“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

“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

“Scotland’s ecocide laws could result in public bodies such as councils and water companies facing criminal prosecutions, the MSP bringing forward the legislation has suggested.”

David Bol for The Scotsman, 04/05/25

Voke Ighorodje, Director of the international justice programme at the REED Centre, writes about ecocide law in an op-ed for the Nigerian outlet Premium Times.

Voke Ighorodje for Premium Times Nigeria, 12/04/25

The Times covers the rapidly growing movement to make ecocide an international crime.

Ben Cooke for The Times, 03/04/25

“Tessa Clarke, co-founder and CEO at Olio, makes the case for robust legislation to prevent and punish ecocide, outlining how it could make doing business sustainably the norm.”

Tessa Clarke for edie, 12/03/25

CBC’s Laura Lynch explores the movement to make ecocide an international crime and speaks to Stop Ecocide International’s CEO and Co-Founder, Jojo Mehta.

Laura Lynch for CBC, 07/03/25

“The Supreme Court on Thursday compared the irreversible damage caused by the discharge of untreated effluents from tanneries in Vellore into the Palar river… to an ‘ecocide’.”

Krishnadas Rajagopal for The Hindu, 30/02/25

“Though it seems unbelievable, threatening the very future of humanity via the mass damage and destruction of nature is not illegal, but Stop Ecocide International wants to change that.”

Sophie Benson for No Kill Magazine, 29/01/25

“‘In March 2024, the European Council (EC) criminalised wide-scale environmental damage “comparable to ecocide” ... it has been branded ‘revolutionary’ environmental legislation.”

HKA for Lexology, 08/01/25

“Jojo Mehta, Co-Founder of Stop Ecocide International, says the Scottish proposal will not have been lost on Westminster. A surge in domestic legislation is also spurring a call to put ecocide under the remit of the International Criminal Court.”

Claudia de Meulemeester for Sustainable Views, 06/01/25

“Scotland is to formally debate an ecocide law…If passed, it would make Scotland the first part of the UK to criminalise widespread environmental damage”

Isabella Kaminski for The Ends Report, 17/12/24

“Suffering some of the worst effects of climate change, the The Pacific states of Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa submitted a proposal to the ICC in September to recognise ecocide, which could allow for the prosecution of heads of state or bosses of large polluting companies.”

Joanna Gill and Noah Anthony Enahoro for Context, 13/12/24

“[Monica] Lennon [MSP] is eager to gather as much support for her Bill from fellow MSPs as possible before the deadline passes.

Emma Lawson for The Sunday Post, 10/12/24

“In this post, I discuss the failure in a lot of the discourse to acknowledge the most challenging issues in defining ecocide.  This is an appeal to interested participants to engage with uncomfortable but central conundrums that must be addressed in a sound definition.”

Darryl Robinson for EJIL Talk!, 28/11/24

“Scots' overwhelming support for a new crime of “ecocide” has been revealed as COP29 gets under way. Some 98 per cent of respondents to a public consultation on Lennon’s proposed Ecocide Prevention Bill backed her plan, the Record can reveal.”

Dan Vevers for Daily Record, 12/11/24

“The DRC is the first African nation to endorse ecocide as an international crime, joining Pacific nations holding leaders accountable.”

Maya Derrick for Sustainability Magazine, 02/11/24

“Patagonia, Natura and Tony’s Chocolonely are among a group of businesses urging the EU to set bolder climate and nature policies…The letter recommends that lawmakers implement an Environmental Crime Directive which effectively criminalises ecocide”

Sarah George for Edie, 21/10/24

“In September, Vanuatu proposed to the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that ecocide be formally classified as an international crime, equal to, for example, genocide.”

Rebecca Root for International Bar Association, 14/10/24

“In September, Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa made a formal submission to the world's highest court, asking it to put the worst environmental destruction by humans on a par with genocide and crimes against humanity.”

Radio New Zealand, 08/10/24