In episode 12 of The Ecocide Report, Chidi and Jojo explore the landmark ICJ Advisory Opinion on states’ climate obligations, along with the Inter-American Court's ground-breaking declaration that preventing the mass destruction of nature is a jus cogens norm under international law.

They celebrate Africa's leadership at AMCEN 20, where ecocide became a continental priority, and examine the Council of Europe's new convention targeting conduct ‘tantamount to ecocide’. The episode covers domestic progress from Scotland, Argentina, Peru, and beyond.

Jojo also covers Ecocide Law Advisory's global launch, while looking ahead to the IUCN Congress (where an Ecocide Law motion is live), Africa Climate Week, and COP30 in Belém.

In this episode, Chidi and Jojo recap last year’s major developments, including the inclusion of ecocide in the EU’s revised Environmental Crime Directive and the historic proposal by the sovereign states of Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa to add ecocide to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Following a public declaration at the Biodiversity COP in Colombia in October, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has now also endorsed the proposal.

The pair revisit December’s co-organised official ICC ecocide law side event, where the proposal was presented to the Court’s Assembly of States Parties, and discuss recent progress at the domestic level—including new ecocide legislation in Azerbaijan, key advancements in Peru, and the Ecocide (Prevention) (Scotland) Bill.

Jojo highlights the Ecocide Alliance of Parliamentarians events, held in English, Spanish, and French at the end of last year, which continue to foster global collaboration among elected officials. She also shares key moments from Stop Ecocide International’s delegations to New York Climate Week, COP16, and COP29.

Looking ahead, Jojo outlines SEI’s strategic approach for 2025 and highlights recent and upcoming in-person ecocide law events. She reflects on key discussions from January’s Oxford Real Farming Conference and previews SEI’s participation in the Global Systemic Forum in Liechtenstein, upcoming engagements at Columbia Law School and Harvard, and GLOBExCHANGE—one of North America’s foremost climate and sustainability conferences—set to take place in Toronto in early February.

📺 Watch the video version of this episode here.

A huge thank you to Be The Earth Foundation for so generously providing a fantastic location to record this episode.

Welcome to Episode 10 of The Ecocide Report!

In this episode, Chidi and Jojo dive into recent major ecocide law developments, including the historic proposal to criminalise ecocide at the International Criminal Court (Sept 9th), an Ipsos Global Commons Survey revealing that 72% of people across G20 countries support making ecocide a crime, and the One Dress: Planet project (a collaboration between SEI and designer Lucy Tammam), which debuted at London Fashion Week (Sept 12th). Jojo also provides a rundown of upcoming events, including ‘Earth, Sun & Moon: law & peaceful cooperation in outer space’ at New York Climate Week, official side events at COP16 and plans for COP29, and a trio of Ecocide Alliance meetings for parliamentarians, to be held in English, French, and Spanish over the coming weeks and months.

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