Stop Ecocide International

#Ecocide legislation aims to create a future where mass environmental destruction is no longer morally or legally acceptable. Today, many of those in senior positions of decision-making power are guided by short-termism and are personally protected by the limited liability corporations or the impunity that comes with being part of a ruling government. Existing regulatory frameworks have failed to provide protection. Learn more about making ecocide a crime at the International Criminal Court: https://lnkd.in/dc9rp5Vy Illustration by the amazing Grace Gadston/Anxious Doodles - you can subscribe to their newsletter/substack here: https://lnkd.in/derNF2qS #StopEcocide

Looking for the perfect gift? 🎁 How about EARTH SONGS, the enchanting folk songbook by Jehanne Mehta, now available to buy in our shop 🎄✨🐋 The illustrated volume of contemporary English folk songs by singer-songwriter Jehanne Mehta and published by Little Toller Books is the perfect Christmas gift, whether as a a singing companion, a beautiful coffee table adornment to leaf through or a work of poetry. Earth Songs is inspired by “seasons and legends, landscapes and heartscapes”, and celebrates the beauty of the natural world around us, as well as the mythical and mystical. It is stunningly illustrated by Stu McLellan, and contains an introduction and afterword by Jojo Mehta, as well as a foreword by environmental advocate Jonathon Porritt. All royalties support the work of Stop Ecocide International 🌿 Take a look! ➡️: https://lnkd.in/dMSxTcDM #StopEcocide

An official body at COP29 has recognised the importance of "Mother Earth Centric Actions" - ecocentric measures and nature-forward approaches - in combatting climate change 🌏 The Subsidiary Body for Technical and Scientific Advice (SBTSA) adopted a programme of work that recognised the importance of these actions in protecting biodiversity and, in turn, limiting catastrophic climate change. #EcocideLaw criminalises mass harm to nature, granting nature its own legal protection, and in turn granting protection to all of us who rely on it for our wellbeing and livelihoods. By deterring the worst harm to climate-regulating biomes such as forests and oceans, which constantly absorb carbon from the atmosphere, the criminalisation of ecocide represents a vital tool in the fight against climate breakdown. STORY: https://lnkd.in/dB_Xgbyf Learn more about #ecocidelaw: https://lnkd.in/dc9rp5Vy #StopEcocide

Join us for this incredible #ecocidelaw side-event at the 2024 Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court! 🌍 ⏰ 13:15-14:45 CET, Tuesday 3 December 2024 📍 In-person and virtual (registration available for virtual attendance only) Every year, the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) gathers the states parties to the Rome Statute, the founding treaty for the International Criminal Court, in order to oversee and coordinate the work of the Court. In September, three Pacific Island states - Fiji, Samoa and Vanuatu - formally submitted a historic proposal to make ecocide, mass destruction of nature, the fifth crime tried at the ICC. The proposal was supported the following month by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The 2024 ASP is the first meeting of states parties since the proposal for an international crime of ecocide was put forward, and therefore is a significant moment in which to reflect on the significance and implications of such a proposal for states and peoples across the world. Why was an ecocide proposal put forward at this point in time? What are the human rights implications of such a crime? How would criminalisation of ecocide support other, parallel legal initiatives? Join a stellar lineup of expert speakers, moderated by the Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Nazhat Shameem Khan, as they consider these and other key topics of debate. Speakers: 👉 His Excellency, Volker Türk - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ▶️ Professor Philippe Sands KC - Lawyer, 11 King's Bench Walk; Professor of Laws, Director of the Centre on International Courts and Tribunals, University College London. 🎓 Professor Margharete Wewerinke-Singh - Associate Professor of Sustainability Law, Amsterdam Law School 🔷 Sandrine Dixson-Declève - Co-President, Club of Rome 🌿 Debbie Buyaki - Co-Lead, Youth for Ecocide Law 🔶 Professor Darryl Robinson - Queen’s University (Canada), Faculty of Law Moderator: ➡️ Nazhat Shameem Khan - Deputy Prosecutor, International Criminal Court Thank you to co-organisers Climate Counsel and the The UCLA Law Promise Institute Europe, as well as state hosts: 🇻🇺 The Republic of Vanuatu 🇫🇯 The Republic of Fiji 🇼🇸 The Independent State of Samoa 🇨🇩 The Democratic Republic of the Congo Info & virtual registration➡️: https://lnkd.in/d3d_Znqx Read about the ICC ecocide proposal: https://lnkd.in/ehthvy4r #StopEcocide

SCOTS - your emails are working! More MSPs are supporting Scotland’s proposed #EcocideBill! 🌱 The bill needs the formal support of 18 MSPs by 11 December to progress. So if you want to see mass destruction of nature become a criminal offence in Scotland, don’t wait - email your MSP now & tell them to support Monica Lennon MSP’s proposed Ecocide Bill! Find your MSP HERE✉️: https://lnkd.in/eikDdqr About the bill: https://lnkd.in/d7AY7KFb #StopEcocide

"Any reckless act against nature should not only be declared as immoral, but hopefully soon also illegal" 🌱 - Emil Bjørn Hilton Saggau, Secretary General of the Danish National Council of Churches. The community of faith leaders expressing support for #ecocidelaw is growing. Earlier this year, the World Council of Churches expressed its support for an international crime of #ecocide, while the Al-Mizan Islamic charter described #ecocide as akin to crimes against humanity. Are you a person of faith who supports #ecocidelaw? Learn more and get involved ➡️: https://lnkd.in/dqa-8cDp #StopEcocide Stop Ecocide Danmark Faith for Ecocide Law Pella Thiel

Do you want to see #ECOCIDE - the mass destruction of nature - criminalised across Europe? 🌲 Take meaningful action by signing the WeMove Europe petition TODAY ✍️➡️: https://lnkd.in/dKr5u62d In a huge step, decision-makers could face CRIMINAL CHARGES for the first time for mass environmental destruction 'comparable to ecocide', including illegal logging or habitat loss, thanks to a new EU Directive 🇪🇺 passed this year! But #ecocidelaw is most beneficial to nature and the people whose livelihoods depend on it when it criminalises environmental harm, however that harm is caused. This petition calls on states to implement ecocide law without a list of specific categories of environmental destruction, along with supporting an international crime of ecocide under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. Watch the full video HERE: https://lnkd.in/d-CPz9Dt #StopEcocide Ecosia Gallifrey Foundation

Join Youth for Ecocide Law for a webinar on Thursday 28 November! 💻📅 Speakers from GARN Youth Hub, World's Youth for Climate Justice (WYCJ), Youth for Ecocide Law Africa, Stop Ecocide Student Ambassadors, World Ocean Day & more will be reflecting on youth environmental justice solutions post COP29, including #ecocidelaw - don't miss a fascinating discussion! ⏰ 1700 CET/ 1400 GMT, Thurs 28 November 📍 Zoom (register at the link!) Register HERE: https://lnkd.in/d9aFJC_X #StopEcocide

What do you know about a recent proposal to make #ecocide a crime at the International Criminal Court? 🧑⚖️🌲 Dive into the details with The UCLA Law Promise Institute Europe’s Executive Director Kate Mackintosh, Tuvaluan lawyer and Executive Director of the Institute for Climate and Peace, Naima Te Maile Fifita, and Rebecca Hamilton, Professor of the American University, Washington College of Law and Executive Editor of Just Security. They unpack the proposal with Just Security’s Paras Shah and Clara Apt! In September, the Republic of #Vanuatu, with the support of Pacific Island neighbours #Fiji and #Samoa formally submitted a proposal to make #ecocide, mass destruction of nature, the fifth crime tried by the International Criminal Court. If the proposal were to be successful, #ecocide would be tried at the world’s criminal court alongside genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression, creating a powerful deterrent effect when it comes to crimes against the natural world (and all of us who depend upon it for our survival and wellbeing). Listen HERE 🎧: https://lnkd.in/d42XU5Ey Read about the proposal on our breaking news page: https://lnkd.in/ehthvy4r #StopEcocide

"In Denmark it is high time that we get the debate going about ecocide law" 🇩🇰 Stop Ecocide Danmark's Bart Bes & Florina Cianga-Christopherson discuss the importance of creating a national debate in Denmark about the international criminalisation of #ecocide and delve into the reasons why Denmark would benefit from #ecocidelaw. This comes in the context of the recent formal proposal by three Pacific Island states - Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa - to the International Criminal Court to make mass destruction of nature (ecocide) a crime. Read the fascinating Klimamonitor article ➡️: https://lnkd.in/dxSyKjJg Read more about the Pacific Island states’ ICC proposal HERE 👉: https://lnkd.in/ehthvy4r #StopEcocide