“The request to recognize ecocide as a crime in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) strikes at the urgent need to address one of the consequences of environmental desecration and the climate emergency: displacement.”

US Committee for Refugees and Migrants, 08/10/24

“Justice Vui Clarence Nelson has seen first-hand the devastating impacts of climate change on his homeland, Samoa. He is now backing a push by Pacific island nations to create a new crime of ecocide in the International Criminal Court (ICC).”

Neil Sands for Law News, 30/09/24

“With an increasing number of climate related cases being brought around the world, and bold new legislation being introduced that will place responsibility for climate damage squarely at the feet of those in a position to prevent it, ‘Ecocide’ laws look set to revolutionise ESG litigation in the coming years.”

Katie Allard and Teresa Young for Kingsley Napley LLP, 27/09/24

“The recent proposal by Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa to recognise ecocide is timely and could provide a global framework of accountability for environmental damage. For Aotearoa New Zealand, this is a chance to champion a progressive legal response and show leadership in the region.”

Nathan Cooper and Leilani Tuala-Warren for Greenpeace, 18/09/24

“Large-scale environmental degradation is a global problem. To deal with it, an international law with global scope is required, write eight experts”

Göran Finnveden, Björn-Ola Linnér,
Kevin Noone, Garry Peterson, Alasdair Skelton, Peter Stenvinkel
Karin Gerhardt, and Glenn Bark for Sydsvenskan, 13/09/24

“Ecocide law could provide a new global framework within which companies are supported in their moves toward sustainability. It would turbo-charge green innovation, redirect finance and investment away from the most harmful practices, and help meaningfully bridge the intolerable gap between environmental protection and economic development.”

Charlotte O’Leary for Fast Company, 13/09/24

“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

“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

“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

“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

Una Solicitud para hacer del ecocidio uncrimen contra la humanidad - Wired 11/09/2024

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

“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

“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

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