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)