Stop Ecocide International

Stop Ecocide International works to develop recognition of ecocide as a serious crime, operating at the diplomatic level and across civil society to share knowledge and inspire legislative change. It describes ecocide as the mass damage and destruction of nature — the very worst harms, usually on a major industrial scale or impacting a huge area — and argues that criminalisation creates enforceable accountability for key decision-makers. The organization's sister site, ecocidelaw.com, covers the history of ecocide law and academic articles.

Stop Ecocide International works to develop recognition of ecocide as a serious crime, engaging at the diplomatic level and across all sectors of civil society to share knowledge and inspire positive legislative change. The organization's website reports that Mauritius criminalised ecocide through a provision set out in an anti-money laundering and financial crimes law, using language that closely reflects the definition proposed by the Independent Expert Panel convened by the Stop Ecocide Foundation in 2021. It also reports that the Croatian Government announced plans to introduce a crime of ecocide through a new Article (214a) into the country's Criminal Code, and that two of Germany's main political parties, the Left Party (Die Linke) and the Greens (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), have called for Germany to go further. The organization maintains a sister site, ecocidelaw.com, for the history of ecocide law and academic articles.

Advocacy organization developing recognition of ecocide as a serious crime through diplomatic engagement and civil society outreach.

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