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Polly Higgins proposed the following definition to the International Law Commission: "Ecocide is the extensive damage to, destruction of or loss of ecosystem(s
by Quanttek 5y ago
Polly Higgins proposed the following definition to the International Law Commission:
"Ecocide is the extensive damage to, destruction of or loss of ecosystem(s) of a given territory, whether by human agency or by other causes, to such an extent that peaceful enjoyment by the inhabitants of that territory has been severely diminished” [1]
[1] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257552825_Protecting_the_planet_A_proposal_for_a_law_of_ecocide https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257552825_Protectin...
- giantg2 5y agoThat opens up even more questions in my mind. They want to hold people accountable for things they have no agency over? "...whether by human agency or by other causes..." The definition is still very vague and subjective. The people running the court in Europe might see deforestation in Brazil as severely diminishing peaceful enjoyment. I would say the farmers clearing that land for agricultural use would argue that they are peacefully enjoying the land now that they modified the ecosystem to be more hospitable to their way of life, crops, and animals. We could even go as far as to say that every city meets this definition as nature has been replaced with buildings and many of the animals have been greatly reduced or eliminated.