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.

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.

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.

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

🗓 Friday, 30 January 2026⏰ 10:00 a.m. – 13:00 p.m.

📍 Aula Magna Regina, John Cabot University, Via della Lungara 233 - Rome

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

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

As climate impacts accelerate, our legal systems struggle to keep pace with the scale of harm being inflicted on people and the planet. Recognising ecocide — mass damage and destruction of ecosystems — as a serious crime offers a powerful new pathway for justice and accountability and is rapidly gaining global momentum. This talk will explore how ecocide law can help close legal gaps, curb corporate impunity, and protect communities most affected by environmental breakdown; and why naming and outlawing ecocide could shift the way governments and businesses make decisions that affect the Earth’s future. Drawing on recent legislative progress and international cross-sector discussions, the session will outline practical strategies for making ecocide law a reality and catalysing a cultural shift: a call to place care for the living world at the heart of how we govern.

ONLINE: Tuesday 4th November, 12pm GMT

Engaging with ecocide law isn’t just about avoiding liability — it’s about redefining the relationship between law, business, and the environment.

Our panel will explore how ecocide law fits within the current legal framework and examine its implications for law firms and their clients. The discussion will also consider the relationship between ecocide law and the rights of nature movement, highlighting how these evolving legal approaches intersect to shape the future of environmental accountability and protection.

Speakers:
Sue Miller - Chief Network and Alliances Officer,
Sophie Dembinski - Head of Global Public Policy; Head of UK & Americas, Ecosia
Nina Macpherson - Chair of the Board, Ecocide Law Alliance Foundation, Former Chief Legal Officer of Ericsson

This event is part of the ‘Rule of Law, Role of Lawyers’ series, exploring how legal professionals uphold justice, safeguard democratic principles, and address emerging global challenges.

Friday 31st October, 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

Online and at The Chancellor's Hall,
First Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU

This one-day hybrid conference will convene scholars, activists, diplomats, and lawmakers from across the globe for a dialogue on the intersection of international law, human rights, and ecological justice.

The daytime programme will feature presentations by the authors of selected papers from the forthcoming Special Issue of the International Journal on Human Rights dedicated to Ecocide, Human Rights and Environmental Justice. A strong emphasis will be placed on voices from the global majority, ensuring that diverse perspectives are brought to the forefront of this critical debate. 

In the evening, the focus will broaden beyond academia. Campaigners, activists, lawmakers, and representatives of states at the forefront of the ecocide campaign will share reflections and experiences on the path towards ecological justice.

This conference is proudly co-organized by UCLA Law The Promise Institute Europe and the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study.

Programme

🔹 Conference – 9:30am – 5pm
🔹 Evening Event – 5pm – 7:30pm

29th October, 3PM EAT

Sue Miller, Chief Networks & Alliances Officer, Stop Ecocide International

Reagan Elijah, Uganda Diplomatic Liaison, Stop Ecocide International

📅 Wednesday 29th October ⏰ 13:00 GMT

This session will dive into recent developments and challenges in mining regulation and international law, as well as the benefits and shortfalls of 'land use governance' and the ways in which human rights and community development require protection in the mining sector.

Jojo Mehta will join Dr Rebecca Clube as this session's Guest Speakers and Gretel Cuevas will moderate.

Thursday October 23rd, 13:30 EAT,

Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre, Bijilo, Gambia

Africa is grappling with grave environmental crises of various scales and dimensions. The crises involve, among others, disproportionate and severe impacts from climate change, desertification and loss of biodiversity. Furthermore, widespread pollution and despoilation are stemming from development activities, particularly those linked to transnational companies and extractive industries. Studies have shown that the operations of large companies, particularly in the extractives sector, have huge potential for environmental impact. The ACHPR also established this in its jurisprudence.

The ACHPR is convening this panel to leverage this 85th Session and foster a critical dialogue to ensure environmental justice is central to Africa’s development agenda through the following objectives:

•To highlight the gravity and scale of the environmental crises on the continent, paying particular attention to the essence of Resolution 633 of 2025;

•Discuss case studies that illustrate environmentally related human rights violations being experienced due to the environmental crisis through the lens of Environmental Human Rights Defenders (EHRDs).

•Discuss the potential for the concept of Ecocide to be recognised as one avenue for fighting against conditions threatening the environment in Africa, including through designating the most severe environmental violations as international crimes;

•Discuss the effective remedies against environmental harm, particularly in the context of large-scale infrastructure and extractive projects and;

•Clarify the specific obligations of State Parties, drawing on State Reporting Guidelines and principles, and ask the critical question of how to respond to the magnitude of this crises with proportionate human rights mechanisms.

Speakers:

Hon. Commissioner Solomon Ayele Dersso (Chairperson of the Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment and Human Rights Violations, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights).

Hon. Ernest Yaw Anim, Chairman of the Human Rights Committee of the Parliament of Ghana

Ms. Fiona Iliff, Human Rights Lawyer and Environmental Expert, American Bar Association

Mr Voke Ighorodje, Expert and Director of International Justice Program, Right Education Empowerment & Development Centre for Social Change (REED Centre).

Hosted by: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment and Human Rights Violations.

Saturday 18th October, 13:00
Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre
in Bijilo, The Gambia

Hannah Forster (Chair), Executive Director (ACDHRS)

Voke Ighorodje (Moderator), Founding Executive Director, The REED Center for Social Change, Nigeria