With a new parliament in place, we revisit outstanding questions from the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill’s scrutiny and consider the next steps for the effective criminalisation of ecocide ...
Ecocide
Scottish elections 2026: where do the parties stand on environmental rights?
With only a week to go before the next Scottish Parliament election, what commitments have each party made on environmental rights and access to justice? ...
Landmark ecocide law moves ahead in Scotland – press release
Today, the creation of a new criminal offence of ecocide was pushed forward as the Scottish Parliament voted to progress the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill to Stage 2 ...
New report details what’s needed for a Scottish ecocide law – press release
A new report commissioned by the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland (ERCS) considers how the unprecedented support for criminalising ecocide can translate into a ‘workable domestic offence’ in Scotland ...
Can criminalising ecocide make Scotland’s polluters pay?
Hello, I am Julia, the new Policy & Communications Officer at ERCS. Since starting in November, I have been exploring what criminalising ecocide could mean for Scotland ...
Lunchtime 101: Ecocide
Watch the recording of our Lunchtime 101 to find out more about the crime of ecocide ...
