CRIMINALIZING ECOCIDE

Our planet is experiencing an unprecedented rate of environmental destruction, which is threatening human and ecosystem health and intensifying climate risks. Harnessing law and legally protecting our planet is a vital climate solution to permanently protect ecosystems, keystone species and biodiversity. Ecocide is a term that can be defined as widespread, severe and systemic harm to nature. Tasha Van Zandt directs this episode about why making ecocide illegal is a critical climate solution in Criminalizing Ecocide.