Stop Ecocide International

The global movement for #EcocideLaw, making large-scale & systematic destruction of nature an international crime.
account

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

When entire ecosystems are destroyed, the perpetrators routinely walk away untouched.

#EcocideLaw changes that, introducing individual criminal accountability for mass environmental damage.

LEARN MORE🔗https://t.co/JHFkn7yrYB

#StopEcocide

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

"Mauritius now belongs to a growing group of states that treat #ecocide as a crime"

An article by Najah Ahmed (Mauritius National Human Rights Commission) for @lexpressmaurice discusses the country's introduction of #ecocidelaw.

Full story: https://t.co/6epGzm3REE

#StopEcocide

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

Just launched: an expert manual on investigation + prosecution of international environmental crimes!

@UCLAPromiseEur & @CounselClimate have created an in-depth manual for practitioners, investigators & civil society actors.

Available here: https://t.co/DpAbQGklWW

#StopEcocide

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

"Destroying nature at scale shouldn't be treated as a cost of doing business"

Founder of Stop Ecocide Italy, Dani Spizzichino, discusses the movement to criminalise #ecocide in an interview with @VITAnonprofit.

Read: https://t.co/FUUylste79

#StopEcocide @S90Dani #ecocidelaw

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

Help draft a model #ecocidelaw for the Americas!

The Latin America/ Caribbean region is seeing a wave of national legislation to criminalise mass harm to nature. And YOU can shape what it looks like.

Take part before 19 July: https://t.co/yIn33JhDm2

#StopEcocide

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

"From advocating for #ecocidelaw to representing Palestinian rights, Sands fights tirelessly"

Renowned lawyer, author and scholar Prof. Philippe Sands KC has won a prestigious peace prize, including for his #ecocide advocacy.

Full story: https://t.co/Ccb8p4W7Lw

#StopEcocide

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

Nature shows a remarkable ability to recover from destruction.

But we need legal tools to prevent that destruction in the first place. #Ecocidelaw deters large-scale harm to nature through criminal accountability.

Read the @bbcnews story: https://t.co/ahBoXLY5u1

#StopEcocide

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

Heartening to engage with regional and local governments getting behind the criminalisation of #ecocide.

📷 Stop Ecocide International's Lauren Banham moderating a panel on #ecocidelaw @uclg_org Congress in #Tangier last week!

Learn more: https://t.co/z5wllgJIrP

#StopEcocide

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

In 2021, independent experts formulated a groundbreaking legal definition of ecocide, which is now being used as the basis for legislation worldwide.

Learn more: https://t.co/ZBTTLMl1gr

#StopEcocide

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

Submissions wanted! 🎨

If your child/ pupil is aged 9-13, we’d love to receive their artwork submissions to help us create a short animated video about #ecocidelaw.

Get involved by Tues 30 June: https://t.co/QJFRMoYFK2

#StopEcocide #Ecocide

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

Do you agree that ecocide should be a crime?

Efforts are underway to formulate a model #ecocidelaw for the Latin America/ Caribbean region, and YOU can share your views on what it should look like!

Take part (ends 19 July)! ✍️https://t.co/yIn33JhDm2

#StopEcocide

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

Geoengineering proposals range from stratospheric particle injection to satellites redirecting sunlight to paying customers.

A new guest blog by Anna Maddrick argues that #EcocideLaw is a credible means of regulating this growing field.

🔗 https://t.co/VNcAXcd0y8

#StopEcocide

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

#Argentina has taken a significant step towards criminalising mass harm to nature (#ecocide)!

A bill to introduce environmental crimes, including #ecocidelaw, has now been approved by two Senate committees.

Full story: https://t.co/olgXQF0J3Q

#StopEcocide

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

Looking forward to discussing #ecocidelaw at the Kindfire eco-artivist exhibition for London Climate Action Week on Fri 28 June!

Find us at the "Activism and Visual Testimony" panel (10:30am) and at our stall throughout the day.

More: https://t.co/J6Z2kb3E3M

#StopEcocide

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

ust back from #Mombasa, Kenya for global discussions about #ocean protection alongside brilliant partners and ocean champions at @OurOceanOOC!

Do you work in ocean protection?

Join the movement today: https://t.co/sqe7GfjhkJ

#StopEcocide

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

#Ecocide = mass destruction of nature. The movement to CRIMINALISE ecocide is gaining global momentum.

Read @damiengayle's @guardian explainer: https://t.co/u3MectLo3A

Are you hopeful about #EcocideLaw progress?

Stay updated🔗 https://t.co/VSBqomgPK8

#StopEcocide

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

“The Universal Right of Presence recognises that other species have a right to exist. #EcocideLaw says that those who destroy the conditions for that existence should be accountable.”

Read the new guest blog by Brian J Amos: https://t.co/wl5LJU5y2J

#StopEcocide

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

Legal clinics across Latin America and the Caribbean have adopted the Santiago Declaration, calling on states to recognise and criminalise #ecocide.

The Alliance is now co-organising a Model Law on #EcocideLaw for the region.

🔗 https://t.co/yLYWrNFuKh

#StopEcocide

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

Grateful for the opportunity to honour the memory of the inspiring late Evelyn Dürmayer including her work on the criminalisation of #ecocide at @UNODC_CCPCJ side event in #Vienna last week!

Watch the full event: https://t.co/EJYSNLLKzG

#EcocideLaw #StopEcocide

[Stop Ecocide International @EcocideLaw]

Great to meet Nigeria's Env. Minister, @BalarabeAbbas_ to discuss criminalising #ecocide!🇳🇬

Stop Ecocide International's Patricia Willocq was there with #DRC high-level rep, David Tshibangu.

About #ecocidelaw: https://t.co/JHFkn7yZO9

#StopEcocide @FMEnvng