Will ecocide become punishable?
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Activists and world leaders are advocating for making ecocide a crime in front of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
Ecocide is the widespread destruction of the environment and considered a threat to humanity.
Ecocide advocates want to make this action a crime before the ICC for it to become a legal deterrent to the kind of environmental damage that is driving mass extinction, ecological collapse, and climate change.
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