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Extinction Rebellion "crime scene investigators" in white suits and masks put up "climate crime scene" tape at a rally outside the Brazilian Embassy on September 7, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo: Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
A panel of international lawyers on Tuesday published an official legal definition of the term "ecocide," which for decades has been condemned by conservationists and climate action campaigners but which until now has not been recognized as a crime.
"This conversation is no longer falling on deaf ears and, indeed, it is actually gathering momentum at quite a pace." --Jojo Mehta, Stop Ecocide
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A panel of international lawyers on Tuesday published an official legal definition of the term "ecocide," which for decades has been condemned by conservationists and climate action campaigners but which until now has not been recognized as a crime.
"This conversation is no longer falling on deaf ears and, indeed, it is actually gathering momentum at quite a pace." --Jojo Mehta, Stop Ecocide
A panel of international lawyers on Tuesday published an official legal definition of the term "ecocide," which for decades has been condemned by conservationists and climate action campaigners but which until now has not been recognized as a crime.
"This conversation is no longer falling on deaf ears and, indeed, it is actually gathering momentum at quite a pace." --Jojo Mehta, Stop Ecocide