Pacific nations want ecocide to become a crime – here’s why NZ should support the proposal
- Written by Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato
Mario Tama/Getty ImagesThe recent proposal by Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa to recognise ecocide as a crime against humanity is timely and could provide a global framework of accountability for environmental damage.
Ecocide is defined as acts of “unlawful or wanton” environmental destruction, committed in the knowledge of their likely severe,...





