This Rapid Evidence Review presents information on ecocide laws in force as of 2025, and highlights significant regulatory action taken to introduce ecocide legislation between 2021 and the present in both international and national law.
Since the 2021 definition of ecocide put forth by the Independent Expert Panel (defining ecocide as “unlawful or wanton acts committed with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and either widespread or long-term damage to the environment being caused by those acts”) there has been significant movement to adopt ecocide legislation at both international and national law.
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