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STOP ECOCIDE Oil Spills WHAT IS ECOCIDE? It means mass damage and destruction of ecosystems: STOP ECOCIDE Oil spills. Deforestation. Chemical contamination. Soil depletion. Overfishing. Air pollution. Microplastics… harm to nature which is widespread, severe or systematic. [PAGE 1 OF 2] Climate breakdown and mass extinction are the direct result of ECOCIDE, IN 3.5 MINUTES committed by many of the world's biggest corporations over decades. We know the dangers – at current rates of destruction we are heading for an uninhabitable Earth. We know the costs – to nature and humanity, and especially to those cultures and WHAT DOES ECOCIDE MEAN? populations who are least consulted, most impacted and most exploited, and of course to all future generations. It means mass damage and destruction of ecosystems - Oil spills. Deforestation. Chemical pollution. Soil damage. Overfishing. Air pollution. We know the solutions – renewable energy, regenerative agriculture, circular economy… Plastic waste… harm to nature which is widespread, severe or systematic. and we have the ingenuity and ability to implement them. ECOCIDE, committed by many of the world's biggest corporations over With all this knowledge, WHY does ECOCIDE continue? Quite simply, because it's allowed to. decades, has led directly to climate breakdown and mass extinction. CEO’s have an obligation to maximise profit by any lawful means. We know the dangers: And right now, ECOCIDE is not a crime. It's as simple as that. if we continue as we are, the Earth will no longer be able to sustain human civilisation in the near future We know the costs: IT'S TIME TO CHANGE THE RULES to nature and humanity, especially to those already At Stop Ecocide, we work with international criminal lawyers, researchers and small nation most impacted and exploited, and future generations states towards amending the most powerful legal document in the world – the Rome We have the solutions: Statute of the International Criminal Court – to include a crime of ECOCIDE, alongside renewable energy, regenerative farming, circular economy… genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. and the skills to put them in place Already, two climate-vulnerable island states – Vanuatu and the Maldives – have officially With all this knowledge, WHY does ECOCIDE continue? called for serious consideration of such an amendment. Quite simply, because it's allowed to. Public support is crucial to gathering momentum for this simple, powerful CEOs are obliged to maximise profit – by any lawful means. change in the law. We need to call on governments to “Support making And right now, ECOCIDE is not a crime. It's as simple as that. ECOCIDE an international crime.” And YOU can Help …. The greater the awareness, the more people who use the word ECOCIDE & the larger the IT'S TIME TO CHANGE THE RULES number of Earth Protectors signed up, the safer and more publicly supported small At Stop Ecocide, we work with international criminal lawyers, researchers and small climate- and ECOCIDE-vulnerable states shall be when taking this law forward; the more nation states towards amending the most powerful legal document in the world – the our governments can see its time to make ECOCIDE a crime (and the more weight our Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court – to include a crime of ECOCIDE, documents carry in a court of law for Conscientious Protectors). alongside genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. So - tell everyone! Talk about it in your networks and environmental groups, make it your Already, two climate-vulnerable island states - Vanuatu and the Maldives - have mission to sign up your friends, your family, your colleagues… you can find us on officially called for such an amendment to be seriously considered. The President of Facebook, Twitter or Instagram just by searching @EcocideLaw & learn more at France, Emmanuel Macron, has also expressed support for ecocide crime at the stopECOCIDE.earth international level. Join the growing movement of Earth Protectors helping to fund this vital Public support is crucial to gathering momentum for this simple, work. Thank you. powerful change in the law. We must call on governments to “Support making ECOCIDE an international crime.” S P Change the Law, ACT NOW. SIGN UP AT: ECOCIDE Prect the Earth. www.stopECOCIDE.earth STOP ECOCIDE AND YOU CAN HELP… IN 3.5 MINUTES The greater the awareness, the more people using the word ECOCIDE, the larger the movement of Earth Protectors… the safer small states will feel to keep taking this law forward, and the more governments around the world will see it's time to make ECOCIDE an International crime. [PAGE 2 OF 2] It will also help support on-the-ground 0PTIONAL INSERT activists peacefully standing up to protect the Earth. We call them Supporting on-the-ground Conscientious Protectors (meaning they activists peacefully standing are driven by their conscience). If they're up to protect the Earth. arrested during a peaceful direct action Feel free to gauge your or protest, and find themselves in a court CLOSING audience and add this of law, they can use their Earth Protector section as appropriate. document (the one people receive when COMMENTS they join the campaign) as proof that they're acting to prevent harm, not to cause it. It proves their commitment to protecting Earth's inhabitants, whether human or otherwise, and to preventing ECOCIDE, which they believe to be a crime. Although this cannot guarantee a SO, TELL EVERYONE! particular outcome of the trial, it allows them to bring their activism into the Talk about it in your networks and courtroom and makes judges more and environmental groups, make it your more aware of public commitment to mission to sign up your friends, your protecting the Earth. If the judge or jury family, your colleagues. … you can has a conscience, it may even reduce the find us on Facebook, Twitter or sentence they give, and has been known Instagram just by searching to do so. @EcocideLaw & learn more at Even if you never plan to be in this stopECOCIDE.earth situation personally, signing up to the campaign will support those Conscientious Protectors who do. Join the growing movement of earth protectors To add your support and help fund this vital work. THANK YOU! S P Change the Law, ACT NOW. SIGN UP AT: ECOCIDE Prect the Earth. www.stopECOCIDE.earth.
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