Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa proposed amendment to the Rome Statute to include a Crime of Ecocide
September 9, 2024, Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa formally submitted a proposed amendment to the Rome Statute to include a crime of “ecocide”.Read More →
Eco-Governance System
This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives that are not rights based and that do not adopt an Indigenous model, but instead emphasize the need (and responsibility) to maintain the functioning of ecological systems and prevent actions that threaten their ability to function. These initiatives tend to frame Nature as a community of life and emphasize ecological science, the need to live within ecosystem/planetary boundaries, the responsibility of individuals and/or states to ensure the functioning of ecological systems, and the importance of social justice. Examples include the Earth Charter, ecocide laws, and laws espousing ecological civilization and Earth democracy.
Democratic Republic of Congo declaration of an international crime of ecocide
October 31, 2024, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) publicly declared its support for establishing ecocide as an international crime.Read More →
Town of Lyons, Colorado U.S. Resolution to Protect the St. Vrain Creek Watersheds and Ecosystems
On November 20, 2023, the town of Lyons, Colorado adopted a Rights-of-Nature like resolution to protect the St. Vrain Creek watersheds and their ecosystems.Read More →
Nordic Council recommendation to member governments to criminalize ecocide
On November 2, 2023 the Nordic Council adopted a recommendation to the Nordic governments to criminalize ecocide at the international level.Read More →
Iceland proposal for a parliamentary resolution on ecocide
On March 22, 2022, an ecocide resolution was submitted to Iceland's national parliament calling for the government to recognize ecocide in national legislation.Read More →
Scotland Ecocide Bill
On November 7, 2023, a proposal for an Ecocide Bill to be introduced in Scottish Parliament was submitted, which seeks to criminalize ecocide in Scots Law. Read More →
United Kingdom Ecocide Bill
On November 30, 2023, a UK Ecocide Bill was introduced in Parliament to introduce a new crime of ecocide into law.Read More →
State of Mexico Law for the Promotion and Protection of Local Corn Varieties
On September 20, 2022, the State of Mexico approved a law declaring the protection of Native Corn varieties for their intrinsic value as Biocultural Heritage.Read More →