Global Briefing: Belgium recognises ecocide as an international-level crime

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Belgian Federal Parliament, in Laeken, Brussels | Credit: iStock
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Belgian Federal Parliament, in Laeken, Brussels | Credit: iStock

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Belgium has become the first country in Europe to criminalise 'ecocide' on a national and international level, in a move hailed as a landmark moment for the campaign to outlaw the destruction of ecosystems....

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