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
Strengthening accountability for environmental harm: pathways for transformative business practices
Moderator: Seema Joshi, Director of Legal Strategy, Accountability Accelerator
Speakers:
Damilola Olawuyi — Vice Chair, Working Group on Business and Human Rights
Beena Pallical — General Secretary, National Campaigh on Dalit Human Rights
Triyarith Temahivong — Direction General, Rights and Liberties Protection, Ministry of Justice of Thailand
Paloma Munoz — Director, Human Rights Practices, BSR
Kate Mackintosh — Executive Director, UCLA Law Promise Institute Europe
Francis West — Director, Social Sustainability, Tetrapak
Location: Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations, Avenue de la Paix 14, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Ecocide in Our Eyes: Youth Artists and Advocates for Environmental Justice
This youth-led discussion showcases “Ecocide in Our Eyes”, an artbook by Youth for Ecocide Law bringing together youth artists and advocates who use creative expression to advance ecocide law, environmental justice and the rights of nature as instruments for climate and environmental justice. The session features an exchange between legal and creative perspectives, including a focus on how the ecocide law, the advisory opinion and climate change and rights of nature movements are shaping biodiversity protection, Indigenous rights, and environmental accountability with a focus on Latin America. Participants will engage with young advocates from across the globe to explore how art, poetry, and policy dialogue can be combined to co-create powerful forms of creative advocacy for climate and environmental action.
Speakers: Clara Tomé - GARN Youth Hub Facilitator, Quetza Ramirez - GARN Youth Hub Facilitator, Samira Ben Ali - Global Campaigns Lead, WY4CJ, Thomas Csillag Finger -Latin American Student Ambassador for Ecocide Law
Organisers: Youth for Ecocide Law (Y4EL), plus GARN
Venue: Children and Youth Pavilion, COP30 Blue Zone
Legal advances in climate & nature protection: Ecocide Law, Rights of Nature & Advisory Opinions
This event will explore how the emerging law of ecocide and development of rights of nature, supported by the recent Advisory Opinions on climate change, can help protect biodiversity & its Indigenous guardians. With film, music & testimony, we highlight Indigenous leadership, biodiversity in forests, and how eco-centric law can protect the living world and prevent severe, widespread & long-term harm.
Organisers: Stop Ecocide International, Earth Law Center
Location: COP30 Blue Zone, Side Event Room 4
From Ecocide to Good Living: Culture, Education & Defending Mother Earth
Friday 14th Nov 15:00 - 17:00
Parque da Residência & Teatro Gasômetro, Av. Governador Magalhães Barata, 830, São Brás, Belem
Reshaping Ecocide: From Conflict And Climate Frontlines to Global Momentum for Change
IN-PERSON AND ONLINE
13th November, 15:-16:30
This side event will explore the ongoing development of ecocide law in the context of global environmental crises, including ongoing conflicts and climate change. Leading experts and advocates will discuss legal, political, and societal pathways to strengthen accountability for environmental destruction, particularly for ecocide. The event aims to highlight emerging strategies, share lessons from international efforts of Stop Ecocide Foundation, and mobilize global momentum for making ecocide an internationally recognized crime. While climate policy often focuses on mitigation and adaptation, preventing severe environmental harm remains a major gap in international law.
Hosted at the Ukraine Pavilion, this session will explore how ecocide is being reshaped within national contexts, and why its recognition could be transformative for climate justice, post-conflict recovery and global security. This discussion links legal ecocide innovation with on-the-ground realities, from the Amazon to Ukraine, where environmental destruction intersects with human rights, the rights of nature, resilience and security – bridging both wartime and peacetime ecocide. In addition, the panel will highlight Ukraine’s emerging leadership in framing wartime ecocide.
Moderator
Ievgeniia Kopytsia, MSCA4Ukaine/Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Ukraine)/
University of Genoa (Italy)/IKEM (Germany)
Speakers
Oleh Bondarenko, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Environmental Policy and Nature Management (Ukraine)
Jojo Mehta, Co-Founder and CEO, Stop Ecocide International (Netherlands)
Rinata Kazak, Linköping University, Department of Thematic Studies – Environmental Change/CSPR (Sweden)
Arpana Pratap, Director Blue Economy, Pacific Island Development Forum (Fiji)
Monica Schüldt, Co-Founder Ecocide Law Alliance (Sweden) – online
Djalma Alvarez Brochado Neto, Unichristus University (Brazil) – online
Water is life and needs global protection
Thursday 13th Nov, 11:00 (Belém)
EXTREME HANGOUT
A Mandate for All: The Legal and Civic Imperative to Confront the Climate Emergency
Third Panel: Outcomes of IUCN World Conservation Congress October in Abu Dhabi
Moderator: David Forman | University of Hawaii
Speakers:
Prof. Richard L. Ottinger — Pace Energy & Climate Center, Eliabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
Jojo Mehta — Stop Ecocide International
Achinthi Vithanage — Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
Youth Commentator:
Isabela Vasconcelos Chelou — Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
Recognising ecocide to protect the world's river systems
12th November 12:20 - 12:30 (Belém)
Democratic Republic of Congo Pavilion, Blue Zone