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