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Bid to make 'ecocide' a crime gains new momentum 3 published : 16 Dec 2020 at 11:45 Should deforestation be judged as an international crime? PARIS: Climate change, oil spills, deforestation. The injuries caused to the natural world by states and companies threaten whole ecosystems and imperil the environment that sustains life itself. But are they crimes? Many think that they are and the idea of criminalising "ecocide" is beginning to gain ground. "People are starting to realise that if we don't get serious about climate change and the th...

But are they crimes? Many think that they are and the idea of criminalising “ecocide” is beginning to gain ground. “People are starting to realise that if we don’t get serious about climate change and the threats to biodiversity, then we’ll have nothing for ourselves, nothing for our children and grand-children,” said Rob White, professor of criminology at the Australian University of Tasmania. Deliberate environmental destruction in war has a long history and it was a conflict - the United States intervention in Vietnam - that shaped the concept of ecocide. During its operations ...