Kyrgyzstan Criminal Code (1997): ecocide
In 1997, the Kyrgyz Republic codified the crime of ecocide in its Criminal Code.Read More →
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Tajikistan Criminal Code (1998): ecocide
In 1998, Tajikistan formally recognized ecocide at the national level by including provisions in its Criminal Code addressing severe environmental destruction.Read More →
African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN): declaring ecocide as a continental priority
In July 2025, African Environment Ministers agreed at the AMCEN 20 to include ecocide in the continent’s environmental priorities for the 2025-2027 biennium.Read More →
Ghana Parliamentary Recommendation: ecocide law
In December 2025, Ghana’s Constitutional Review Committee proposed establishing a national crime of ecocide as part of broader constitutional reform.Read More →
India Ecocide Law
On December 5, 2025, the Ecocide (Prevention and Accountability) Bill, 2025 was introduced in the Parliament of India by Sujeet Kumar.Read More →
Argentina Ecocide Law: special forms of environmental crimes
In June 2025, Argentina advanced an additional ecocide legislation with a new Senate Bill "Law on Special Forms of Environmental Crimes"Read More →
Turkey Ecocide Law
In March 2025, a bill to amend the Turkish Penal Code No. 5237 of 2004 to include a crime of ecocide, was submitted to the national assembly.Read More →
IUCN 2025 Motion 061: recognizing the crime of ecocide
On October 14, 2025, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress passed “Motion 061: Recognizing the crime of ecRead More →