi les jeunes du monde entier face à l’absence d’actions concrètes pour répondre aux crises climatiques et de biodiversité, et appelle à des garanties juridiques fortes pour responsabiliser les décideurs face aux dommages environnementaux graves et durables.
En Afrique, les jeunes jouent un rôle moteur dans la défense de la justice environnementale et de la redevabilité. La jeunesse sénégalaise, en particulier, contribue de manière déterminante à relier les dynamiques mondiales aux réalités locales. Un tournant historique a été franchi en octobre 2024 lorsque la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) est devenue le premier pays africain à soutenir l’inscription de l’écocide comme crime international, marquant une avancée majeure pour le continent et stimulant un engagement plus large.
Dans cette dynamique, Y4EL, en collaboration avec l’initiative jeunesse de la Communauté des États sahélo-sahariens (CEN-SAD) du Sénégal et Forumvert, organise un webinaire réunissant jeunes défenseurs, étudiants et acteurs communautaires pour mettre en lumière les travaux de recherche et les actions de la jeunesse du Sénégal, tout en offrant un espace francophone d’échanges sur la manière dont la criminalisation de l’écocide peut accélérer la protection environnementale, renforcer les cadres nationaux et soutenir une justice écologique portée par les jeunes du Sénégal.
Ce webinaire s’inscrit dans le cadre des activités de Y4EL à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de la Terre 2026, célébrée chaque année le 22 avril. Dans l’esprit de la stratégie de Y4EL, qui fait de la Journée de la Terre un moment clé de mobilisation locale et mondiale, Y4EL organise une série d’événements virtuels en Afrique et à l’échelle internationale tout au long de la semaine du 20 au 26 avril 2026. Ce webinaire constitue ainsi l’une des contributions africaines à cette mobilisation globale, en ancrant le plaidoyer pour la loi sur l’écocide dans les réalités locales et régionales du Sénégal et d’Afrique francophone.
Earth Day: Young People Shaping the Future of Ecocide Law
23 April, 15:00 - 16:15 GMT
In keeping with Y4EL's strategy, which makes Earth Day a key moment for local and global mobilization, Y4EL is organizing a series of virtual events in Africa and internationally throughout the week of April 20–26, 2026. International Mother Earth Day 2026 gives Youth for Ecocide Law a platform to reflect on these advances, to connect with the Earth itself as a legal and moral subject of protection, and to sharpen the tools youth advocates need for the road ahead.
22 April marks International Mother Earth Day, a date the United Nations General Assembly established in 2009 to affirm humanity's collective responsibility to live in harmony with nature. In 2026, this day arrives at a moment of extraordinary legal momentum: the global movement to recognise ecocide as the fifth international crime at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has secured unprecedented institutional, legislative, and diplomatic support worldwide.
Young people have led the change. Pacific Island youth initiated the ICJ Advisory Opinion process. Thousands of advocates signed the 2025 Global Youth Statement to demand ecocide law. Frontline campaigners advanced domestic legislation across six continents. Youth-led diplomacy has demonstrably shaped international legal precedent and policy. In 2025, two landmark advisory opinions, one from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and one from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), clarified that states carry binding legal obligations to prevent and redress environmental harm, and that environmental protection constitutes a jus cogens norm.
Criminalising Ecocide in Zimbabwe: Environmental Justice Implications and the Role of Youth Advocacy
April 22nd, 11:00-12:30 Central African Time (CAT)
The Earth Co-Existence Initiative (ECI) and Youth for Ecocide Law will co-host an international webinar on 22 April 2026 to explore ecocide law and youth-led advocacy for its recognition in Zimbabwe. The webinar will bring together Zimbabwean, regional, and international perspectives on ecocide law and environmental accountability. It aims to raise awareness, educate participants, and catalyze youth-driven advocacy for the recognition of ecocide law in Zimbabwe.
Moderator:
Tafadzwa Mvududu - Media and Communication Lead, Earth Co-Existence Initiative
Speakers:
Ignatious Kudakwashe Maeresa - Founder and Executive Director, Earth Co-Existence Initiative (ECI)
Niccolò Delporto - Head of Events & Core Team member, Youth for Ecocide Law
Linda Masudze - Legal Officer, Environmental Management Agency Zimbabwe
Guillaume Kalonji - Africa Coordinator, Stop Ecocide International
Rumbidzai Crofate - Systems Administrator, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority and Regional Coordinator, CITES Global Youth Network Regional Coordinator
Chiyedza Heri - Founder, Ubuntu Alliance and Member, Ecocide law strategy group Zimbabwe
Ecocidio y personas defensoras del ambiente: herramientas jurídicas para prevenir la violencia y la destrucción ambiental en América Latina y el Caribe
4/21/2026 18:00 – 19:30 (GMT-4)
Hosted by: Stop Ecocidio International, CEMDA (Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental)(https://cemda.org.mx)
Language: Español
Webinario organizado por Stop Ecocidio Internacional y el Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA), que se desarrollará en el marco de la COP4 del Acuerdo de Escazú en formato virtual.
La actividad reunirá a especialistas, representantes de organizaciones y personas defensoras para analizar los desafíos actuales de la protección ambiental y el rol de las herramientas jurídicas emergentes frente a la violencia contra quienes defienden el ambiente.
Un espacio de diálogo regional sobre la relación entre la impunidad ambiental, la violencia contra personas defensoras y la necesidad de fortalecer marcos jurídicos preventivos, en el que se visibilizará el rol clave de las personas defensoras en la identificación y denuncia de daños ambientales graves; se analizar los derechos de acceso del Acuerdo de Escazú como mecanismos preventivos; se explorar el reconocimiento del ecocidio como crimen internacional y su potencial efecto disuasorio; y se compartir experiencias comparadas y aprendizajes interregionales.
Moderator:
Constanza Soler, Coordinadora Stop Ecocidio Internacional en habla hispana
Speakers:
Rodrigo Lledó (Director de Stop Ecocidio para las Américas)
Gustavo Alanis (Director Ejecutivo CEMDA)
Zonia Zacarías (Defensora Ambiental, Indígena y Abogada de Guatemala)
Lorena Donaire: (Defensora del derecho al agua y activista de derechos humanos en Chile)
María Belén Moncayo: Coordinadora de los Proyectos EBALAC, VOCES y Tejiendo Redes para UICN
Una canción para mi tierra: arte, defensa ambiental y derechos de la niñez frente a los agrotóxicos
4/20/2026 18:00 - 19:30 (GMT-4)
El evento paralelo “Una canción para mi tierra: arte, defensa ambiental y derechos de la niñez frente a los agrotóxicos” es una actividad virtual organizada por Stop Ecocidio Internacional y Cactus Cine en el marco de la COP4 del Acuerdo de Escazú.
Combinaremos la exhibición de un fragmento de la película documental ¨Una canción para mi tierra¨ con un conversatorio posterior, generando un espacio de reflexión sobre el rol del arte, la educación y las herramientas jurídicas en la defensa del ambiente y los derechos humanos en América Latina.
El objetivo es visibilizar los desafíos que enfrentan las personas defensoras del ambiente, especialmente en contextos rurales, y promover el análisis de mecanismos de protección desde un enfoque de derechos:
Destacar la defensa del derecho de niñas y niños a vivir en un ambiente sano.
Reflexionar sobre el rol del Acuerdo de Escazú en la protección de personas defensoras.
Analizar el potencial del reconocimiento del ecocidio como herramienta jurídica preventiva y sancionatoria frente a daños ambientales graves.
Promover el valor del arte y la educación como formas de incidencia y sensibilización social.
Moderator: Milagros Quispe (Coordinadora de Perú Sin Ecocidio, Artista visual)
Speakers:
Mauricio Albornoz (Director de la película-documental “Una Canción para mi Tierra”)
Ramiro Lezcano (Docente, protagonista de “Una Canción para mi tierra”)
Constanza Sofía Soler, Coordinadora de Stop Ecocidio Internacional para las Américas:
Denise Alonso: Lic. en Ciencias Ambientales UBA | Maestranda en Estudios Latinoamericanos UNAM
From Policy to Protection - How Environmental Law supports Sustainable Development
4/20/2026 01:00 pm (GMT)
Hosted by: MLA College / University of Plymouth
Language: English
Environmental protection does not happen by chance. It is shaped, enabled, and enforced through law. From international treaties to domestic criminal accountability, environmental law plays a critical role in translating sustainability commitments into real-world protection for ecosystems and communities.
In this webinar, Victor Rujano Bautista, environmental lawyer and Spanish Coordinator at Stop Ecocide International, will explore how environmental law functions as a key pillar of sustainable development. With over a decade of legal experience spanning criminal law, criminology, and human rights, Victor brings a uniquely interdisciplinary perspective to environmental protection and justice.
His career combines legal practice with environmental advocacy, from directing civil society initiatives promoting the right to a healthy environment in Venezuela to contributing to the global movement to recognise ecocide as an international crime. Currently, he is also pursuing the MSc Global Sustainable Development with MLA College, further strengthening his expertise in sustainability at a global level.
Drawing on this diverse experience, Victor will examine how legal frameworks can move beyond policy declarations to deliver accountability, justice, and long-term environmental security.
The session will connect legal tools such as environmental rights, strategic litigation, and emerging concepts like ecocide with the broader goals of sustainable development, offering practical, real-world insights for students, practitioners, and sustainability professionals alike.
Moderator: Disha Thakur, Student Recruitment & Conversion Manager at MLA College
Speaker: Victor Rujano Bautista
FORO SOCIAL: Mas allá del crecimiento
4/18/2026 10:00 (CET)
Language: Spanish
FORO SOCIAL MÁS ALLA DEL CRECIMIENTO
¿Te atreves a soñar el Albacete del futuro?
¿Quieres ser parte de la transición ECO-SOCIAL de nuestro territorio?
VEN, PARTICIPA Y HAZ VALER TU VOZ.
Tod@s somos importantes y necesarias
Las personas aspiramos a un modo de vida digno, en paz y en consonancia con el entorno.
En los últimos meses, más 100 entidades y personas activistas de todo el país, han puesto en marcha el Foro Social Más Allá del Crecimiento.
Bajo la premisa de que somos la ciudadanía quienes debemos activar el freno a un modelo de sociedad que no nos convence y que nos está llevando al colapso ecológico y social, se ha iniciado un debate que tiene como objetivo echar las primeras raíces para un movimiento social y político que ponga en práctica un nuevo paradigma de vida.
En Albacete hemos estado atentas a esos encuentros y queremos trasladar las reflexiones realizadas aportando las referidas a nuestro territorio. Con ese objetivo hemos preparado una jornada para el día 18 de abril en el centro Ágora (Lepanto 55, CP. 02003, Albacete).
Queremos escuchar todas las voces que deseen sumar ideas a esta transición Eco-Social y generar compromisos para futuros encuentros.
Te invitamos a que nos acompañes y participes en esta jornada
EcoAfrica Network Climate Justice Conference: Galamsey and the Environment
Friday, 17th April 2026, 13:00 GMT
McDan Moot Court, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Accra
Eco-Africa is set to host the second edition of its Climate Justice Conference, building on the success of its maiden event held last year, which examined the role of law and policy in advancing sustainable development through youth leadership, equitable finance, and inclusive governance.
This year’s conference focuses on one of Ghana’s most urgent environmental challenges—illegal mining, popularly known as “galamsey.”
Under the theme “Galamsey and the Environment,” the three-hour event seeks to raise awareness of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) environmental crimes policy and explore its implications for Ghana, examine galamsey as a climate, governance, and public health crisis, while advocating for stronger accountability measures for corporations, financiers, and public officials complicit in environmental degradation.
Moderator:
David Quaye, Africa Governance Centre
Speakers:
Dorcas Agyei, IUCN Ghana
Jessica Johnson, ReMI
Noah Bugre, UNIYIA
Maxwell Asare Boateng, Stop Ecocide International
II Ciclo del Foro de Culturas Biocéntricas
15/4/2026, 19:00 (España)
El II Ciclo del Foro de Culturas Biocéntricas, que se celebra entre julio 2025 y abril 2026, incluirá una ponencia de nuestra dir. de Stop Ecocidio Int. en habla hispana, Maite Mompó.
El foro, organizado por Heike Freire, psicóloga, filósofa y creadora de la Pedagogía Verde, entre otras muchas facetas, se enmarca en un espacio interdisciplinar para el encuentro, el diálogo y la reflexión, sobre el enfoque biocéntrico, que reconoce la igualdad e inteligencia de todo lo vivo, frente a la predominante mirada antropocéntrica, que pone al ser humano por encima de todo.
Con el título ¨Una Ley para proteger la Tierra¨, Maite expondrá el cambio de paradigma moral que conlleva el convertir el ecocidio en un crimen internacional puesto que implica el condenar jurídica y éticamente el causar daños masivos a la Madre Tierra.
Si estás interesado/a en esta ponencia, por favor porte en contacto con nosotros a través de nuestro e-mail info@stopecocidio.org
Let's Change the Rules! Choirs for Ecocide Law Concert (Stockholm)
12 April 2026, 7pm (local time)
Place Berwaldhallen, Stockholm
After engaging people around the world – most recently in Helsinki, Zaragoza and Istanbul – the concert Let's Change the Rules is now coming to Stockholm and Berwaldhallen. With specially written music by composers from different countries, the audience can expect fifteen engaging songs where different attitudes are spoken about – denial, anger, despair – which also end in a feeling of hope. The concert aims to draw attention to the movement for ecocide law, and to create sustainable conditions for our future. The evening will be attended by several of Sweden's strongest vocal groups and artists who unite with a large mass choir around a common purpose.
The Other 70%: New legal paradigms to halt extinction, recognise ocean rights, and confront ecocide
Thursday April 9, 1500 UK, 0900 Panama
Ecocidio y la crisis climática: caminos para la responsabilización y la protección de territorios y defensores
El Centro de Investigación y Extensión en Derecho Socioambiental (CEPEDIS) invita al seminario “Ecocidio y la crisis climática: caminos para la responsabilización y la protección de territorios y defensores”.
ECOCIDIO, AMBIENTE SANO Y PUEBLOS ORIGINARIOS
VIERNES 20 DE MARZO, 14:00 - 16:00
Rodrigo Lledó (Chile)
Alicia Chalabe (Argentina)
Silvina Ramirez (Argentina)
Modera: Cruz Silva (AJUFIDH)
La Asociación de Abogadas, Abogados, Jueces y Fiscales de Derechos Humanos de Latinoamérica y el Caribe (AJUFIDH) comparte las sesiones abiertas de su V Foro y de los exponentes, que se realizará los días 20 y 21 de marzo en la ciudad de La Plata, Argentina.
The Case for Ecocide Law: In Conversation with Gerard Forlin KC and Jojo Mehta
05 Mar 2026, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Cornerstone Barristers, 2-3 Gray’s Inn Square, Gray's Inn, London, WC1R 5JH
Cornerstone Barristers is pleased to host a special conversation with two of the world’s leading experts in ecocide law – well known ecocide lawyer Gerard Forlin KC, who has spoken widely on this topic and Jojo Mehta, Co-Founder and CEO of Stop Ecocide International. The conversation will be chaired by Estelle Dehon KC.
The Business of Biodiversity
Tuesday March 3rd, 12:15 - 13:25
Nature loss, including deforestation, biodiversity decline, soil degradation and ecosystem breakdown, is a major risk for businesses. It threatens their operations, supply chains and overall sustainability. Unfortunately though, many approaches to tackling climate change do not fully address the specific challenges posed by nature loss. What dedicated strategies are businesses developing to protect and restore natural ecosystems—and to create value and stay resilient in the long term? Moderated by Pratima Singh, principal, policy, research and insights, Economist Impact
Legal Panel: Innovating Justice – Ecocide and the Future of Climate Law
Dr Angela Sherwood (Queen Mary University of London) - Specialist in international law and human rights, Dr Sherwood will focus on how legal frameworks can protect activists and environmental defenders, ensuring those on the frontlines of climate justice are safeguarded.
Ecocide and Environmental Crimes – International Developments and Italy’s Transposition of EU Directive 2024/1203
🗓 Friday, 30 January 2026⏰ 10:00 a.m. – 13:00 p.m.
📍 Aula Magna Regina, John Cabot University, Via della Lungara 233 - Rome
International Workshop on Ecocide Law and Climate Litigation
29th - 30th January
Humanities Centre for Advanced Studies “Futures of Sustainability”
Hamburg, Germany
This two-day workshop examines legal strategies to implement sustainability, confront the climate crisis, and pursue justice on a burning planet. We focus on two approaches: pushing the boundaries of existing law through innovative interpretations, as seen in the global rise of climate litigation, and renewing the law by crafting new legal concepts, such as the campaign to recognize ecocide as an international crime.
Youth Advancing Ecocide Law: Key Achievements in 2025 from Advisory Opinions to COP30
ONLINE: Thursday, December 4th, 15:00 CET
On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its Advisory Opinion on States' obligations concerning climate change. Requested through a UN General Assembly resolution led by Vanuatu and other States, this Opinion is a milestone in clarifying governments' legal duties to prevent and redress climate harm.
This development follows the Advisory Opinion of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) in July 2025, which recognised the climate emergency as a human rights crisis and affirmed environmental protection as a jus cogens norm. The ICJ and IACtHR Opinions exposed compliance gaps, including weak enforcement of the Paris Agreement, and strengthened the legal foundations for climate governance and environmental protection worldwide.
Youth movements including World's Youth for Climate Justice (WYCJ) and the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC) were central in achieving these legal breakthroughs. They succeeded in mobilising governments, civil society and public opinion to secure the ICJ process and demonstrated how youth-led diplomacy and advocacy can shape international jurisprudence to catalyse global climate action.
The ICJ and IACtHR Opinions now provide young people worldwide—particularly in Africa and the Global South—with legal precedents to advance litigation, advocacy and political action. These Opinions give legitimacy to calls for accountability, reinforce intergenerational justice, and enable youth to push for stronger legal recognition of ecocide at all levels.
The Opinions also intersect with initiatives such as the campaign to recognise ecocide as the fifth international crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Recent developments at COP30 and within European institutions—including the Council of Europe's work on ecocide regulation and progress on the EU Ecocide Directive—further demonstrate the growing momentum for legal recognition of severe environmental harm.
Speakers:
Paola Vitale
Y4EL Core Team
Carola Brand
Y4EL Core Team and WY4CJ EU Front Campaigner
Alexandre Chao Viso
Y4EL Core Team and WY4CJ Campaigner
Thomas Csillag Finger
SESA Latin America ambassador
Léa Weimann
Co-lead Y4EL
Niccolo’ Delporto
Moderator, Y4EL Core Team
Ecocide Awareness: Financial Crime and Environmental Impact
Wednesday December 3rd, 15:30 GMT / 10:30 EST
Ecocide, defined as the large-scale destruction of ecosystems, is being considered as a potential international crime. This session brings together experts from Stop Ecocide International, Ecocide Law Alliance, Global Witness, and World-Check Research to examine how environmental harm intersects with financial crime, conflict, and compliance.
We will review the proposed legal definition of ecocide, assess its global momentum, and discuss how financial institutions, investigative journalism, and civil society can collaborate to address environmental risks. Through case studies, the panel will explore practical approaches and the role of risk and compliance in shaping responses.
The discussion will also consider how data providers, legislation, finance, and advocacy efforts are converging to support effective governance and accountability.
Agenda
• Welcome & Opening Remarks
• Panel Introductions
• Guided Discussion
• Audience Q&A
• Closing Remarks