Expert panel Ecocide definition

Proposed amendment to the Rome Statute to include a crime of ecocide. 1. For the purpose of this statute, “ecocide” means unlawful or wanton acts committed with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and either widespread or long-term damage to the environment being caused by those acts. 2. For the purpose of […]

Ecocide law is a tool for climate action.

We Don’t Have Time is launching the Changemakers’ Club, a bi-weekly broadcast highlighting the most interesting climate reviews, featured changemakers and discussions about impactful climate dialogues on the We Don’t Have Time platform. Our first episode focuses on Ecocide, exploring the concept together with our two guests Pella Thiel, Chairperson of End Ecocide Sweden and […]

Pella Thiel awarded A Sustainable Prize 2021 for her work with ecocide law

Pella Thiel

The goal is for ecocide to become a crime within the same framework as the most serious crimes against human rights: genocide, war crimes, crimes of aggression and crimes against humanity – Pella Thiel Pella Thiel, ecologist, Chair of End Ecocide Sweden and expert in UN Harmony with Nature programme receives A Sustainable Prize 2021 […]