“ICJ advisory opinion & growing movement to recognize ecocide show international rules-based order remains essential”
Co-Lead for Youth for Ecocide Law Léa Weimann argues that groundbreaking international legal developments are strengthening environmental protection.
Léa Weimann for Earth.org, 01/08/25
Ecocide law bid 'not about trying to shut down oil and gas'
An interview with Monica Lennon MSP about her proposed legislation to criminalise ecocide in Scotland.
Adele Merson and Andy Philip for The Press and Journal, 31/07/25
Legal efforts to address environmental issues: five key strategies”
Environmental lawyer Dana Zartner names ecocide law as among five legal strategies that she is now seeing most often in legal action relating to the environment.
Dana Zartner for The Conversation, 23/07/25
Ecocide: Will environmental destruction soon be punished like genocide?
“A growing movement is calling for 'ecocide' to be established as a core crime at the International Criminal Court – equal in status to genocide and war crimes"
Katharina Engeln for Berliner Morgenpost, 21/07/25
Ecocide Law: New alliance for environmental justice between Africa and Latin America
Patricia Willocq, Stop Ecocide International's Francophone Countries Director, explores how Africa's emerging leadership on ecocide law aligns it with similar breakthroughs in Latin America.
Patricia Willocq for EcoNews, 21/07/25
“Italian ruling adds momentum to embrace of ecocide law by states and institutions”
For the first time ever, an Italian court has declared criminal convictions against company directors for forever chemical (PFAS) pollution.
Stop Ecocide International’s Jojo Mehta, told Sustainable Views that this ruling would further incentivise governments to enact ecocide legislation.
Claudia de Meulemeester for Sustainable Views, 01/07/25
Will Scotland become the first UK nation to criminalise ecocide?\
Jodie Bettis, an expert in ecocide law, writes about Scotland's ecocide bill progress and how it compares to the rest of the UK in Inside Track, the blog from Green Alliance UK.
Jode Bettis for Inside Track, 30/06/25
“Imagine someone destroying an entire forest and facing a fine the price of a used electric bike”
“Imagine someone destroying an entire forest and getting away with a fine equivalent to the price of a used electric bike. Sounds crazy, right? But this is often the reality in Denmark today.”
Bart Bes and Emilie Ellesøe Nielsen for Ahrus Stifstidende, 20/06/25
Major environmental polluters could face jail in Dominican Republic under proposed new law
The British Medical Journal reports on a new bill to criminalise ecocide - mass harm to nature - in the Dominican Republic.
Gareth Iacobucci for The British Medical Journal (BMJ), 17/06/25
Scotland’s historic ecocide bill: a turning point for ocean rights and marine protection
Blue Planet Society positions Scotland's Ecocide Bill as both a domestic safeguard for Scotland’s waters and an international model for marine protection.
Michaela Girvan for Blue Planet Society, 12/06/25
'We want to add ecocide to the list of international crimes': Head of Stop Ecocide International
Stop Ecocide International's CEO & Co-Founder Jojo Mehta had the chance to speak to France24 about the movement for ecocide law while in Nice for the United Nations Ocean Conference.
France24 with Jojo Mehta, 12/06/25
Criminalising ecocide marks a turning point in human consciousness
Stop Ecocide International CEO & Co-Founder, Jojo Mehta, takes stock of the "groundswell of support" for ecocide law.
Jojo Mehta for Sustainable Views, 09/06/25
Recognising ecocide as a crime: a vital step for nautre, justice and IUCN
“In a compelling call to action ahead of the IUCN World Conservation Congress, Craig Bennett, CEO of The Wildlife Trusts urges IUCN Members to back Motion 061: Recognising the Crime of Ecocide to Protect Nature.”
Craig Bennett for IUCN World Conversation Congress, 06/06/25
Scotland could become first UK nation to criminalise ecocide
"The Ecocide (Scotland) Bill would create a new offence of 'causing severe environmental harm either intentionally or through recklessness'.
Andrew Learmonth for Herald Scotland, 29/05/25
Company directors who cause nature damage in Scotland could face jail
“The proposed law, which would be the first of its kind in the UK, is designed to put a class of environment offences known as ecocide on a similar legal footing to other grave crimes such as murder.”
Severin Carrell for The Guardian, 29/05/25
Interview with Kate Mackintosh
Professor Kate Mackintosh, ecocide law expert and Executive Director of the UCLA Promise Institute in Europe, discusses Monica Lennon’s Ecocide Bill.
BBC Radio Scotland with Kate Mackintosh, 29/05/25
What is ecocide and could it become a crime under international law?
“In recent years, a global campaign has been running to recognise ‘ecocide’ – an act of violence which is to nature as genocide is to people – as a crime under international law.”
Damien Gayle for The Guardian, 28/05/25
Sir David Attenborough's Scots cameraman backs groundbreaking 'ecocide' law
“Sir David Attenborough’s award-winning cameraman has backed groundbreaking legislation being published at Holyrood this week which would outlaw “ecocide” in Scotland.”
Dan Vevers for Sunday Mail, 25/05/25
European countries adopt ‘game-changing’ environmental law treaty
“The term ‘ecocide’ does not appear in the text of the Convention, but campaigners like Stop Ecocide International say most conduct described as ‘ecocide’ will be criminalised under provisions dealing with particularly serious offences.”
Irish Legal News, 15/05/25
“States will now be able to prosecute acts akin to ecocide”
“The Council of Europe has just adopted an international treaty which will help member countries to tackle serious environmental crime. States will now be able to prosecute intentional acts that result in environmental disasters that are akin to ecocide.”
Rosie Frost for Euronews, 14/05/25