Eco Law Webinar Series - When will have an International Law of Ecocide (during peacetime) ?

This session is presented by Consensus Law Magazine in collaboration with Earth Law Alliance and Earth Thrive.

Recording of the 141st episode of Europe Calling.

On 1 December 2022 in co-operation with Stop Ecocide Deutschland on the following topic: "Crime scene Ecocide – From misdemeanour to capital crime against humans and the environment?"

Speakers: Jojo Mehta, Dr. Dana Schirwon, Prof. Hermann Ott, Hannes Jaenicke

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TRT World
Confronting the Climate Crisis (16/06/2022)

In just a few months the world's most powerful decision makers will meet in Egypt for COP27. It could be one of the most important summits in history because it's widely agreed that time is running out to save the planet.

Featuring: Peter Alexander Senior Lecturer in Global Food Security at University of Edinburgh, Jojo Mehta Co-Founder and Executive Director of Stop Ecocide and Thandile Chinyavanhu Climate and Energy Campaigner for Greenpeace Africa.

Steven Donziger's Keynote at Stockholm +50 Climate Conference (14/06/2022)

“I truly believe had “Ecocide” been considered a crime in the 1960s when Texaco (now Chevron) began to ravage Ecuador’s rainforest, it is possible company executives would not have engineered a system of oil extraction that by design dumped billions of gallons of cancer-causing oil waste onto Indigenous ancestral lands in the Amazon. Why? Because they would have known they might face personal criminal liability and possible prison time for doing so. For this reason, I believe the biggest and most important legal battle of our generation — and for humanity — is to ensure “Ecocide” becomes the law and begins to work its deterrent impact on worst tendencies of the fossil fuel industry.”

The green room for Earth Day: Ecocide as an international crime (22/04/2022)

Featuring:

Jojo Mehta, Stop Ecocide International Co-founder

Ali Crosthwaite, Co-lead of simmons+simmons Cross Border Real Estate Transactions Group

TRT World
Polar Heatwaves (01/04/2022)

The unprecedented rise has climate scientists alarmed, but will the world’s most powerful nations take the necessary action?

Featuring:
- Peter Newman, UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Adviser
- Jojo Mehta, Stop Ecocide International Co-founder
- Rupert Read, Former Extinction Rebellion Spokesperson

Criminalizing Ecocide
A Climate Academy film by Grounded (01/02/2022)

Our planet is experiencing an unprecedented rate of environmental destruction, which is threatening human and ecosystem health and intensifying climate risks. Harnessing law and legally protecting our planet is a vital climate solution to permanently protect ecosystems, keystone species and biodiversity.

Ecocide is a term that can be defined as widespread, severe and systemic harm to nature. Learn more about why making ecocide illegal is a critical climate solution in Criminalizing Ecocide. 

To learn more and take action, visit https://www.grounded.org/climate-acad... and https://www.stopecocide.earth/

Nature's Newsroom at COP26: a brief interview with JoJo Meta

Nature’s Newsroom broadcasts news, interviews and discussions about nature and climate change from the heart of UNFCCC’s COP26 in Glasgow, from the Nature+Zone Pavilion. (16/11/2021)

Preventing Ecocide - IUCN World Congress: Press Conference on Ecocide - 2021

Speakers: David Sassoon, Veronica Scotti, Philippe Sands, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim

With legal and environmental experts pushing to criminalize the destruction of the environment, “ecocide” could have major consequences for both government and business. How could a new legal definition transform climate action? (22/09/2021)

“ELI Project on Ecocide”
The ELI Annual Conference took place online from 6–8 September 2021. The Agenda can be accessed here and the Conference Brochure here.
The Conference featured a series of webinars on ELI projects, which span a number of areas of law, as well as welcome addresses and a keynote speech by distinguished Speakers.

Ecocide explained: How activists want to hold those destroying the environment accountable | DW News

“A growing global campaign is approaching a landmark in the fight against climate change: holding individuals responsible for mass environmental harm. The crime of "ecocide" would be deemed on par with genocide and crimes against humanity — and punishable as well.”
(27/06/2021)

How ‘Ecocide’ Could Become an International Crime

Some environmental lawyers want to make destruction of an ecosystem an international crime “ecocide” on par with genocide or war crimes.
Bloomberg, (25/06/2021)

Growing push to make 'ecocide' an international crime
DW News

“There's a growing movement to put acts of environmental destruction on par with war crimes and genocide. An increasing number of activists, lawyers and politicians want what they're calling "Ecocide" to be punishable by the International Criminal Court.”(22/06/2021)

What is ecocide law, how would it work & how can it be put in place?
Jojo Mehta explains to school strikers in a street lecture with Researchers Desk outside the Parliament Oct 9th 2020 in Stockholm, where Greta Thunberg started Fridays for Future.

Jojo Mehta is interviewed at the Swedish Parliament, Oct 8th, 2020. An Open Council with the Mother Earth Delegation, Parliamentarians, faith leaders and Stop Ecocide International.
Video: Tommy Gärdh, VisionaryFilm

Wisdom-keepers of the Original Nations, youth activists and changemakers acknowledge the challenges humankind is facing; the responsibilities that lie behind..

Volt Meets Experts present a discussion with Jojo Mehta, co-founder of Stop Ecocide, environmental lawyer and activist. She is joined by the Co-President of VoltEuropa Reinier Van Lanschot and the event is moderated by Peter Morrison.

EcoResolution interviews Jojo Mehta, the co-founder of Stop Ecocide to explore Our Relationship With Nature from the perspective of law and the current legal system.

Ecocide Symposium - a committed group of lawyers, diplomats, NGO representatives and campaigners met to discuss the possibility of ECOCIDE becoming an international crime. The event followed the call - by sovereign states Vanuatu and the Maldives - for serious consideration of the addition of such a crime to the Rome Statute, the governing document of the International Criminal Court.

Rory Spowers of The Re-Generation , in discussion with Jojo Mehta, exploring how changing the rules of the game enables a deep shift in humanity’s relationship to Nature

As part of Aljazeera, The Stream special week on climate crisis & environment, discussing ecocide, crimes & environmental justice, Jojo Mehta

Jojo Mehta joins a panel of experts on TRT World (Sky) TV show 'Roundtable' to discuss the question:
"ECOCIDE: Could the law help save the planet?"

Interview by Aha magazine with Jojo Mehta.

Real Media film of Jojo Mehta talking from the boat named by Extinction Rebellion, in honour of Polly Higgins

Cara, Vocalist with Zion Train talks about the inspiration behind 'Fateshifter' the track that they band created in support of the Stop Ecocide campaign.

Zion Train perform 'Fateshifter' the track that they band created in support of the Stop Ecocide campaign. 'Fateshifter' is kindly donated to the Stop Ecocide campaign and taken from the album 'Illuminate'.