Iceland: cross-party demand for ecocide law goes to parliament

Ecocide resolution submitted to Parliament calling for support for international crime of ecocide as well as national ecocide legislation. With cross party support from Pirate Party, Liberal reformation, Social Democrats and Left Greens.

Following a conference hosted on Monday 21st March in Reykjavik, with Kristín Vala Ragnarsdóttir, earth and sustainability professor, Richard Rogers, Executive Director of Climate Counsel and former co-deputy chair of the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide and Auður Önnu Magnúsdóttir, general manager of the Icelandic Environment Association, a Member of Parliament for the Pirate Party, Andrés Ingi Jónsson announced that:

“It's time for us to hold people accountable if nature is harmed in such a way that it threatens world peace, security and well-being. That is why I was submitting a parliamentary resolution proposing that ecocide be recognized as an international crime. It is especially good to see broad support for the issue - we are 12 MPs from four parties who are responsible for it - and hopefully Iceland can take a leading position in this fight for the rights of Mother Earth, which is in full swing all over the world."

Icelandic parliamentarians join the list of international politicians for whom the fight for ecocide to be recognized as a violation of international law is the key to protecting us and future generations.