Reports on the Scottish parliament’s vote to advance Monica Lennon’s ecocide bill.

Tess Colley for Ends Report, 06/02/26

Stop Ecocide International's Americas Director, Rodrigo Lledó, discusses the stark warning from UK intelligence services: the destruction of nature now poses an urgent national security threat.

Rodrigo Lledó for EcoNews, 05/02/26

In the first stage of voting on the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill, parliamentarians overwhelmingly voted to back the general principles of the legislation, BBC News reports.In the first stage of voting on the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill, parliamentarians overwhelmingly voted to back the general principles of the legislation, BBC News reports.

BBC News, 05/02/26

David Attenborough’s cameraman, Doug Allan, calls on parliamentarians to back Scotland’s Ecocide Bill ahead of a crucial vote.

Dan Vevers for Scottish Daily Record, 01/02/26

Argues that civil and administrative penalties are inadequate to prevent the worst environmental harms globally.

Kariuki Muigua & Company for The Lawyer Africa, 31/01/26

Stop Ecocide International’s CEO and co-founder, Jojo Mehta, discusses the new national security assessment produced by the UK's intelligence community, which identifies ecosystem collapse as a direct threat to security and prosperity.

Jojo Mehta for Earth.org, 29/01/26

An interview with Stop Ecocide International’s Jojo Mehta about the publication of the UK’s national security assessment, identifying ecosystem destruction as a major security threat.

Stefanie Schüler for Radio France Internationale, 26/01/26

El Tiempo Argentina investigates the rapidly growing movement to criminalise ecocide in Argentina, where numerous lawmakers are now endorsing the idea.

Verónica Benaim for El Tiempo Argentino, 17/01/26

Anesha George explores the global push for ecocide law, including at the International Criminal Court.

Anesha George for Hindustan Times, 16/01/26

Economist Rafael Kemelmajer argues that when ecosystems are destroyed, they become fiscal liabilities and supply shocks.

Rafael Kemelmajer for EcoNews, 09/01/26

The OBA explores how criminalising ecocide can deter harm where regulations too often fail.

Maryama Farah for Ontario Bar Association, 09/01/26

Dame Eleanor Sharpston (former Advocate General, European Court of Justice) & Monica Schüldt (co-founder, Ecocide Law Alliance) argue that the criminalisation of ecocide, would change corporate decisionmaking at the highest level, deterring the worst harms to the Earth before they occur.

Dame Eleanor Sharpston and Monica Schüldt for Law.com, 05/01/26

The Wave reports on the publication of the International Criminal Court’s new policy paper on addressing environmental harm.

Isabella Kaminski and Molly Quell for The Wave, 18/12/25

The Brussels Times discusses the significance of the International Criminal Court Office of the Prosecutor’s new policy on addressing environmental damage through the Rome Statute.

Mose Apelblat for The Brussels Times, 15/12/25

A groundbreaking research project on ecocide has secured nearly €2m in EU funding via the European Research Council (ERC). 

Gemini Editorial Team for Gemini, 09/12/25

Scottish government minister Gillian Martin has expressed support for the general principles of Monica Lennon’s proposed ecocide legislation.

Dan Vevers for Daily Record Scotland, 07/12/25

Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, Gillian Martin, endorsed the general principles of Scotland's proposed Ecocide Bill in evidence to the parliamentary Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee.

PA News for Inverness Courier, 02/12/25

In an article written by Sophie Hurwitz, translated into Spanish by Climática, the author explains that the environmental destruction in Gaza must be classified as ecocide, an illegal act that should be defined as an international crime.

Sophie Hurwitz for Climatica, 18/11/25

An article published in the Mexican newspaper El Sur explains the proposal by the Stop Ecocide Foundation's Independent Expert Panel to classify ecocide as an international crime.

Octavio Klimek Alcaraz for El Sur, 15/11/25

In Italy, a landmark ruling imposed criminal sanctions on major polluters for the first time, but what could this mean for Ecocide Law in the UK and globally?

David Burrows for Ends Report, 12/11/25

Speaking at COP30 in Belém, President Félix Tshisekedi of the DRC denounced the deliberate destruction of his country's protected areas and forests.

Radio Okapi, 07/11/25

Sophie Dembinski writes about ecocide law developments globally, including growing support among business and financial leaders.

Sophie Dembinski for Aldersgate Group, 04/11/25

This article unpacks the climate and ecological cost of war, including in Gaza and discuss how Ecocide Law could deter this harm.

Benjamin Neimark and Kate Mackintosh for The Conversation, 04/11/25

Indigenous rights advocate and climate expert Kaeden Watts discusses the role New Zealand could play in advancing an international crime of ecocide.

Kaeden Watts for The Spinoff, 03/11/25

“Rodrigo Lledó, Stop Ecocide International's Americas director, tells Mexican media outlet Milenio that major environmental disasters should be classified as international crimes to hold those responsible for causing massive, long-term, cross-border damage accountable.”

Milenio, 23/10/25

“Criminalising ecocide is about recognising that when ecosystems collapse, so too do the conditions for human dignity.”

Icarus Complex, 22/10/25

“Evlyn Cervantes interviews Rodrigo Lledó, Stop Ecocide International's Americas Director, in Evlyn.online Periodismo Ambiental, about the status, progress, and reluctance surrounding the criminalization of ecocide in Mexico.”

Evlyn Online, 20/10/25

Constanza Soler, Stop Ecocide International’s Americas coordinator, assesses the approval of motion 061 on ecocide by the IUCN as an unprecedented event for global environmental governance.

Econews, 16/10/25

This opinion piece reflects on the evolution of climate activism toward ecocide as a legislative framework to protect the planet as a legal imperative.

Infobae, 13/10/25

An interview with Stop Ecocide International’s Rodrigo Lledó, in which he explains why the concept of “ecocide” has been proposed for inclusion in national laws and for consideration as an international crime.

SPDA Actualidad Ambiental, 06/10/25