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 […]
Webinar: Human Rights, Business and Ecocide 14th Dec
In October 2021, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution recognising the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment and calling on UN Member States to cooperate to implement this right. Many businesses are already successfully working towards a zero or net zero emissions target, and are now starting to look for […]
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 […]
Human Rights and Ecocide Law
When it comes to sustainability and human rights, there are a number of things senior corporate lawyers can do to make a difference, but how to tackle the area? How to know that you are doing enough? What is Ecocide, and why human rights due diligence? Ecocide Law Alliance will publish a report and host […]
Partner event at COP26: Ecocide: uniting behind a law to protect people & planet
Recognising ecocide as a crime at the international level can help support all of us: making big polluters accountable, setting healthy parameters for policy and corporate practice, offering local and indigenous communities a new legal tool, protecting future generations… the list goes on. As political and civil momentum grows on this issue, the time is […]
Partner event at COP26: GLOBE LEGISLATORS SUMMIT
Jojo Mehta, co-founder and Executive Director, Stop Ecocide International has been invited to address the GLOBE Legislators Summit at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh on 6th November GLOBE International has hosted legislators’ summits coinciding with the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COPs), since its very inception almost 30 years ago. These are key moments for cross-party legislators […]
Partner event at COP26: Ecocide law and fashioning the future
Part 2: Ecocide law and fashioning the future The panel of experts will demonstrate the age-old concept of a stitching discussion which has recently been adapted to a virtual experience by Fashion Revolution Scotland. (An industry specific example of the Friday Afternoon Think-tank concept launched earlier in the evening) The production, consumption and disposal of […]
Partner event at COP26: Ecocide Law & Financing the Future
Ecocide Law & Financing the Future: a guardrail and guidance system for positive economic change Schedule: Doors open at 2.45pm GMT 3.00m -3.20pm Musical provocation by classical pianist Cassie Yukawa and actor, director & theatre-maker, Simon McBurney 3.30 – 5.00pm Panel discussion with Q&A Register here Organised by Stop Ecocide International.
