From an environmental threat to an international crime: why ecocide is now a global security issue
Stop Ecocide International's Americas Director, Rodrigo Lledó, discusses the stark warning from UK intelligence services: the destruction of nature now poses an urgent national security threat.
Rodrigo Lledó for EcoNews, 05/02/26
Proponen incorporar la figura del “ecocidio” al Código Penal argentino
El Tiempo Argentina investigates the rapidly growing movement to criminalise ecocide in Argentina, where numerous lawmakers are now endorsing the idea.
Verónica Benaim for El Tiempo Argentino, 17/01/26
Criminalising ecocide: a macroeconomic opportunity to attract investment and talent to Latin America
Economist Rafael Kemelmajer argues that when ecosystems are destroyed, they become fiscal liabilities and supply shocks.
Rafael Kemelmajer for EcoNews, 09/01/26
From genocide to ecocide: Gaza faces an environmental crisis “beyond imagination”
In an article written by Sophie Hurwitz, translated into Spanish by Climática, the author explains that the environmental destruction in Gaza must be classified as ecocide, an illegal act that should be defined as an international crime.
Sophie Hurwitz for Climatica, 18/11/25
A reflection on Ecocide
An article published in the Mexican newspaper El Sur explains the proposal by the Stop Ecocide Foundation's Independent Expert Panel to classify ecocide as an international crime.
Octavio Klimek Alcaraz for El Sur, 15/11/25
Equating ecocide with war crimes? Efforts to criminalize environmental disasters before International Court
“Rodrigo Lledó, Stop Ecocide International's Americas director, tells Mexican media outlet Milenio that major environmental disasters should be classified as international crimes to hold those responsible for causing massive, long-term, cross-border damage accountable.”
Milenio, 23/10/25
Mexico would lead Latin America in recognizing ecocide as a national and international crime
“Evlyn Cervantes interviews Rodrigo Lledó, Stop Ecocide International's Americas Director, in Evlyn.online Periodismo Ambiental, about the status, progress, and reluctance surrounding the criminalization of ecocide in Mexico.”
Evlyn Online, 20/10/25
“World’s largest environmental network overwhelmingly approves ecocide motion”
Constanza Soler, Stop Ecocide International’s Americas coordinator, assesses the approval of motion 061 on ecocide by the IUCN as an unprecedented event for global environmental governance.
Econews, 16/10/25
Legal Tips: What is “ecocide”?
This opinion piece reflects on the evolution of climate activism toward ecocide as a legislative framework to protect the planet as a legal imperative.
Infobae, 13/10/25
What is ecocide? Why is there a push to include this concept in national laws?
An interview with Stop Ecocide International’s Rodrigo Lledó, in which he explains why the concept of “ecocide” has been proposed for inclusion in national laws and for consideration as an international crime.
SPDA Actualidad Ambiental, 06/10/25
Mexico, a key player in the effort to recognise ecocide as an international crime?
The Stop Ecocide International’s Americas team visited Mexico to promote the recognition of ecocide in the Mexican legal framework and at the international level.
Pie de Pagina, 04/10/25
Calls to make ecocide a crime like genocide in Latin America
Mexican newspaper El Economista reports on the growing movement to criminalise mass harm to nature in Mexico and Latin America.
El Economista, 02/10/25
“Criminalisation of ecocide much closer after new advisory opinions”
Stop Ecocide International's Americas Director, Rodrigo Lledó, discusses the major recent climate advisory opinions from two of the world’s top international courts.
Econews, 21/08/2025
“Our unique planet needs an international law that truly protects it, a law against ecocide”"
“We urgently need a paradigm shift. We need global commitments to be translated into concrete actions, with effective accountability mechanisms. One hopeful proposal is the initiative led by Stop Ecocide International , which seeks to make ecocide the fifth crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.“
Rodrigo Lledó for EcoNews, 05/03/25
En el programa ‘Sin Fin’ hablan con Constanza Soler, Coordinadora regional de Stop Ecocidio Internacional, sobre la campaña a nivel mundial y de los avances desde ‘Argentina Sin Ecocidio’, para que el ecocidio sea tipificado como delito en Argentina. 13/02/2025
Ecocide: the environmental crime seeking to be codified in Argentina
“Argentine citizens have launched a campaign on Change.org to have ecocide classified as a crime in the country. With the slogan ‘Argentina Without Ecocide’ , the initiative has already gathered more than 20,000 signatures…”
Nota Alpie, 07/02/25
¿Qué mensaje damos como sociedad cuando los delitos ambientales tienen penas excarcelables? Necesitamos herramientas legales sólidas para que estos crímenes se traten con la seriedad que merecen.
Entrevista a Rodrigo Lledó, Director para América de Stop Ecocidio Internacional. 30/01/2025
Mediante un Proyecto de Ley, la comisión de Justicia del Congreso aprobó, por mayoría, un dictamen que modifica el Código Procesal Penal para crear el delito de “ecocidio”, que contempla penas de hasta 15 años de cárcel. La presente ley tiene por finalidad fortalecer la protección del medio ambiente, así como sus derechos y bienes conexos. 27/11/2024
El partido ‘Sumar’ pide en una iniciativa en el Congreso incluir el ecocidio en el Código Penal. La coalición impulsada por Yolanda Díaz plantea también reconocerlo como crimen autónomo en el Estatuto de Roma de la Corte Penal Internacional. 15/11/2024
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