ECOCIDE LAW IN THE MEDIA

March 2026

 Exclusive: Monica Lennon 'profoundly disappointed' after Holyrood committee shelves ecocide bill

February 2026

​David Attenborough's Scots cameraman urges MSPs to back Ecocide Bill at crunch vote - Daily Record
​Ecocide Bill seeking 20-year jail terms for major polluters passes to next stage in race against May elections  - End Reports
Monica Lennon's ecocide bill passes first vote but do backbench ideas show SNP running out of steam? - The Scotsman
Holyrood committee accused of ignoring will of MSPs after trying to kill 'rushed' ecocide law - The Scotsman​
​Plan to jail bosses of polluters backed by Scottish Parliament - BBC News
Monica Lennon warns 'unwise' to pause her ecocide plans in memory of Scottish campaigner - The Scotsman ​

January 2026

​Monica Lennon and the fight to make polluters pay - The Scotsman
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December 2025

SNP government to back Labour MSP Monica Lennon's Ecocide Bill at first stage - Daily Record​
​Minister Backs Ecocide Bill As Environmental Crime 'Important To Public' - Inverness Courier

September 2025

Top former UN official backs bid for ecocide law in Scotland to hold polluters to account - Daily Record

August 2025

How the nature of environmental law is changing in defense of the planet and the climate - SPACE.com
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July 2025

Ecocide law bid ‘not about trying to shut down oil and gas’ - The P&J
Views sought on Ecocide (Scotland) Bill - Scottish Legal News

June 2025

Scotland can lead the world with 'ecocide' bill currently in Holyrood - The National
'We want to add ecocide to the list of the international crimes': Head of Stop Ecocide International - France 2024
Sir David Attenborough champions Arran seabed restoration - BBC News
Criminalising ecocide marks a turning point in human consciousness - Sustainable Views
Ecocide - Grave Crimes for Grave Times - Bella Caledonia 
Ecocide law bid ‘not about trying to shut down oil and gas’- The Press and Journal
The First Ecocide Treaty? – EJIL: Talk!

May 2025

Scottish Politicians To Look At Making Ecocide A Criminal Offence - Forbes
'Jaws' ocean swimmer Lewis Pugh backs Monica Lennon's ecocide law for Scotland - Daily Record
Polluters could face 20 in prison under plans for UK-first law in Scotland - STV news
Company directors who cause nature damage in Scotland could face jail - The Guardian

Kate Macintosh speaks on Monica Lennon's Ecocide Bill.

Scotland could become first UK nation to criminalise ecocide - The Herald
Holyrood Article | 'A vital opportunity': MSPs urged to back Ecocide Bill - Holyrood Website
Sir David Attenborough's Scots cameraman backs groundbreaking 'ecocide' law - Daily Record
Council of Europe steps up on the environmental front - Council of Europe
​Why The World Needs To Declare Ecocide An International Crime - Hill Post
​Europe ‘lagging’ behind on human rights by not recognising right to healthy environment, experts say - Euro News.
The massive penalties public bodies and water companies would face for ecocide in Scotland - The Scotsman
​The Destruction of Indigenous Communities’ Landscapes, an Aggravated Form of Ecocide? - EJIL: Talk!

April 2025

Oil and silence: Time to champion ecocide law and hold power to account, By Voke Ighorodje - Premium Times

March 2025

Environmental destruction in conflict: broadening accountability in war - Humanitarian Law & Policy 
The case for ecocide law: Why the private sector needs guardrails - Edie

February 2025

​New Ecocide Bill 'should not punish staff' - Institute of Employment Rights
​Criminalising Ecocide: a conversation with Jojo Mehta - Fair Planet

January 2025

German UN Association Calls For International Crime of Ecocide - Stop Ecocide International

December 2024

MSP’s ecocide law to tackle environmental crime clears hurdle at Holyrood - Ireland Live
Law could see major polluters jailed for up to 20 years - STV news
New Bill would punish polluting executive with decades in jail - The Latin Times
MSP's ecocide law to tackle environmental crime clears hurdle at Holyrood - The Herald
Binned! Polluters face up to 20 years in prison under proposed laws - The Sunday Post
Bill to jail bosses of major polluters set to be introduced in Scotland - BBC
Bill for ecocide law in Scotland to be introduced at Holyrood after MSPs' backing - Daily Record
Ecocide bill to jail major polluters to be presented to Scottish Government - The National
New bill would punish polluting executives with decades in jail - msn
​In Brief: Scotland moves forward with ecocide bill; NGOs slam EU omnibus plans - Sustainable Views
Ecocide bill to be introduced in Scotland next year | Scottish Legal News

November 2024

'Overwhelming support' for ecocide law in Scotland as COP29 kicks off - Daily Record

October 2024 

​Businesses urge EU to criminalise ecocide and halt subsidies which damage nature - edie
​Pacific Island Nations Propose Ecocide Be Adopted as International Crime - The Good Men Project

September 2024 

New crime of ecocide gathering 'momentum' as international courts to take major step - Daily Record
Pacific Island nations propose ecocide be adopted as international crime - Mongabay
Pacific islands submit court proposal for recognition of ecocide as a crime - The Guardian
Climate crime: most of public support criminal action for politicians - The Canary 
Baroness Boycott on Westminster timidity, cautious optimism for Labour, and ecocide - ENDS Report 

August 2024 

The promise of ecocide law, from boardroom to courtroom - Mongabay 

July 2024 

Wanton acts: Ecocide, clean air, and climate justice – AirQualityNews

May 2024 

Ecocide – a potential new crime for Scotland? - Scottish Legal News
​Power List 2024: 50 political changemakers, green champions – and rebels

April 2024 

​Make Polluters Pay- April 2024 – 1919 Magazine
'Ecocide' law campaign could lead to jail for polluting water firm bosses - The i 
​Criminalising ecocide must come with better enforcement, warns report - The National
​New report details path to Scots ecocide law - Scottish Legal News
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March 2024

Scottish Government backs 'ecocide law' which could see company bosses jailed for environmental destruction - Daily Record

February 2024

Ecocide Bill can keep Scotland bonnie and protect our lochs, mountains and beaches - Douglas Dickie - Scottish Daily Express
How Scotland's ecocide plans could help protect endangered orangutans - The Herald 
Bid to establish new 'ecocide' crime in Scotland backed by more than 60 green groups - Daily Record

January 2024 

Scotland leading the conversation in move for 'ecocide' laws, says top campaigner - Daily Record
Children's Parliament backs Scottish Labour MSP's bid for new pollution law - The Scotsman
Children's Parliament backs MSP's bid for new law on pollution - Ireland Live
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December 2023 

Holyrood 'ecocide' legislation may mean jail-time for environmental polluters - Envirotech Online
​COP28: Yousaf urged to harness 'global leadership' for ecocide success - The Herald
Polluters Must Pay – Scottish Left Review
 
November 2023 
Could Scotland be the first part of the UK to criminalise ecocide? - ENDS report
SNP Government could back ecocide plans to 'keep pace' with EU rules - The Herald
Rogue fish farmers could face prosecution in groundbreaking Scots 'ecocide' plan - Daily Record
Monica Lennon's Ecocide Bill: With sentences of up to 20 years in prison, proposed law would make the worst polluters think twice - The Scotsman 
Consultation launched on creation of Scottish ecocide law - ENDS report
'Ecocide' warning as water bosses who dump sewage in Scottish rivers 'put on notice' - Daily Record
​Polluters could face jail under MSP's ecocide plan - BBC News
Pollution Scotland: Labour MSP behind Scottish ecocide law says it would scare major polluters into action - The Scotsman
Climate criminals should ‘get a good lawyer’ - MSP proposing ecocide law - Business Insider
Climate criminals should ‘get a good lawyer’, says MSP proposing ecocide law - Ireland Live 
MSP behind 'scary' Scottish Ecocide law says she hopes it's never used - The Herald 
Lanarkshire MSP launches plan which would see big polluters jailed for decade - Daily Record
Polluters could be jailed for 20 years under MSP's 'ecocide' bill | News - Tay FM 
Ecocide law: Polluters could see turnover seized and 20 years in jail - The Herald 
Climate criminals face twenty years behind bars under 'pioneering' ecocide law - Daily Record
Ecocide Bill proposed by Labour MSP - Law Society of Scotland (lawscot.org.uk)

October 2023

A global surge in climate litigation: key cases and insights - Irish Legal News

September 2023

Camden becomes first UK council to endorse ecocide laws - Environment Journal
​What is ecocide? Camden becomes first UK council to call for ecocide to be a crime - Evening Standard
Humza Yousaf joins condemnation of UK Government's Rosebank approval - The National
Conservationists urge Yousaf to act over Indonesian dam threat to rare orangutan - The Independent
Yousaf urged to use Scotland's sway to save orangutans - National World

August 2023

Ecocide law is being led by a grassroots movement - LBC News
Calls for 'ecocide' law in Scotland to punish those who destroy nature like war criminals - Daily Record
Greens back calls for 'ecocide' law in Scotland to punish environment destroyers - Daily Record 
The planet can only be protected from short-sighted politics by criminalising ecocide - euronews
Too much environmental damage happening in Scotland, says Labour MSP - Scotsman 
In criminalising ecocide, Scotland can be at the forefront of a global movement to save nature - Scotsman
Campaigners back proposals for ecocide law in Scotland - Scottish Legal News
Growing number of countries consider making ecocide a crime - The Guardian

July 2023

​Lanarkshire MSP visits Motherwell nature reserve to find out impact of climate change - Daily Record 
Too much environmental damage happening in Scotland, says Labour MSP - The Scotsman 
In criminalising ecocide, Scotland can be at the forefront of a global movement to save nature - The Scotsman
Plans for new 'ecocide' law covering environmental damage in Scotland take step forward - The Scotsman 

August 2021

Scotland could become first country to make environmental destruction a crime - Sunday Mail

September 2021

Barrister's dream to make ecocide a crime may soon be coming true - Sunday Post