On June 19 2025, Argentina advanced further toward criminalising the gravest forms of environmental destruction, with Senator Edith Terenzi (Chair of the Senate Environment Committee) presenting a comprehensive ecocide bill "Ley De Formas Especiales De Criminalidad Ambiental" (Law on Special Forms of Environmental Crimes) to the Senate, marking the third legislative initiative currently under consideration.

On April 1st, MP Margarita Stolbizer introduced a new bill in Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies addressing environmental crimes, including ecocide, using the definition developed by the Independent Expert Panel in 2021.

The move follows devastating wildfires across Patagonia. SEI’s Jojo Mehta called it “another important step” toward recognising ecocide as a serious crime. The bill marks the latest step in the growing momentum for ecocide law in Latin America. Read the bill (Chapter VII, Articles 337–341) here.