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“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.

Why protect nature with criminal law (#EcocideLaw)?

Criminal law:
👼 Shapes moral boundaries
💰 Redirects financial flows
🤵 Creates personal accountability

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...

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.

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.

#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.

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

“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.