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Latin American experts have launched a legal framework to prevent #ecocide, 5 years on from the creation of an international definition. Read about the new Model #EcocideLaw in Infobae: www.infobae.com/amer... #StopEcocide

The numbers don't lie: 72% of people surveyed globally believe #ecocide should be a crime 🌏 That's according to a major poll by Ipsos, Earth4All & @globalcommonshq.bsky.social. About: www.businessgreen.com/news/4355345... #StopEcocide #EcocideLaw

Livestream: How can ecocentric legal innovations like #EcocideLaw accelerate biodiversity progress? Join this side event at #CBDCOP17 on Sunday to learn more! Watch📹 via IUCN YouTube/ attend at IUCN Pavilion, Blue Zone Info & Livestream: www.stopecocide.earth/events #StopEcocide

A bill to criminalise severe environmental destruction has been submitted to #Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies. Deputy Veronica Martínez García's proposed legislation would amend Mexico’s Federal Criminal Code to add a new crime of #ecocide. Full story: www.stopecocide.eart... #StopEcocide

"Experts say #ecocide should be internationally recognised as a crime" tazAntifa reports on an event to discuss #ecocidelaw in Berlin, co-hosted by Stop Ecocide Germany and United Nations Association Germany (DGVN Deutschland). Full article: taz.de/Oekozid-als-S... #StopEcocide

“Seychellois see Aldabra as the crown jewel of our country: a distant, near pristine coral atoll where life thrives.” Victoria Duthil on why #Seychelles needs an #EcocideLaw, in a new guest blog for Stop Ecocide International. Read: www.stopecocide.eart... #StopEcocide

In Mexico's Congress to present the new #ecocide framework for Latin America! The Model #EcocideLaw is a ready-made reference text for legislators seeking to criminalise mass environmental harm. Learn more: www.stopecocide.earth/model-law #StopEcocide

When the most powerful in society destroy an entire ecosystem, they often walk away untouched. #EcocideLaw changes that. Learn more: www.stopecocide.earth/ #StopEcocide

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has expressed support for recognising #ecocide as an independent international crime. He called for stronger international legal mechanisms to prevent environmental destruction. Story: www.stopecocide.eart... #StopEcocide

“We call on the President to seize this opportunity to recognise a standalone crime of ecocide” Writing in Le Monde, politicians, top lawyers & others calls for #France to recognise #ecocide as a serious crime. 🔗 www.stopecocide.eart... #StopEcocide #EcocideLaw

“Over the next three years, the Danish Social Liberal Party will work to criminalise the deliberate, widespread destruction of nature” Naturemonitor reports on @radikale.dk's #ecocide resolution: naturmonitor.dk/nyhe... Learn more: www.stopecocide.eart... #StopEcocide

#Ecocide anywhere is a threat to humanity everywhere. That is why we urgently need to recognise it as a serious crime. #Ecocidelaw protects our shared planet for everyone. Learn more: www.stopecocide.earth/ #StopEcocide

“Experts from across the continent are placing their hopes on this proposal” Sandra Weiss reports for DW Espanol on the new Model #EcocideLaw for Latin America. Read: www.dw.com/es/améric... #StopEcocide

“Norway is one of only four nations in the world that allows mine waste to be discarded in submarine environments” Mitch Holson on why Norway needs an #EcocideLaw, in a new guest blog for Stop Ecocide International. Read: www.stopecocide.eart... #StopEcocide

Ecocide is destroying our only home. Let’s protect it. #EcocideLaw introduces criminal accountability for mass harm to the natural world. An overdue and urgent legal shift. Learn more: www.stopecocide.earth #StopEcocide

At Latin America’s regional parliament this week! Formally presenting a new Model Law framework to criminalise #ecocide in the region. Learn more: www.stopecocide.eart... #StopEcocide

#Ecocide = mass destruction of nature. The movement to CRIMINALISE ecocide is gaining global momentum. Read Damien Gayle's The Guardian explainer: www.theguardian.com/... Are you hopeful about #EcocideLaw progress? Stay updated🔗 www.stopecocide.eart... #StopEcocide

Tickets available now! 🎫 Prof Philippe Sands KC will give the inaugural Polly Higgins Memorial Lecture this December, speaking on #ecocide. 📍 In person and online 📅 18:30pm, 10 December Tickets and info here: www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/e... #StopEcocide

Latin America's new Model #EcocideLaw is a milestone for nature, and for the people who protect it. Noticias Tribuna reports on its launch in Mexico City, and the protections it carries for those who report environmental harm Story: tribunanoticias.mx/m... #StopEcocide

"An initiative presented in Mexico City aims to have countries adopt a legal framework to criminalise severe environmental destruction" El Economista reports on the launch of the Model #EcocideLaw for Latin America yesterday. Full story: www.eleconomista.com... #StopEcocide

Starting shortly! ⏰ Join LIVE as the final text of the model #EcocideLaw for Latin America is unveiled! ⏰ 5.30pm London/ 10.30am Mexico City Full details and livestream link HERE: stopecocide.earth/events/lives... #StopEcocide

Top experts from across Latin America have launched a legal framework to prevent #Ecocide! The arrival of the Model #EcocideLaw is a historic moment for the movement to criminalise mass environmental harm in Latin America. Full story: www.stopecocide.eart... #StopEcocide

Celebrating a creative project that honours Vanuatu's leadership on #EcocideLaw! The Interwoven Project was created during WalkforEarthUK's remarkable thousand-mile walk to raise funds and awareness for #ecocidelaw. Learn more: walkforearth.co.uk/about/ #StopEcocide

"Seven ecocide bills have been introduced in Mexico since 2018" The new Model #EcocideLaw for Latin America will harmonise and focus legislative progress, writes Stop Ecocide International's Rodrigo Lledó. Access Umbrelas (Issue 5): umbrales.com.mx/ #StopEcocide

Join live TOMORROW for a panel discussion to mark the opening of the #LatinAmerica Model #EcocideLaw Conference! 📍 Universidad Iberoamericana and via livestream ⏰ 4.30pm London/ 5.30pm Madrid/ 9.30am Mexico City Info & Livestream: www.stopecocide.eart... #StopEcocide

#Latvia has become the first country to ratify a landmark treaty enabling states to prosecute conduct “tantamount to #ecocide”. Several states have so far signed the @coe.int Convention, including France, Portugal, and Sweden. Full story: www.coe.int/en/web/r... #StopEcocide

Join LIVE next Thursday as the final text of the model #EcocideLaw for Latin America is unveiled! ⏰ 5.30pm London/ 10.30am Mexico City 📅 Thurs 1 Oct Full details and livestream HERE: www.stopecocide.earth/events/lives... #StopEcocide

🌎 In much of the world, the most powerful in society are NOT held criminally accountable when they are responsible for acts of mass environmental destruction. That needs to change. Earth needs a new law - #EcocideLaw. Learn more HERE: stopecocide.earth #StopEcocide

Do you agree that mass destruction of nature should be a crime? Criminalising ecocide protects what we all depend on: a living planet. Learn more HERE🔗 www.stopecocide.earth #StopEcocide

"The environmental crisis does not produce uniform effects" Brazil's Senate has approved a bill prioritising children’s right to a healthy environment reports Agencia Brasil. #EcocideLaw can help secure this right. Read the article: agenciabrasil.ebc.co... #StopEcocide

#Croatia's Justice Minister, Damir Habijan, has informed parliament about his government’s proposal to criminalise #ecocide. Full story: mpudt.gov.hr/news-25... #StopEcocide

Change is happening. The criminalisation of #ecocide is advancing rapidly around the world. An overdue legal transformation to protect the living world and all of us who depend on it. Learn more: www.stopecocide.eart... #StopEcocide #EcocideLaw

#Croatia's government has approved a proposal to criminalise #ecocide! The legislation would make mass harm to nature a serious crime in the country's national law. Full story: www.stopecocide.earth/bn-2025/croa... #StopEcocide #EcocideLaw

"#EcocideLaw prevents the destruction of our only home” - Ed Sayers, Director of the new film Super Nature, is supporting the growing global movement to recognise #ecocide as a serious crime. About the film: www.supernature-film... #StopEcocide

Walking a thousand miles with a mule to raise awareness and funds for the movement to criminalise #ecocide! Zoe Bicat spoke about this experience in a talk for the London Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers recently. Learn more: walkforearth.co.uk/ #StopEcocide

"Transboundary haze in Southeast Asia must be treated as an ecological crisis leading to ecocide” A coalition led by Friends of the Earth AsiaPacific is calling for recognition of ecocide as a serious crime to address smoke-related air pollution. Story: www.walhi.or.id/tran... #StopEcocide

“Ecocide joins Belgium’s most serious international crimes” In Belgium, the law now recognises mass harm to nature #ecocide as an international crime - The Brussels Times talks to one of the law's architects. Read here: www.brusselstimes.co... #StopEcocide #ecocidelaw

Why protect nature with criminal law (#EcocideLaw)? Criminal law: 👼 Shapes moral boundaries 💰 Redirects financial flows 🤵 Creates personal accountability More🔗 www.stopecocide.eart... #StopEcocide

Have you watched the latest episode of the #DefendingTomorrow podcast? Watch the episode featuring environmental lawyer Lina Muñoz Avila: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIZ1... Stream here: defendingtomorrow.podbean.com/e/lina-munoz... #StopEcocide #EcocideLaw

Natural systems like #forests and #soils help to regulate the climate. That's why protecting nature from severe harm by criminalising #ecocide is essential for our climate resilience. About #ecocidelaw: www.stopecocide.earth/ #StopEcocide

"With a concrete ecocide law proposal on the table, the diplomatic discussion is open for #NewZealand to engage in" Kaeden Watts discusses the role NZ could play in advancing an international crime of #ecocide. 🔗 thespinoff.co.nz/pol... #StopEcocide

TWO YEARS ago TODAY, 3 Pacific Island states made history, submitting a formal proposal for a crime of #ecocide to the International Criminal Court!! The proposal aims to place mass destruction of nature alongside crimes like #genocide/ #warcrimes. Story: www.theguardian.com/... #StopEcocide

Discussing #ecocidelaw at the launch of the Lawyers for Climate Justice Network and the Greenwatch Environmental Law Clinic in Uganda! Thank you to Greenwatch and the Uganda Law Society for organising. About ecocide law: www.stopecocide.earth/ #StopEcocide

#EcocideLaw has just come into force in #Belgium! 🇧🇪 The new provision was adopted by the Federal Parliament in February 2024 as part of a major reform of its criminal code. Get the full story: www.stopecocide.eart... #StopEcocide

A moving new film, shot by contributors all over the world, captures the beauty of nature entirely on Super 8 film! The film’s director, Ed Sayers, is calling for #EcocideLaw to protect our only home. Learn more and find showings: www.supernature-film.co.uk #StopEcocide

In Zagreb for a brilliant IICA panel discussion on Croatian gov’s #ecocide proposal! Stop Ecocide International's Sue Miller joined Croatia's Justice Minister Damir Habijan & Envoy for Climate Action Marija Pujo Tadić. Learn more: www.stopecocide.eart... #StopEcocide

At Earth Law Center's 4th Film Festival in #London! Steven Donziger and Stop Ecocide International's Jojo Mehta discussed the film #Crude, and forthcoming short from Lewis Levent entitled #EcocideLaw. About #Crude: www.radicalmedia.com... #StopEcocide

“Imagine someone destroying an entire forest and facing a fine the price of a used electric bike” - Stop Ecocide Denmark's Bart Bes & Emilie Ellesøe Nielsen write about the need for #EcocideLaw in Århus Stiftstidende. Full story 🔗 stiften.dk/debat/vi-... #StopEcocide

Happening tomorrow! 🚨 What might #Croatia's #EcocideLaw look like? Stop Ecocide International's Sue Miller will speak alongside Croatia's Justice Minister, Damir Habijan, and Special Envoy for Climate, Marija Pujo Tadić! 📍Zagreb Info: www.stopecocide.earth/events/iica-... #StopEcocide

Out now: a brand new academic special issue on #EcocideLaw! The latest issue of InRights is entitled "Ecocide, Human Rights and Environmental Justice" - edited by Damien Short, Kate Mackintosh, Darryl Robinson & Lisa Oldring. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/... #StopEcocide @tandfonline.bsky.social