Ecocide: European nations signal interest in criminalising serious environmental harm

Efforts to criminalise serious environmental harm have taken a leap forward as three European countries signalled they would discuss the idea at a political level.

by Isabella Kaminski
A protester holds a placard during a demonstration in Madrid, Spain, last year (Photo by Lito Lizana/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
A protester holds a placard during a demonstration in Madrid, Spain, last year (Photo by Lito Lizana/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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