Organised by Stop Ecocide International and World Council of Churches

10:45 at the Faith Pavilion

In 2022, Faith Voices for Ecocide Law, a volume of remarkable essays by faith leaders and indigenous wisdom keepers was published. The contributors examined the role of the natural world within their faith tradition and the necessary response to the huge damage humanity is causing. In September 2024, the Republic of Vanuatu. Fiji and Samoa submitted a proposal for a new international crime of ecocide for consideration by the members of the International Criminal Court, bringing closer the prospect of a powerful and effective deterrent to those behind the worst acts of environmental destruction. This event will consider how ecocide law can protect the natural world and explore how the world’s faiths can come together to help make this a reality.

Speakers:

Athena Peralta, World Council of Churches

Jojo Mehta, Co-Founder and CEO, Stop Ecocide International

Kamran Shazad, Director of the Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Gopal Patel, Co-Founder and Director, Bhumi Global, Co-Chair of the UN Multi-falth Advisory Council and UN Decade Action Plan Challenge lead for Faith groups

Flore Ghetti, Programme Coordinator at the SGI Office for UN Affairs.