“Jojo Mehta, Co-Founder of Stop Ecocide International, says the Scottish proposal will not have been lost on Westminster. A surge in domestic legislation is also spurring a call to put ecocide under the remit of the International Criminal Court.”

Claudia de Meulemeester for Sustainable Views, 06/01/25

“Scotland is to formally debate an ecocide law…If passed, it would make Scotland the first part of the UK to criminalise widespread environmental damage”

Isabella Kaminski for The Ends Report, 17/12/24

“Suffering some of the worst effects of climate change, the The Pacific states of Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa submitted a proposal to the ICC in September to recognise ecocide, which could allow for the prosecution of heads of state or bosses of large polluting companies.”

Joanna Gill and Noah Anthony Enahoro for Context, 13/12/24

“[Monica] Lennon [MSP] is eager to gather as much support for her Bill from fellow MSPs as possible before the deadline passes.

Emma Lawson for The Sunday Post, 10/12/24

“In this post, I discuss the failure in a lot of the discourse to acknowledge the most challenging issues in defining ecocide.  This is an appeal to interested participants to engage with uncomfortable but central conundrums that must be addressed in a sound definition.”

Darryl Robinson for EJIL Talk!, 28/11/24

Mediante un Proyecto de Ley, la comisión de Justicia del Congreso aprobó, por mayoría, un dictamen que modifica el Código Procesal Penal para crear el delito de “ecocidio”, que contempla penas de hasta 15 años de cárcel. La presente ley tiene por finalidad fortalecer la protección del medio ambiente, así como sus derechos y bienes conexos. 27/11/2024

“At a time when the focus is on restoring Danish nature, a proposal to make the destruction of nature an international crime is worth considering, write Bart Bes and Florina Cianga-Christophersen, from Stop Ecocide Denmark.”

Bart Bes and Florina Cianga Christopherson for Klimamonitor, 20/11/24

El partido ‘Sumar’ pide en una iniciativa en el Congreso incluir el ecocidio en el Código Penal. La coalición impulsada por Yolanda Díaz plantea también reconocerlo como crimen autónomo en el Estatuto de Roma de la Corte Penal Internacional. 15/11/2024

“Scots' overwhelming support for a new crime of “ecocide” has been revealed as COP29 gets under way. Some 98 per cent of respondents to a public consultation on Lennon’s proposed Ecocide Prevention Bill backed her plan, the Record can reveal.”

Dan Vevers for Daily Record, 12/11/24

 Proponen ecocidio como crimen internacional contra el medio ambiente - Meganoticias 09/09/2024

“The DRC is the first African nation to endorse ecocide as an international crime, joining Pacific nations holding leaders accountable.”

Maya Derrick for Sustainability Magazine, 02/11/24

“Patagonia, Natura and Tony’s Chocolonely are among a group of businesses urging the EU to set bolder climate and nature policies…The letter recommends that lawmakers implement an Environmental Crime Directive which effectively criminalises ecocide”

Sarah George for Edie, 21/10/24

“In September, Vanuatu proposed to the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that ecocide be formally classified as an international crime, equal to, for example, genocide.”

Rebecca Root for International Bar Association, 14/10/24

“In September, Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa made a formal submission to the world's highest court, asking it to put the worst environmental destruction by humans on a par with genocide and crimes against humanity.”

Radio New Zealand, 08/10/24

“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