Defining Ecocide as a Crime Prosecutable in International Courts

The podcast explores the international push to define ecocide as a crime prosecutable in international courts. Jojo Mehta, the executive director of Stop Ecoside International, explains the concept of ecocide and how it could be another legal instrument for climate accountability. She highlights that criminalizing behavior against ecosystems is not new and discusses how ecocide is being conceptualized in the context of international human rights. The episode also explores the connection between ecocide and the rights of nature movement.