Support making ECOCIDE an international crime

Closed 4,799 signatures

What the petition asks

Mass damage and destruction of ecosystems (ECOCIDE), committed over decades and permitted by law, has led to global climate and ecological crisis. Treaties, agreements and civil lawsuits have all failed to prevent this. It is time to change the rules.

Amending the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court to include ECOCIDE as a CRIME - alongside genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity – could provide a simple, effective deterrent for those in positions of responsibility, enforceable within existing criminal justice systems.

We call on our government to declare support for such an amendment, in the knowledge that many countries must stand together to put this law in place for the long-term protection of all life on Earth.

Timeline

27 Jul 2020	Petition opened for signatures
27 Jan 2021	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 4,799

Status Closed

Department Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Opened 27 Jul 2020

Closed 27 Jan 2021

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