Five trends to look out for at London Fashion Week
“One particular designer to watch for is Lucy Tammam, who is using her show to call for stronger legislation to protect the planet. Collaborating with Stop Ecocide International, Tammam has created a one-of-a-kind dress - One Dress: PLANET”
Yasmin Rufo for BBC News, 12/09/24
How two friends tried to make ecocide an international crime
“Polly Higgins was looking at ways to establish ecocide as an international crime on a par with genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes of aggression, so she and Jojo spent the next few years trying to make it happen. There were push-backs and roadblocks along the way, but in 2019 the entire project was placed in jeopardy as a shock diagnosis gave Polly just weeks to live.”
Jo Fidgen for Outlook - BBC Sounds, 11/09/24
What is ecocide and could it become an international crime like genocide?
“Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa have formally asked the International Criminal Court to consider ecocide — acts that destroy the world’s ecosystems — an international crime, alongside genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
Rachel Pannett for The Washington Post, 10/09/24
Pacific islands submit proposal for crime of ecocide to ICC
“Three developing countries have taken the first steps towards transforming the world’s response to climate breakdown and environmental destruction by making ecocide a punishable criminal offence.”
Fiona Harvey for The Guardian, 09/09/24
La destrucción masiva del medio ambiente ‘ecocidio’ llega a la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) - ECOticias 10/09/2024
Islas del Pacífico Presentan Propuesta Judicial para Reconocer el Ecocidio en la Corte Penal Internacional - Col Global 09/09/2024
Tres países del Pacífico proponen que el ecocidio sea delito internacional ante la CPI - Diario Libre 09/09/2024
¡Histórico! Los Estados insulares del pacífico piden formalmente que el ecocidio sea reconocido como el quinto crimen en la Corte Penal Internacional - Econews 09/09/2024
Survey: Over 70 percent of people support making ecocide a crime
“A significant majority of people in the world's largest economies agree that causing environmental damage should be a criminal offence, according to the results of a major new poll.”
Cecilia Keating for Business Green, 06/09/24
Entrevista a Miguel Ángel Asturias, miembro de Argentina sin ecocidio, autor de una Propuesta de Ley del delito de ecocidio para Argentina, y miembro de la red de juristas por la Ley del Ecocidio. ¨La idea es que los países también hagan propuestas para modificar su legislación interna. En Argentina buscamos que se pueda incorporar al Código Penal”. 30/08/2024
Ecocide law: “A powerful incentive to prioritise nature over short term gain”
“A powerful deterrent is needed, a way to prevent the controlling minds in organisations — who are often driven by the prospect of short-term financial gain or power — from making decisions that result in significant environmental harm..”
Monica Lennon and Judith Schwartz for Mongabay, 19/08/24
“Ecocide law is a powerful symbol of the fundamental importance of the natural world.”
"Ecocide law is a powerful symbol of the fundamental importance of the natural world and a recognition that we cannot exist without it."
By Sue Miller for the Journal of Biophilic Design, 08/08/2024
Vanuatu pushes ICC to recognise ecocide as international crime
Vanuatu’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Odo Tevi, has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to include ecocide as a fifth international crime under the Rome Statute.
By Pita Ligaiula for Pina, 31/07/2024
Simon McBurney: “After the Nuremburg trials, you had genocide to describe the horrors of the Second World War. Now there is ecocide.”
“After the Nuremberg trials, you had a neologism to describe the horrors of the second world war, which was genocide. Now there is another neologism, ecocide. [...] Stop Ecocide is the movement trying to make ecocide an international crime.”
By Simon McBurney for The Guardian, 29/06/2024
EU passes law to restore 20% of bloc’s land and sea by end of decade
The #EU passes "landmark law to protect nature after a knife-edge vote"!
While a massively encouraging step forward, restoration targets must be complemented by #ecocidelaw to prevent major environmental destruction.
By Ajit Niranjan for The Guardian, 17/06/2024
Princess Esmeralda: “Only the recognition of ecocide as an international crime will prevent damage to the climate”
“Only, specifies Esmeralda, the recognition of ecocide as an international crime will make it possible to deter, but also to prevent and punish the "most serious damage committed against nature and the climate, to strengthen existing legislation, including multilateral environmental agreements. It is about protecting nature through criminal law, and also creating a moral imperative that can act as a shield for the living world”."
By Emmanuelle Jowa for Paris Match, 15/06/2024
Latin America shows why ecocide must be an international crime
“The Escazú Agreement complements [ecocide] law by providing environmental defenders with the tools needed to advocate for the protection of their rights and the environment. Together, these mechanisms contribute to a legal framework that protects the environment, and its defenders, and draws a moral red line beyond which actions that damage the planet are deemed unacceptable.”
By Rodrigo Lledó for openDemocracy, 21/05/2024
“Time for the government to stand up against serious environmental destruction”
“We, representatives of thirteen Swedish companies and organisations, call on the government to actively work for the introduction of an international ecocide law that protects valuable nature and contributes to fair rules of the game on the world market.”
By Dan-Eric Archer, Jorgën Eriksson, Johanna Lakso, Martin Forsén and Robert Szöcs for AktuellHållbarhet, 15/05/2024
Ecocide: The 5th International Crime with Jojo Mehta
“As the movement to criminalize ecocide gathers momentum, Jojo [Mehta] stands at the forefront. Her unwavering leadership serves as a beacon of hope for a world where humanity and the environment can co-exist in harmony.”
By Institute of Natural Law, 07/05/2024