Arctic Circle Assembly 2024 Side Event

Organized by Stop Ecocide International and Stöðvum vistmorð
Location: Norðurljós, Harpa Second Level

How can we achieve a paradigm shift to protect the delicate and unique ecosystems of the Arctic? Scientists agree on their value and share concern for their wellbeing, but how can we protect them? In addition to other challenges, the Arctic spans multiple national jurisdictions.

An international law on ecocide holds the promise to make a real difference, going beyond the recent EU directive that will criminalise mass environmental destruction in the EU.

This event brings together expertise from a wide array of perspectives – science, international law, policy-making, finance - to explore how an international law on mass environmental destruction - ecocide - can be leveraged to achieve transformational change to protect the Arctic.

Speakers:

• Kristín Vala Ragnarsdóttir, Professor Emerita of Earth and Sustainability Sciences, University of Iceland

• Kate Mackintosh, Executive Director, UCLA Law Promise Institute Europe, USA & Netherlands

• Andrés Ingi Jónsson, Member of Icelandic Parliament

• Tinna Hallgrímsdóttir, Climate Risk & Sustainability Specialist, Iceland

• Bryndís Haraldsdóttir, Member of the Icelandic Parliament; President, Nordic Council

• Monica Lennon MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament