Scholar, Environmental Activist, Food Sovereignty Advocate and Anti-Globalization Author. Founder of Navdanya

“The ideal of limitless growth is leading to limitless violations of the rights of the Earth and of the rights of nature. This is ecocide.”

Marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, lecturer and co-founder of Mission Blue

"There is a real case to be made for recognising ecocide in the International Criminal Court right along with genocide. Our existence is on the line."

Co-Founder of Scientists For Future& Author

"The number of human victims due to environmental destruction and the advancing climate crisis is increasing more and more. That is why it is only logical to hold those responsible for ecocide liable in the same way as for war crimes."

Founder of Liology Institute, Author & Cognitive Historian

"If ecocide were declared a crime by the ICC, this could have a daunting effect on those corporate tyrants who currently know they can get away with devastating the world’s “sacrifice zones” where they are pillaging the earth’s resources for profit."

Award-winning geneticist, broadcaster, world leader in sustainable ecology, and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation.

"Ecocide is not only a crime against life, it is suicidal for us because we are the apex predator that is utterly dependent on nature's services."

Author, spiritual leader, politician, and activist

“Polly Higgins did something extremely important. She changed the way our civilization now looks at the rights of the earth itself. By bringing the notion of ecocide into legal question, she has expanded the way we think of what is happening around us.”

Ethologist and Founder of Jane Goodall Institute. UN Messenger of Peace

“The concept of Ecocide is long overdue. It could lead to an important change in the way people perceive – and respond to – the current environmental crisis.”