The talk of the town – ecocide law!
At an event about ecocide law on May 31st, Nina Macpherson stressed the importance of a level playing-field and preventative law; Andreas Follér of Scania stressed the benefits of clear-cut rules and that this is a missing piece of law; Ralph Chami, Vice President of IMF showed how ecocide law will benefit redirecting financial flows. […]
Swedish Bar Association ecocide law event
Participation at the seminar was by invitation only and invitations went out to a limited number of business leaders – Chairs, Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Sustainability Officers, General Counsel and Managing Partners of major law firms. Programme highlights: Mia Edwall Insulander, Secretary General of the Swedish Bar Association and Nina Macpherson, Chair […]
Protecting humans through ecocide law – New report
An international crime of ecocide sends a message that massive unsustainable harm to the environment is one of the greatest global challenges to the survival and well-being of present and future generations. An international crime of ecocide protects people and planet in ways that current international law does not: International human rights law is binding […]
May 31: Ecocide law – the Stockholm legacy
Ecocide law – the Stockholm legacy May 31st, 16.30-18 CET online At the Stockholm Conference in 1972, Olof Palme was the first world leader to use the word ecocide to denote mass destruction of the environment. Fifty years on, ecocide is still ongoing and a legal framework to protect the Earth is urgent. Join us […]
The multiple faces of ecocide as a new crime against humanity: challenges and opportunities for states and companies
End Ecocide Belgium and the ERC Curiae Virides Research Project of the Brussels School of Governance (VUB) aim at shedding light on the main implications of recognizing ecocide as a crime against humanity from an interdisciplanry perspective. The webinar will assess in particular how ecocide is progressively reaching the agenda of policymakers in Belgium and in the EU […]
Artificial Intelligence and Ecocide Law, Webinar March 10
Time: March 10 at 17-18 CET Place: Zoom Register: here. Artificial Intelligence is an exponentially growing field of technology, a powerful force for source control and new pathways. But how do we secure that it is used in a benign way for humans and nature? Could AI be the new plastic? Can Ecocide Law be […]
Make mass damage to the environment a crime everywhere
Op-ed article in major Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, read it here in Swedish. 2021 was the year when we began to treat climate change and biodiversity as different parts of the same system. Summits have been held for both issues during the autumn, and it is clear that we need to do more to protect our […]
Ecocide at the International Criminal Court
Date and registration Tuesday 7th December 202118h30 CET on Zoom REGISTER HERE Invitation Letter Opening address Mr Dreli Solomon, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of Republic of Vanuatu, Brussels Supporting statement Rt. Hon. Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, Prime Minister, Independent State of Samoa Speakers from the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide Professor Philippe Sands […]
Call for serious consideration of ecocide crime at ICC meeting. (Nov. 2019)
Ecocide written into law in two ways. (Aug. 2021) Read more.
