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  International lawyers draft plan to criminalise ecosystem destruction

  

  theguardian.com

  Plan to draw up legal definition of ‘ecocide’ attracts support from European countries and small island nationsInternational lawyers are drafting plans for a legally enforceable crime of ecocide – criminalising destruction of the world’s ecosystems – that is already attracting support from European countries and island nations at risk from rising sea levels.The panel coordinating the initiative is chaired by Prof Philippe Sands QC, of University College London, and Florence Mumba, a former judge at the international criminal court (ICC). Continue reading...

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  The global campaign to make environmental destruction an international crime

  

  politico.eu

  Press play to listen to this article An effort to turn "ecocide" — the systematic destruction...

  Press play to listen to this article An effort to turn "ecocide" — the systematic destruction of the environment — into an international crime on par with genocide and crimes against humanity is gaining momentum in the EU. Buried deep in an obscure European Parliament report is a sentence calling for the EU to explo...

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  European countries, including France and Germany, are offering billions of euros to support tech startups during COVID-19; the UK is facing calls to do similar (Ryan Browne/CNBC)

  

  techmeme.com

  Ryan Browne / CNBC: European countries, including France and Germany, are offering billions of euros to...

  Ryan Browne / CNBC: European countries, including France and Germany, are offering billions of euros to support tech startups during COVID-19; the UK is facing calls to do similar  —  - France and Germany have said they will provide billions of euros in financial support for their tech start-ups.

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