Why protect nature with criminal law (#EcocideLaw)?
Criminal law:
đź‘Ľ Shapes moral boundaries
đź’° Redirects financial flows
🤵 Creates personal accountability
Moređź”— www.stopecocide.eart...
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@stopecocide.bsky.socialWhy protect nature with criminal law (#EcocideLaw)?
Criminal law:
đź‘Ľ Shapes moral boundaries
đź’° Redirects financial flows
🤵 Creates personal accountability
Moređź”— www.stopecocide.eart...
@stopecocide.bsky.socialHave 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.bsky.socialNatural 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.bsky.social"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.
@stopecocide.bsky.socialTWO 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.bsky.socialDiscussing #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.bsky.social#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.bsky.socialA 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.bsky.socialIn 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.bsky.social“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 đź”— stiften.dk/debat/vi-...