European Division

“The World Peace Prayer Society welcomes the Law of Ecocide to be recognised as a crime against peace.”

Bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church

“By ‘ecocide’ we should understand the loss, damage and destruction of ecosystems of a given territory, so that its enjoyment by the inhabitants has been or may be severely affected. This is a fifth category of crimes against peace, which should be recognised as such by the international community.”