Lawyer Polly Higgins is spearheading a campaign to have 'ecocide' recognised by the UN as an international crime against peace. But how will this work in practice?
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The Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports on news and action from the environmental frontline
… Online: Sign the petition and help stop Ecocide? Lorna Howarth | 20th January 2013 News Ecocide Polly Higgins Climate Change ecocide eu.jpg The Law of Ecocide would create …
Belgium pledges diplomatic action to halt ecocide crime.
… Ecocide law in Brussels Staff Reporter | 6th October 2020 | News Biodiversity Ecocide Governance Brussels NATO reception in … Belgium pledges diplomatic action to halt ecocide crime. The coalition government in …
Belgian green parties introduce bill to make ecocide a crime.
… Belgian Green parties introduce ecocide bill Staff Reporter | 21st July 2020 News Ecocide Belgium Crime Law And Order Climate Breakdown Change Makers Stop ecocide Belgian green parties introduce bill …
A groundbreaking documentary sheds light on the urgent need to make ecocide a crime and protect indigenous territories in the Brazilian Amazon.
… Protecting the 'heart of the earth' from ecocide Yasmin Dahnoun | 5th July 2023 | News … Rainforest Indigenous Rights Documentary Stop Ecocide Rights Of Nature Biodiversity Editor’s … sheds light on the urgent need to make ecocide a crime and protect indigenous …
A law of ecocide could potentially see politicians who approve environmentally-damaging projects, like the tar sands pipeline between the US and Canada, face a court trial
… Could politicians be charged with 'ecocide' if they approve tar sands pipeline? … activist of the Alberta tar sands A law of ecocide could potentially see politicians who … want to bring global recognition to: ecocide. Ecocide, according to barrister and …
Greta Thunberg awarded first Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity and donates €100K to the Stop Ecocide Foundation.
… Greta gives prize money to Stop Ecocide Staff Reporter | 24th July 2020 News Stop Ecocide Change Makers Greta Thunberg Greta … for Humanity and donates €100K to the Stop Ecocide Foundation. The Calouste Gulbenkian …
Support for the idea of recognising ecocide as a serious crime is growing faster than expected - and from some unexpected quarters.
… Ecocide law 'will come faster than expected' … Catherine Early | 11th November 2021 | News Ecocide Lawyer COP26 … Support for the idea of recognising ecocide as a serious crime is growing faster … unexpected quarters. The movement to have ecocide recognised as an international crime …
President Macron 'shares ambition' to establish international crime of ecocide.
… Incorporating ecocide into French law Staff Reporter | 15th July 2020 News Macron Citizens Assembly Ecocide Change Makers Macron President Macron … ambition' to establish international crime of ecocide. French president Emmanuel Macron has …
End Ecocide has just days left in which to gather 1 million signatures from across Europe. Joselyn Morton urges all Ecologists to sign - and force the European Commission to progress the initiative.
… Outlaw ecocide! Joselyn Morton | 16th January 2014 Comment Ecocide Law ajka-alumina-spill.png End Ecocide has just days left in which to gather …
Vanuatu calls for International Criminal Court to seriously consider recognizing crime of ecocide.
… The Hague must recognise ecocide Marianne Brooker | 4th December 2019 News Ecocide The Hague Criminal Court International … to seriously consider recognizing crime of ecocide. The Pacific island state of Vanuatu …
Oliver Tickell met Polly Higgins, remarkable campaigner and founder of Mission Lifeforce, shortly before she died this month.
… Tickell | 30th April 2019 News Polly Higgins Ecocide Law Thought Leaders 046.jpg Oliver … to create a new international crime of ecocide - the mass destruction of ecosystems - … September Bolton denounced the prospective ecocide law in a keynote Washington speech, …
Ecocide is a global problem, writes Bukola Saraki, and laws are desperately needed to hold companies to account for the damage they cause. Nigeria - long despoiled with impunity by the oil industry - is just the place to start.
… Fighting ecocide in Nigeria Senator Dr Bukola Saraki | 5th February 2014 Comment Ecocide Africa Nigeria Oil Fossil Fuels EU oil-flare-niger-delta.png Ecocide is a global problem, writes Bukola …
French citizens’ assembly votes to make ecocide a crime, with over 99 percent in favour of a national referendum.
… French citizens’ assembly votes on ecocide Brendan Montague | 24th June 2020 News Citizens' Assembly France Ecocide Change Makers emmanuel_macron_6.jpg … French citizens’ assembly votes to make ecocide a crime, with over 99 percent in …
We need a new internationally recognised crime aimed at preventing and punishing the most serious harms against nature.
… Scientists, lawyers unite behind ecocide law Kristin Vala Ragnarsdóttir Eleanor Sharpston | 20th December 2023 | News Ecocide Lawyer Floods Storms Natural Disasters Economics Iron mine = ecocide We need a new internationally …
Haven't yet heard of the earth lawyer Polly Higgins and the campaign to eradicate ecocide? It's time you were in the know.....
… Eradicating Ecocide; the woman behind the campaign 24th … Polly Higgins and the campaign to eradicate ecocide? It's time you were in the know..... … Higgins proposed to the United Nations that Ecocide be the 5th Crime Against Peace. …
Thousands of miles of coastlines are contaminated with oil spills. Rain forests burn. What if those responsible faced jail time?
… Ecocide: game changer for climate action Rachel Lever | 14th November 2019 News Ecocide Change Makers Climate Breakdown … as a forerunner and heroine for defining ecocide. She died tragically young in 2019. …
Pope Francis: 'sins against ecology' should be added to the teachings of the Catholic Church and ecocide should be categorised as a crime against peace.
… 2019 News Pope Catholic Church Sin Religion Ecocide Earth Thought Leaders … to the teachings of the Catholic Church and ecocide should be categorised as a crime … Church. He also went a step further, saying “ecocide” should be a fifth category of crimes …
The effort to raise 1 million votes across Europe to compel EU institutions to progress a law to prevent ecocide has failed. But a powerful movement has taken shape - and the campaign will continue.
… Ecocide: 112,000 vote to criminalize … The Ecologist | 23rd January 2014 News Ecocide EU The effort to raise 1 million votes … EU institutions to progress a law to prevent ecocide has failed. But a powerful movement …
Relaunch of Polly Higgins's book Dare to be Great encourages self-care, resilience and courage in unprecedented times
… | 8th April 2020 News Polly Higgins Stop Ecocide Self-care Earth Care Ecocide screenshot_2020-04-07_at_10.59.30.png … a year ago, aged 50, but her mission to make ecocide a crime is very much alive and …
US officials say they are determined to 'prevent future devastation' but campaigners say fines alone will not make oil and energy companies change risky behaviour
… US plans to sue BP will 'not prevent future ecocide' Tom Levitt | 16th December 2010 News Ecocide Bp OIl Spill Deepwater Horizon Natural … We need to impose personal liability to stop ecocide. We have normalised corporate ecocide …
The question of ecocide is to be debated at a special webinar this week as part of EU Green Week.
… Italian hazelnut crisis – is this ecocide? Catherine Early | 24th May 2021 | News Ecocide Italy Client Earth Agriculture Nutella … ClientEarth hazelnuts.jpg The question of ecocide is to be debated at a special webinar …
Helen Moore and Niall McDevitt recite poem 'Earth Justice', inspired by a transcript of the ecocide trial held in October 2011.
… Earth Justice Helen Moore Niall Mcdevitt Poem Ecocide Polly Higgins Politics And Economics … Justice', inspired by a transcript of the ecocide trial held in October 2011. Whatever … to the lawyer activist, Polly Higgins and her Ecocide campaign - now gathering momentum …
The West Papuan independence movement wants to make ecocide a crime - and is calling for international help to save its rainforest.
… Papuan independence movement wants to make ecocide a crime - and is calling for … community must stop the genocide and ecocide of my people in order to protect … movement’s plan for a “green state”, where ecocide is a crime and indigenous people have …