‘Revolutionary’: EU Parliament votes to criminalise most serious cases of ecosystem destruction

Written By Sparrow Park

“The European Union has become the first international body to criminalise the most serious cases of environmental damage that are “comparable to ecocide”.

Ecosystem destruction, including habitat loss and illegal logging, will be punished with tougher penalties and prison sentences under the EU’s updated environmental crime directive.”


By Mette Mølgaard Henriksen for Euronews, 27/02/2024

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