Robin Gairdner Robin Gairdner

Support for the idea of recognising ecocide as a serious crime is growing faster than expected - and from some unexpected quarters.

By Catherine Early for Ecologist, 11/11/2021

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Esa es la definición de la palabra greco latina "ecocidio", que hoy está adquiriendo cada vez más notoriedad en el mundo debido a la emergencia climática. 4/11/2021

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The crime of ecocide should be enshrined in national and international laws and strictly enforced, according to a declaration handed over to world leaders at the COP26 climate summit.

By Ilona Amos for The Scotsman, 03/11/2021

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Hosting COP26 requires Scotland and the UK to show global leadership, and it would be fitting to recognise in law the now authoritatively defined crime of ecocide.

OPED by Jojo Mehta in the COP26 Special Journal (page 24), 10/2021

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On Tuesday, AllRise, a group of climate lawyers, asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro for his Amazon development policies. The lawyers say “crimes against nature are crimes against humanity.”

By Mike Corder for The Christian Science Monitor (CSM), 12/10/2021

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The folks behind the push to make ecocide a crime say a global law would create real consequences for those who cause severe environmental harm, and this young Canadian is making their case ahead of the COP26 global climate conference next month.

By Morgan Sharp for Canada’s National Observer, 07/10/2021

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Pope Francis and other religious leaders made a joint appeal on Monday for next month's U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26) to offer concrete solutions to save the planet from "an unprecedented ecological crisis".

By Philip Pullella for Reuters, 04/10/2021

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With legal and environmental experts pushing to criminalize the destruction of the environment, “ecocide” could have major consequences for both government and business. How could a new legal definition transform climate action?

Video by World Economic Forum, 22/09/2021

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Few believe that just one person can change the world but if anyone came close, it was Polly Higgins.

By Alice Hinds for The Sunday Post, 20/09/2021

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Maite Mompó, reconocida activista ambiental española, describe el arduo proceso que busca incluir la destrucción masiva de la naturaleza como delito internacional. 14/09/2021

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As proliferating disasters starkly demonstrate, severe damage to the environment is a crime against everyone. Rather than leave it to regulation by individual states, the International Criminal Court should recognize “ecocide” as an international crime.

By Kate Mackintosh, Jojo Mehta, Richard Rogers for Project Syndicate, 31/08/2021

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Doce abogados trabajan para que los criminales del planeta sean procesados por ecocidio ante la Corte Penal Internacional. 31/08/2021

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En junio se presentó el resultado del trabajo de otro grupo de expertos internacionales. Su objetivo es tipificar un nuevo delito contra la humanidad: el ecocidio. 29/08/2021

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Could Scotland be the first country to adopt new Ecocide definition for crimes against the planet?

By John Ferguson for The Daily Record, 15/08/2021

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El diputado Raúl Soto (PPD), presentó un proyecto de ley llamado “ECOCIDIO” que busca modificar el Código Penal y castigar con cárcel al autor, cómplice o encubridor de daños graves al medio ambiente. 11/08/2021

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Intentionally harming the planet could be discussed in the same international court that tries war crimes.

by Angely Mercado for Popular Science, 31/07/2021

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The story of the struggle to have ecocide recognized as a crime against humanity.

by Giuseppe Luca Scaffidi for Rolling Stone Italia, 30/07/2021

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In part one of this post, I mapped out the main controversies and choices to be made in defining ecocide. I now introduce the most difficult conundrum: how to align ecocide with environmental law

By Darryl Robinson for OpinioJuris, 16/07/2021

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For over a year, I have been involved in research and discussions on the fascinatingly difficult issues in defining ecocide, as part of a UCLA Promise Institute project.

By Darryl Robinson for OpinioJuris, 16/07/2021

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