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“Currently, four specific acts — genocide, crimes against humanity, aggression and war crimes — are recognized as international crimes. Ukraine would like to add a fifth — ecocide.”

By Marc Santora for New York Times, 17/08/2023

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En su artículo titulado “Ecocidio: en camino hacia una ley que proteja el ecosistema”, Lucía Etcheverry, entrevista a Argentina Sin Ecocidio para conocer más detalles de la campaña internacional por una Ley del Ecocidio. 13/08/2023

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“Mexico has announced a new bill to criminalise ‘ecocide’ – the deliberate or negligent destruction of the natural environment – joining countries including the Netherlands, Brazil, Spain and Belgium to penalise the act.”

by Victoria Heath for Geographical, 13/08/2023

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“… international criminal law sets the boundaries marking what is globally unacceptable: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression. But when considering these fundamental protections there is a huge blind spot in international law: protection for the environment.”

By Jojo Mehta, for Euronews, 09/08/2023

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Dulcinea Campayo entrevista, para diferentes medios, a Maite Mompó, Directora de la campaña de Stop Ecocidio y recoge titulares como este: “El ecocidio ha de ser incluido como crimen contra la humanidad”. 30/07/2023

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“Does the world need a bespoke mechanism to extract retribution for wanton and widespread crimes against the natural environment? Should ecocide be internationally recognised a crime as horrific as genocide?”

by Rashmee Roshan Lall for The New European, 29/07/2023

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Maite Mompó, directora de la campaña de Stop Ecocidio, explica que la contaminación supuso el vertido (de la mina de Aznarcóllar) de seis millones de metros cúbicos de elementos "tan tóxicos como zinc, plomo y azufre y aguas contaminadas que terminaron en el río Guadiamar, que llega hasta Doñana, provocando un daño muy extenso y duradero en el tiempo, con lo cual entra en la categoría de lo que se considera un ecocidio". 28/07/2023

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Las organizaciones ecologistas han mostrado su malestar y sorpresa ante el fallo de un juzgado de Sevilla que exime a la empresa Boliden de pagar los casi 90 millones de euros que le reclamaba la Junta de Andalucía para las labores de limpieza de los casi seis millones de metros cúbicos de vertidos tóxicos de la mina de Aznalcóllar (Sevilla). 28/07/2023

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“These are ever more urgent reminders that if we don’t bring emissions down to net zero, these extremes will continue to get worse. That means heat humps and energy efficiency for our homes, electric vehicles on our roads, and more wind and solar to power it all.”

By David Vetter for Forbes, 27/07/2023

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“This autumn, I will publish a public consultation on a law against ecocide in Scotland. By criminalising ecocide in Scotland, we would have the power to prosecute those who severely harm our environment.”

Monica Lennon in The Scotsman, 20/07/2023

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“They say there’s no such thing as a new crime—only new laws. And that’s why activists and advocates are campaigning for crimes against nature to become a reality. They want the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to add the crime of “ecocide” to its statute, putting massive environmental damage in the books alongside the four existing major atrocity crimes—of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of starting an aggressive war.”

By Simone Scriven for The Delacorte Review, 18/07/2023

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Plans for a new “ecocide” law that would punish those responsible for mass environmental damage in Scotland are taking a step forward. Labour MSP Monica Lennon said she is working on the proposals over the summer, with a formal consultation planned for later this year.

The Scotsman, 13/07/2023

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Dr. Luigi Daniele, Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Law School, NTU discusses ecocide and climate justice with Professor Richard Falk.

Luigi Daniele for OpinioJuris, 10/07/2023

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A groundbreaking documentary, directed by Gert-Peter Bruch and Princess Esméralda of Belgium, sheds light on the urgent need to make ecocide a crime and protect indigenous territories in the Brazilian Amazon.

Yasmin Dahnoun for Ecologist, 05/07/2023

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It may take years to fully understand the full scope of the damage caused by the destruction of the Kakhovkadam but some legal and environmental experts believe the unfolding ecological catastrophe will be a turning point for the recognition of ecocide.”

Radina Gigova for CNN, 03/07/2023

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José Luis Saavedra escribe sobre la minería aurífera y el delito de ecocidio. En el artículo se menciona algo que dijo Maite Mompó, Directora de la campaña en habla hispana: cuando hablamos de ecocidio hablamos de un grave daño, una escala superior, de atacar las bases de la vida. Creemos que tiene que estar con los peores crímenes que se pueden cometer. 25/06/2023

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Julie Wark reflexiona en su artículo sobre la complejidad que tiene delimitar y definir el ecocidio. Hace un recorrido sobre la historia del término hasta llegar a nuestros días y rescata, a través de ejemplos, posibles ecocidios que han sucedido en todo el mundo. 05/04/2023

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El artículo titulado “El peso de la nube: Ecocidio y capitalismo digital” de Aitor Jiménez escribe sobre: “las operaciones materiales necesarias para el funcionamiento del capitalismo digital, incluso para algo tan mundano como subir contenidos a la nube desde un teléfono móvil, entrañan un profundo y devastador impacto ecológico.” 11/02/2023

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