Healthy ecosystems and flourishing biodiversity are fundamental to the harmonious balance of life on Earth, as well as to sustainable human civilisation.\u00a0 They are also fundamental to regulating climate.<\/p>\n
Existing environmental protections are often not adhered to or are poorly monitored and enforced in peacetime, while conflict situations lead to some of the worst environmental harms which are often neglected in the face of other wartime atrocities.<\/p>\n
Many states, as well as NGOs, lawyers, academics, scientists, grassroots movements and a growing number of networks within the corporate and finance sectors are speaking out in support of stronger legal frameworks and accountability.<\/p>\n
In particular, the legal recognition of \u201cecocide\u201d (severe and either widespread or long-term harm to ecosystems) as a crime at the international level could go a long way to shifting attitudes and guiding behaviour with regard to threats of severe pollution to the Earth\u2019s most vital ecosystems and endangered\/keystone species.<\/p>\n
This event will explore recent rapid developments in the progress toward ecocide legislation at national, regional and international levels and the benefits for a just and resilient transition to a sustainable future for all.<\/p>\n
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