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Driving the global conversation around #ecocidelaw, the criminalisation of mass harm to nature.
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Did you know that 72% of people surveyed globally believe #ecocide should be a crime? 🌏

That's according to a major poll by Ipsos Group, Earth4All & Global Commons

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January 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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Breaking! 📢 An #ecocide bill has been lodged in the #DRC's parliament.

Senator Cedric Ngindu's proposal would enable prosecution of severe environmental harm under Congolese domestic law.

Full story🔗 www.stopecocide.eart...

#StopEcocide
January 8, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Could #ecocide soon be criminalised in #Italy?

Don't miss this event about #ecocide at John Cabot University Rome, co-organised with UNICRI & #SIOI

📅 Fri 30 Jan, 10:00-13:00
📍Rome, Italy

More info: www.stopecocide.eart...

#StopEcocide
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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Check out this beautiful illustrated zine by artist & ocean conservationist Josephine Vermilye depicting how #EcocideLaw could protect our ocean!

Find Josephine’s artwork on instagram: www.instagram.com/ro...

Learn more about ocean & ecocide: www.stopecocide.eart...

#StopEcocide
January 6, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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"The conversation around #ecocide has moved decisively into mainstream policy"

Sophie Dembinski writes about the rapid growth of #EcocideLaw globally in a new piece for Aldersgate.

Read it here: www.aldersgategroup....

#StopEcocide
January 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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"The proposed law is designed to put #ecocide on a similar legal footing to other grave crimes such as murder."

@theguardian.com reports on Scotland’s ecocide bill.

Story: www.theguardian.com/...

#StopEcocide #EcocideLaw
January 2, 2026 at 10:58 AM
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"Imagine a world where environmental crime occupied as much space in our news feeds as gangs and murders"

This @theguardian.com article by Julia Shaw examines what it would mean to treat #ecocide as a serious crime.

Full story: www.theguardian.com/...

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Should we treat environmental crime more like murder?
Serial killers and violent criminals dominate the headlines. What if we covered ecocide and pollution in the same way?
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December 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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In 2025, #EcocideLaw momentum accelerated like never before!

The movement has gone from strength to strength, whether at ICC, in regional bodies or in domestic jurisdictions around the world!

Learn more: www.stopecocide.eart...

#StopEcocide
December 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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"Amid widespread acknowledgment that we live on a planet in peril, the term 'ecocide' packs a powerful rhetorical punch"

Prof. Hamilton makes a case for the expressive power of #EcocideLaw in the Harvard Human Rights Journal.

Article🔗 papers.ssrn.com/sol3...

#StopEcocide
December 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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When entire ecosystems are destroyed, the perpetrators routinely walk away untouched

#EcocideLaw changes that by introducing individual criminal accountability for mass environmental damage,

LEARN MORE🔗www.stopecocide.eart...

#StopEcocide
December 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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#Ecocide featured in UNDP's #ClimateDictionary!

Ecocide appears alongside key terms like #environmentaljustice and #indigenousknowledge!

Check it out: climatepromise.undp....

Learn more about #ecocidelaw🔗 stopecocide.earth/about

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December 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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"A growing movement is calling for '#ecocide' to be established as a crime at the ICC – equal in status to genocide and war crimes"

Berlin Morgen Post explores the momentum behind a 5th international crime of ecocide.

Link: www.morgenpost.de/wi...

#StopEcocide
December 23, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Groundbreaking #ecocide research project secures nearly €2m in EU funding!

The SEECODE project in Norway will support documentation, investigation & accountability for environmental crimes.

Learn more: gemini.no/2025/12/eu...

#StopEcocide
December 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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"People working for corporations now risk criminal prosecution in #TheHague for environmental crimes"

Isabella Kaminski & Molly Quell discuss implications of the ICC Prosecutor's new policy on env. damage incl for #EcocideLaw.

Read: www.the-wave.net/int...

#StopEcocide
December 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Breaking! 📢 The Congo Basin Climate Commission, representing 17 African nations, has called for an international crime of #ecocide!

Learn more: www.stopecocide.eart...

#StopEcocide
December 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Germany has made an early move to add “crimes comparable to ecocide” to its national legislation! 🇩🇪

This comes as part of its transposition of the EU’s revised Environmental Crime Directive.

Full story: www.stopecocide.eart...

#StopEcocide
December 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Great to meet w states supporting #EcocideLaw in Africa at #UNEA7!

Stop Ecocide International met with #DRC's Env. Minister Nyange Ndambo, #RepublicofCongo's Env. Minister Arlette Soudan-Nonault & delegation for #Burundi

Learn more: www.stopecocide.eart...

#StopEcocide
December 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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"ICC Prosecutor's office has committed to ensuring environmental crimes are a strategic priority"

The Brussels Times reports on the ICC's new policy on environmental damage & progress in the #EcocideLaw movement.

🔗 www.brusselstimes.co...

#StopEcocide
December 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Breaking!📢 Moldova, Portugal + EU have signed a new Council of Europe treaty criminalising severe environmental harm "tantamount to #ecocide".

The treaty enables prosecution of conduct causing severe environmental damage.

Full story: www.stopecocide.eart...

#EcocideLaw #StopEcocide
December 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Looking for the perfect gift? 🎁

How about EARTH SONGS, the enchanting folk songbook by Jehanne Mehta, now available to buy in our shop ✨🐋

All royalties support the work of Stop Ecocide International!

Take a look!🔗 www.stopecocide.eart...

#StopEcocide
December 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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The new Stop Ecocide France Coalition met with parliamentarians recently at the French National Assembly! 🇫🇷

The coalition is advocating to make #ecocide a serious crime in France.

Support the initiative by signing their petition:
act.wemove.eu/campai...

#StopEcocide
December 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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New ICC policy puts environmental harm at the centre of int'l criminal law.

The Office of the Prosecutor’s policy strengthens the foundations for a standalone international #EcocideLaw.

Learn more: www.stopecocide.eart...

#StopEcocide
December 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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🌍 #EcocideLaw is developing rapidly around the world.

With your help, we can accelerate this progress!

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December 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Great news - #Scotland’s #ecocide bill is now backed by key Scottish gov minister!

For another 24 HOURS you can help us build global #EcocideLaw momentum like this with match-funding.

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#StopEcocide
December 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Many iconic figures like Chief Raoni are now backing #EcocideLaw. We need your help to keep amplifying this conversation.

For just 24 HOURS more all donations to Stop Ecocide International are match-funded (DOUBLED)!🎉

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December 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM