Urgent discussion: Could criminalizing ecocide save our ocean?

On October 3rd, the European Parliament in Brussels will host a groundbreaking discussion about the future of our ocean. Our seas are facing unprecedented threats—#DeepSeaMining, #Overfishing, and #Pollution are just a few of the forces putting marine ecosystems at risk. With the ocean covering over 70% of Earth’s surface and home to 80% of all life, the time to act is now! 

This event will dive into a bold idea: making ecocide—the large-scale destruction of ecosystems—a crime. Imagine if those who harm our oceans on a massive scale could be held legally accountable. The EU is already paving the way with its revised #EnvironmentalCrimesDirective, but this could be the game-changer that truly turns the tide for ocean protection.

Farah Obaidullah from The Ocean and Us will be there, adding her voice to a panel of marine conservation champions including MEP Emma Fourreau, MEP Isabella Lövin, Matthew Gianni (Deep Sea Conservation Coalition), and Sue Miller (Stop Ecocide International). Together, they’ll explore how criminalising ecocide could reshape the future of ocean conservation.
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This conversation could spark the legal revolution our ocean so desperately needs. Stay tuned—big things are coming for the future of our planet’s lifeblood.