Author: Bruno Villalobos Following our earlier publication on Ukraine’s attempts to prosecute Ecocide, including its legal framework and current legal proceedings, this article explores the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the prosecution… Read More »Prosecuting Ecocide in Ukraine: The Role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) amidst the war
Author: Nico de Leeuw Britta Marakatt-Labba was born in a kåta in 1951, during a fall migration of her Sámi community from Norway to Sweden. Britta’s family are reindeer herders, like most of the families… Read More »Stitches of Resistance: The Embroidered Struggle of the Sámi Community
Authors: Kea Medupe, Carmen Piorno Introduction In times marked by increasingly severe environmental degradation, the term “Ecocide” has become popular as a prospective legal prosecution against people responsible for large-scale environmental harm. But what exactly… Read More »Ecocide on Trial: Legal Battles in Brazil and Ukraine
Authors: Yasmine Rugarli, Nico de Leeuw, Bruno Villalobos At a time when the world’s attention is drawn to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) we realise that watching isn’t enough. We must acknowledge our collective… Read More »Mboko Lopiki and the Struggle for Justice in the DRC
Author: Bruno Villalobos The return of Donald J. Trump to the White House has been proclaimed by his supporters as the return of American exceptionalism and as the beginning of an ever-lasting era of American… Read More »Trump’s anti-environmentalism, or when ‘the end of history’ meets the ‘end of the world’
Authors: Francisca Seabra and Rosa Jorba The rise of soybean farming in Santarém, northeastern Brazil, has brought multiple social, environmental, and cultural consequences. From deforestation and mercury contamination to the displacement of Indigenous communities due… Read More »From the Tapajós to the World: Viviane Borari on Protecting the Amazon
Author: Francisca Seabra Chantal Bildeau is a playwright and translator based in New York City, originally from Tiohtiá:ke, who focuses on storytelling and climate crisis. Her series “Artic Cycle” is composed of eight plays located… Read More »“Sila”: The play where the Artic Speaks and Humanity listens
Author: Júlia Fortuny “West Papua Is Not an Empty Land” This article is based on insights shared by Dorthea Wabiser, a young Indigenous researcher at Yayasan Pusaka Bentala Rakyat (PUSAKA), who I had the privilege… Read More »“West Papua Is Not an Empty Land”: The Story of a Young Indigenous Activist Defending Her People and Their Forests
Author: Zsófia Rába “My drive to know more about my culture through its cuisine.” – Quentin Glabus Food as a Way of Storytelling Food, beyond its primary purpose of sustenance, is a medium for cultural… Read More »Food as a Bridge: Revitalizing Indigenous Culture Through Cuisine
Author: Francisca Seabra “The Earth is in need of a good lawyer.” – Polly Higgins As the environmental crisis deepens with escalating climate change and biodiversity loss, nations around the world increasingly turn to Ecocide… Read More »Defending the Earth: Advances in the Fight Against Ecocide