Collaborative, cross-sector awareness raising
Sunday March 20th – Friday March 25th
Last December, the European Commission published a proposal for the revision of the Environmental Crime Directive. This proposal is a good step towards protecting the environment through criminal law, but it still does not recognise, define and therefore condemn the most serious environmental crimes: ecocide. This is why we call on the European Union to recognize ecocide in EU law in order to remove impunity and to deter, prevent and enable prosecution of the most serious crimes against nature that are still not recognized.
Sunday March 20th – Friday March 25th
Last December, the European Commission published a proposal for the revision of the Environmental Crime Directive. This proposal is a good step towards protecting the environment through criminal law, but it still does not recognise, define and therefore condemn the most serious environmental crimes: ecocide. This is why we call on the European Union to recognize ecocide in EU law in order to remove impunity and to deter, prevent and enable prosecution of the most serious crimes against nature that are still not recognized.
This mobilisation is centered around the European Union but we invite you to join us for a global opportunity to highlight this missing legal and moral guardrail to protect the Earth. Join us!
Together, we want to show that the recognition of ecocide is an increasingly obvious and necessary demand across all sectors of society. Join the mobilisation and let’s put pressure on EU and world leaders to recognize ecocide as a crime in our legal systems! #StopEcocideEverywhere.
Join the mobilisation for the recognition of ecocide
Visit the mobilisation toolkit (or this one for people outside Europe) and join the Telegram channel.
Read more about Ecocide Week 2022
Tags: Global Mobilisation for the Recognition of Ecocide
