The latest IPCC report provides a chilling read on the health of the planet, says Kate Mackintosh. She explains why the crime of “ecocide” should become the fifth crime to be prosecuted at the International Criminal Court, alongside genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and aggression.
By Kate Mackintosh for Bloomberg Law, 18/03/2022
What we can do is a series drawing inspiration from the change-makers of our time. What are they doing to help our planet? What were their first steps? What gives them hope? Climate action is needed. Here’s what we can do.
By Ceri for Ecosia Blog, 17/03/2022
In what is thought to be a first-of-its-kind action, the lawsuit brought by activist shareholders claims that Shell’s 13 directors are personally liable for failing to devise a strategy in line with the Paris agreement, which aims to limit global heating to below 2C by slashing fossil fuel emissions.
By Damien Gayle for The Guardian, 15/03/2022
High-ranking politicians and corporate bosses who are guilty of massive destruction of nature should be able to be accused of ecocide in The Hague - Rizwana Hasan and Jojo Mehta are fighting for this.
By Anya Rider for Greenpeace Magazin (in German), 11/03/2022
The conflict reveals the limits of state accountability for environmental harm in war.
By Rachel Killean for Conflict and Environment Observatory, 07/03/2022
…after days of gruelling round-the-clock talks, UN member states finally agreed on a treaty to protect the high seas.
A full day after the deadline for talks had officially passed, the conference president, Rena Lee of Singapore, took to the floor of room 2 of the UN headquarters in New York and announced that the treaty had been agreed. At a later date, the delegates will meet for half a day to formally adopt the text. She made it clear the text would not be reopened.
Karen McVeigh for The Guardian, 05/03/2023
Gustavo Gómez, abogado especialista en derecho ambiental y Fiscal General ante la Cámara Federal de Tucumán, Catamarca y Santiago del Estero: “Necesitamos una figura penal para castigar los ecocidios”. 27/02/2022
Toxic smoke, contaminated rivers, poisoned soil, trees reduced to charred stumps, nature reserves pocked with craters: the environmental toll from Russia’s war with Ukraine, which has been detailed in a new map, might once have been considered incalculable. The environment ministry has set up a hotline for citizens to report cases of Russian “ecocide”, which so far number 2,303, and issues weekly updates of the tally.
Jonathan Watts for The Guardian, 20/02/2023
In the last few years, the ecocide movement has gained momentum. A few smaller island states, Vanuatu and the Maldives, have called on the world community to recognize ecocide as an international crime, and the topic has been on the political agenda in countries such as Belgium, Brazil, France, Britain and Sweden.
By Mette Mølgaard Henriksen for Zetland_, 15/02/2022
En su sección ‘Tres preguntas a…’, entrevistan a Maite Mompó, directora de campaña en España. 02/2022
Maite Mompó: «las grandes corporaciones incluyen en sus presupuestos las multas por producir ecocidios». 24/01/2022
Artículo sobre la Ley del Ecocidio de Ángel Juarez, presiente de la fundación Mare Terra de Tarragona. 24/01/2022
Se anuncian "acciones graves" contra los responsables del derrame de crudo de la refinería de Repsol, "un ecocidio". 21/01/2022
El trabajo del panel de especialistas y de Stop Ecocidio viene motivado por la evidente crisis climática en la que vivimos. 20/01/2022
Entrevista a Rodrigo Lledó, abogado y miembro del panel de expertos para la definición del ‘ecocidio’. 24/12/2021
The British lawyer and author has held Nazis and presidents accountable for crossing the moral red line. Now, he argues, the time has come to pursue those who commit crimes against the environment.
By Katie Surma for Inside Climate News, 22/12/2021
On every continent, humans have left their mark in the form of massive environmental destruction: deforestation in Brazil; strip mining in Canada’s Tar Sands; the devastation of West Africa’s fisheries; the obliterations of landscapes and ecosystems by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
By David Sassoon for Inside climate news, 22/12/2021
