Stop Ecocide International

Want to learn more about the history of the term #ecocide? Looking for a definitive guide to existing #ecocidelaw? Look no further! The Ecocide Law Project is the perfect one-stop resource hub for everything ecocide law! Check it out here ➡️: https://ecocidelaw.com/ #StopEcocide

This year, #ecocide was featured in the UNDP's #ClimateDictionary Nature Edition alongside key terms like #environmentaljustice and #indigenousknowledge! 🦋🦜🌏 Introducing legal accountability for #ecocide, the crime of mass environmental destruction, is vital to protect nature and address the urgent global biodiversity crisis. That’s why there’s a rapidly growing global movement to make #ecocide an international crime. Read the dictionary HERE ➡️: https://lnkd.in/dFGpQNNa Learn more about #ecocidelaw 👉: https://lnkd.in/dc9rp5Vy #StopEcocide UN Biodiversity

How can #ecocidelaw shift corporate decision-making when it comes to environmental harm? 🌱 Professor Kate Mackintosh, legal scholar of #ecocide and Executive Director at the UCLA Law The Promise Institute Europe explains. She argues that, unlike states, businesses are vulnerable to public opinion and share prices 📉, and therefore even the prospect of preliminary criminal investigation could have a significant deterrent effect on corporate wrongdoing. Listen to the full Just Security podcast episode HERE ➡️: https://lnkd.in/d42XU5Ey #StopEcocide

Are you 🫵 ready to see mass destruction of nature become a crime in Europe? Right now, #EU states are updating their laws on environmental crimes, but YOU can tell them to go further and add a standalone crime of #ECOCIDE! Earlier this year, in a major win for nature (and all of us who rely on it!), the European Parliament passed a revised Environmental Crime Directive (ECD), including a list of specific crimes that can be ‘comparable to ecocide’. Let’s tell EU states to introduce a standalone crime of ecocide and criminalise mass destruction of nature, regardless of how the harm is caused. Add your voice with the WeMove Europe petition - every signature counts! Take action 🌍HERE🌍: https://lnkd.in/d7zyzx7E #StopEcocide

The International Criminal Court prosecutes genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression 🧑⚖️ Do YOU agree that a crime of #ECOCIDE, the mass destruction of the living world, should be added? ⛰️🌊🌳 Amending the Rome Statute of the #ICC to include a crime of ecocide is a realistic and necessary step toward protecting all life on earth. With your support, the movement is gathering more and more global allies. Join the global movement & support this mission! Sign up to our mailing list via the ‘join us’ button: www.stopecocide.earth #StopEcocide

Earlier this year, an open letter from Patagonia Oatly Tony's Chocolonely & other major companies to the #EU 🇪🇺 called for the criminalisation of #ECOCIDE. Major international businesses penned a letter to Ursula von der Leyen , president of the European Commission, to share their ‘vision for a fair and sustainable economy’. The letter sets out several measures to achieve this vision, including the implementation of the EU’s newly revised Environmental Crime Directive, which criminalises cases that can be comparable to ecocide. Are you a business professional or business owner who wants to see a shift toward nature-friendly practices? Join companies like Ecosia and Triodos (Triodos Bank) in the business network for #ecocidelaw 💼👉: https://lnkd.in/ecbwPzbG Read the full edie story about the open letter HERE: https://lnkd.in/dZrCTj44 Support the criminalisation of ecocide across the EU ✍️: https://lnkd.in/d7zyzx7E #StopEcocide

"#Ecocidelaw is something foundational that should always have been in place" 🌏 Stop Ecocide international CEO and Co-Founder Jojo Mehta explains to Ma Earth's Matthew Mutual why the movement to make #ecocide an international crime is gaining traction across so many sectors of society. Jojo sat down with Ma Earth during #ClimateWeekNYC for a wide-ranging interview - watch it in full HERE 📹➡️: https://lnkd.in/dWU7G3cT (link-in-bio) #Ecocide means mass destruction of nature and there’s a growing global movement to make it a crime at the International Criminal Court alongside the most serious crimes in existence like #genocide. Learn more about the movement and sign up to the mailing list to stay informed about major ecocide law developments HERE 🌱👉: https://lnkd.in/dX278A8 #StopEcocide

Season’s greetings from Stop Ecocide International! ❄️ What a remarkable year it's been for the global #ecocidelaw movement! 🎉 We’ve seen a historic formal proposal submitted to the International Criminal Court 🧑⚖️to add a fifth crime of #ecocide to the Rome Statute, and a massive EU 🇪🇺victory with a revised Environmental Crime Directive criminalising ‘conduct comparable to ecocide’. Plus, Belgium 🇧🇪 became the first European country to recognise ecocide as both a domestic and international crime and national legislation was introduced in #Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, #Peru 🇵🇪, the #Netherlands 🇳🇱, and #Italy 🇮🇹. The global #ecocidelaw movement is just getting started so stay tuned for more exciting news in 2025! Head to the 'join us' button on our site to stay updated ➡️: https://lnkd.in/ed9gXga Read about 2024 developments 👉: https://lnkd.in/d453MNAD #StopEcocide

"We encourage other vulnerable states to take note of our proposal to bring ecocide to the ICC” 🌱 - Ralph Regenvanu, Special Envoy for Climate Change & the Environment for the Republic of Vanuatu In September, the Republic of Vanuatu submitted a formal proposal to the International Criminal Court along with fellow Pacific Island nations Fiji and Samoa, to make #ecocide the fifth international crime alongside the most serious crimes like #genocide and #warcrimes. As a low-lying, small island nation, the Republic of Vanuatu is particularly vulnerable to climate change and has become a powerful voice for climate vulnerable developing nations on the world stage. In particular, Vanuatu has long championed the international criminalisation of ecocide, understanding that the protection of nature is vital in the fight against climate change and that criminal accountability is a powerful mechanism through which to achieve such protection. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dx-sd8Mw #StopEcocide

Do you think #ecocide should be a crime in Europe? Earlier this year, in a major win for nature (and all of us who rely on it!), the European Parliament 🇪🇺 passed a revised Environmental Crime Directive (ECD), including crimes that can be ‘comparable to ecocide’. That means that, right now, #EU states are updating their laws on environmental crimes. This is a golden opportunity to tell states to go further than the EU’s Directive and add a standalone crime of #ECOCIDE (mass harm to nature) to their domestic legislation! Add your voice now with the WeMove Europe petition - every signature counts! Take action ✍️HERE✍️: https://lnkd.in/d7zyzx7E #StopEcocide