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I pledge to sign the European Citizens' Initiative to End Ecocide in Europe (only European citizens) and/or our Wordwide Initiative Wish 20 (LINKS BELOW). I will then click Take the Pledge and Share with at least 10 Facebook friends.
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Environmental
destruction must become a crime. A crime for which individuals and companies
can be held responsible. That crime has a name: Ecocide.
Please click these links:
European Citizens' Initiative (only for European Citizens)
Wish 20 (everyone can sign)http://eradicatingecocide.com/wish20/
What is Ecocide?
Ecocide is the extensive damage to, destruction of or loss of ecosystem(s) of a given territory, whether by human agency or by other causes, to such an extent that peaceful enjoyment by the inhabitants of that territory has been or will be severely diminished.
In other words, Ecocide is the practice of damaging a natural environment (ecosystem) at an international, national or local level.
What's our aim?
We want Ecocide to become a crime for which companies and individuals can be held responsible according to criminal law. With this ECI and Wish 20, we propose that Ecocide becomes a crime in the following situations:
- when Ecocide happens on European Union and any global territory, including maritime territories
- when EU and global companies are involved or
- when EU and global citizens are involved
Ecocide Examples
Large-scale land use change that causes the direct destruction of habitats – as is the case with deforestation in most tropical rainforests.
Significant pollution whether deliberate or incidental – such as oil dumping and spills.
Open cast mining where entire landscapes are removed – as is the case with oil sands and some coal and gold mining.
planetary boundaries.
How does the ECI work?
The European Citizens' Initiative was created so that Europeans can call upon the European Commission and propose European legislation. In this case, we are proposing the law to criminalise Ecocide in Europe.
We need 1 million signatures to get the European Parliament to start discussing the proposal in order to create a Law against Ecocide. If you live in Europe, and are of voting age, we need your signature!
Wish 20?
This ECI is part of a larger initiative whereby Polly Higgins, an international lawyer, proposes to make Ecocide the 5th International Crime Against Peace. Ecocide would then become illegal worldwide and anyone that breaks this law could be convicted by the International Criminal Court.
Further Information:
http://ec.europa.eu/citizens-initiative/public/welcome
http://eradicatingecocide.com/overview/what-is-ecocide/
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The Earth has been our Mother, unconditionally nurturing her rebellious children. Now it is time for us to grow up and remember the best friend we ever had and will ever have and give her back all that love.
God will hold those responsible who destroy His creation!!!
bonjour le karma !
even though it's not Europe, companies such as Sodastream and CAT the apartheid wall are all part of the ecoside, and use to greenwash Israel crimes against all non Jews in this regime.
take a stand, support human rights, supprt the justice equality and freedom to all.
join the call for boycott, dives. and sanction Israel.
Eradicating Ecocide may seem impossible but we ended smoking in pubs and children don't clean chimneys from the inside anymore
Yes, We can do! It is our task.
questo mondo è una Casa Comune ed è anche casa mia. La voglio tenere bene e voglio che sia per tutti
Yes, environmental damage must be made a SERIOUS criminal offence. The heads of the companies and governments must be held individually responsible and subject to jail terms and unlimited fines in the International Courts. Only then might they start to take notice.
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Why do we continue to destroy our planet for money, money will never buy back the nature and natural envoirement that has been lost forever.
We have to make the difference! Let we help to save our beautiful planet!
We have to get together and fight for our future, our children's future and so on. We should buy only fairtrade items and organically grown items, grass fed meat and maybe the pillagers of the earth for profit would start to take notice as their profits fell.
Végre, csakhogy már mozdulni látszik a levegő a környezetvédelem körül! Amikor látom a németek pedantériáját, településeik tisztaságát, vagy látom a japánok csodálatos kertjeit, természetkultuszát és össze egyeztetem a hazánkban uralkodó nemtörődömséggel, szemétkupacokkal, eldobált hulladékokkal, szándékos természetrombolással, belesajdul a lelkem. Az ember maga teremt Édent, vagy poklot. Ha felfogná, hogy minden, mit tesz, amivel a természet ellen vétkezik, Isten, önmaga és jövője ellen...
…Végre, csakhogy már mozdulni látszik a levegő a környezetvédelem körül! Amikor látom a németek pedantériáját, településeik tisztaságát, vagy látom a japánok csodálatos kertjeit, természetkultuszát és össze egyeztetem a hazánkban uralkodó nemtörődömséggel, szemétkupacokkal, eldobált hulladékokkal, szándékos természetrombolással, belesajdul a lelkem. Az ember maga teremt Édent, vagy poklot. Ha felfogná, hogy minden, mit tesz, amivel a természet ellen vétkezik, Isten, önmaga és jövője ellen vét. Szükséges az összefogás a rend megteremtése érdekében. Szükséges a természetvédelmi törvény megalkotása , a környezetszennyezés és rombolás szigorú szankcionálása . Tűrhetetlen, hogy senki nem véd semmit, hogy közönyösen mennek el az emberek letört facsemeték, összetaposott virágkruppok, összetört üvegcserepek, kiborított, feldúlt szemeteskukák mellett. Nincs parkőrség és környezetvédelmi felügyelet. Rendet kell teremteni! Örömmel írom alá a kezdeményezést: Trubicza Ágnes
Thanks. To all friends that took this petition. Seriously and passed it on convincing others. Tlhanks again! It looks like it gets updated from time to time as well.
Thank you Celia! Inviting friends (as many as possible) is really important.
Thank you Nick and all friends that took this petition.Ecocide is a big challenge for all of us.
Where is the link? I don't feel I did anything
In the text Jen. Two links. Thanks.
http://bit.ly/119U3xS
http://eradicatingecocide.com/wish20/