Latin America and the Caribbean are embarking on the drafting of a Model Law on Ecocide designed specifically for Latin American legal systems. 

A participatory process in three phases: a regional public consultation open to all citizens; online technical roundtables by country with legal experts and environmental specialists; and an in-person conference of experts at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, between 29 September and 1 October 2026, where the final text will be drafted.

Econews Editorial team for Econews, 23/06/26

Rodrigo Lledó looks back on his tour of Latin America and the Caribbean, which took him to the fourth Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (COP4), the First Conference on the Transition Beyond Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta (Colombia) and the Fifth Meeting of the Alliance of Environmental Legal Clinics of Latin America and the Caribbean, where he presented, alongside Victor Rujano, coordinator of Stop Ecocide Int. for the Spanish-speaking world, the key ideas of the Model Law on Ecocide for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Rodrigo Lledó for Econews, 16/06/26

Maite Mompó speaks about the progress towards classifying ecocide as a crime at both international and national levels, and Spain’s current favourable position in relation to taking the lead on global recognition of ecocide as a crime.

Noticias positivas, 15/04/2026

Connection live from Costa Adeje with the director of Stop Ecocide International Spanish-speaking division, Maite Mompó, to discuss the link between ecocide and corruption, and how wars impact the environment. She also shares her thoughts on Cuna del Alma, and the progress being made.

“La Llamada del Corruptómetro”, 28/03/2026

Journalist Patricia Ruiz Guevara reflects on the history and motivations behind the movement to criminalise ecocide: “Ecocide is not an internationally recognised crime, but the geopolitical context seems to be crying out for it.” The article also includes comments made by Maite Mompó in an interview with the publication.

Patricia Ruiz Guevara for El Confidencial, 27/03/26

Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, has stated that the attack launched by Israel during the war against fuel depots in Tehran constitutes ‘ecocide’ or environmental destruction, after the Iranian capital was engulfed in a toxic cloud.

EFE, 16/03/26

Interview with Maite Mompó on the programme El Bosque Habitado (Radio 3), in which she spoke, among other topics, about the great opportunity Spain has to include ecocide in its Criminal Code as an autonomous international crime.

Maite Mompó for Bosque habitado (Radio3), 08/02/26

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

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

Economist Rafael Kemelmajer argues that when ecosystems are destroyed, they become fiscal liabilities and supply shocks.

Rafael Kemelmajer for EcoNews, 09/01/26

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

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

“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

“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

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

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

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

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

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

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