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

“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

“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