Scotland’s historic ecocide bill: a turning point for ocean rights and marine protection
Blue Planet Society positions Scotland's Ecocide Bill as both a domestic safeguard for Scotland’s waters and an international model for marine protection.
Michaela Girvan for Blue Planet Society, 12/06/25
'We want to add ecocide to the list of international crimes': Head of Stop Ecocide International
Stop Ecocide International's CEO & Co-Founder Jojo Mehta had the chance to speak to France24 about the movement for ecocide law while in Nice for the United Nations Ocean Conference.
France24 with Jojo Mehta, 12/06/25
Criminalising ecocide marks a turning point in human consciousness
Stop Ecocide International CEO & Co-Founder, Jojo Mehta, takes stock of the "groundswell of support" for ecocide law.
Jojo Mehta for Sustainable Views, 09/06/25
Recognising ecocide as a crime: a vital step for nautre, justice and IUCN
“In a compelling call to action ahead of the IUCN World Conservation Congress, Craig Bennett, CEO of The Wildlife Trusts urges IUCN Members to back Motion 061: Recognising the Crime of Ecocide to Protect Nature.”
Craig Bennett for IUCN World Conversation Congress, 06/06/25
Scotland could become first UK nation to criminalise ecocide
"The Ecocide (Scotland) Bill would create a new offence of 'causing severe environmental harm either intentionally or through recklessness'.
Andrew Learmonth for Herald Scotland, 29/05/25
Company directors who cause nature damage in Scotland could face jail
“The proposed law, which would be the first of its kind in the UK, is designed to put a class of environment offences known as ecocide on a similar legal footing to other grave crimes such as murder.”
Severin Carrell for The Guardian, 29/05/25
Interview with Kate Mackintosh
Professor Kate Mackintosh, ecocide law expert and Executive Director of the UCLA Promise Institute in Europe, discusses Monica Lennon’s Ecocide Bill.
BBC Radio Scotland with Kate Mackintosh, 29/05/25
What is ecocide and could it become a crime under international law?
“In recent years, a global campaign has been running to recognise ‘ecocide’ – an act of violence which is to nature as genocide is to people – as a crime under international law.”
Damien Gayle for The Guardian, 28/05/25
Sir David Attenborough's Scots cameraman backs groundbreaking 'ecocide' law
“Sir David Attenborough’s award-winning cameraman has backed groundbreaking legislation being published at Holyrood this week which would outlaw “ecocide” in Scotland.”
Dan Vevers for Sunday Mail, 25/05/25
European countries adopt ‘game-changing’ environmental law treaty
“The term ‘ecocide’ does not appear in the text of the Convention, but campaigners like Stop Ecocide International say most conduct described as ‘ecocide’ will be criminalised under provisions dealing with particularly serious offences.”
Irish Legal News, 15/05/25
“States will now be able to prosecute acts akin to ecocide”
“The Council of Europe has just adopted an international treaty which will help member countries to tackle serious environmental crime. States will now be able to prosecute intentional acts that result in environmental disasters that are akin to ecocide.”
Rosie Frost for Euronews, 14/05/25
The massive penalties public bodies and water companies would face for ecocide in Scotland
“Scotland’s ecocide laws could result in public bodies such as councils and water companies facing criminal prosecutions, the MSP bringing forward the legislation has suggested.”
David Bol for The Scotsman, 04/05/25
“The word ecocide highlights the seriousness of the nature crisis”
Bart Joachim Bes, Co-Lead for Stop Ecocide Danmark, writes about the rhetorical power of the term ecocide, as well as the potential of ecocide law to bring about transformative change in environmental protection.
Bart Joachim Bes for Altinget, 30/04/25
Business leaders: Bring environmental criminals to justice
In an op-ed published by Aktuell Hållbarhet on Earth Day, April 22nd, business leaders urge the government to take a stand on ecocide law, and to advocate internationally so that mass environmental destruction becomes a criminal offence with global reach.
Ecocide Law Alliance, 24/04/25
Interviewing Jojo Mehta, Law for Nature: “It was 2017 when, together with her best friend, she founded Stop Ecocide International”
Italian magazine Donna Moderna interviews Jojo Mehta, Co-Founder & CEO of Stop Ecocide International, about her work to criminalise mass harm to nature.
Stefania Divertito for Donna Moderna, 18/04/25
Oil and silence: Time to champion ecocide law and hold power to account
Voke Ighorodje, Director of the international justice programme at the REED Centre, writes about ecocide law in an op-ed for the Nigerian outlet Premium Times.
Voke Ighorodje for Premium Times Nigeria, 12/04/25
“Swedish business leaders express support for ecocide as an international crime”
“The CEO of Gothenburg Port Authority is one of several Swedish business leaders who have expressed their support for stricter legislation against ecocide”
Lovisa Herold for Dagens Nyheter, 19/03/25
The case for ecocide law: Why the private sector needs guardrails
“Tessa Clarke, co-founder and CEO at Olio, makes the case for robust legislation to prevent and punish ecocide, outlining how it could make doing business sustainably the norm.”
Tessa Clarke for edie, 12/03/25
Eco-thugs be warned! You could be charged with ecocide
CBC’s Laura Lynch explores the movement to make ecocide an international crime and speaks to Stop Ecocide International’s CEO and Co-Founder, Jojo Mehta.
Laura Lynch for CBC, 07/03/25