“The word ecocide highlights the seriousness of the nature crisis”
Bart Joachim Bes, Co-Lead for Stop Ecocide Danmark, writes about the rhetorical power of the term ecocide, as well as the potential of ecocide law to bring about transformative change in environmental protection.
Bart Joachim Bes for Altinget, 30/04/25
A ban on ecocide will benefit both nature, the climate and people
“At a time when the focus is on restoring Danish nature, a proposal to make the destruction of nature an international crime is worth considering, write Bart Bes and Florina Cianga-Christophersen, from Stop Ecocide Denmark.”
Bart Bes and Florina Cianga Christopherson for Klimamonitor, 20/11/24
Environmental activists: Ecocide is already a war crime. Now is the time to get it written into the Danish legislation
“The Nordic Waste scandal has unfortunately demonstrated that Danish environmental legislation does not work. Denmark should introduce more ambitious legislation by criminalizing ecocide in order to prevent future environmental disasters.”
By Bart Bes and Lars Olesen for Politiken, 26/03/2024
In the last few years, the ecocide movement has gained momentum. A few smaller island states, Vanuatu and the Maldives, have called on the world community to recognize ecocide as an international crime, and the topic has been on the political agenda in countries such as Belgium, Brazil, France, Britain and Sweden.
By Mette Mølgaard Henriksen for Zetland_, 15/02/2022