😳 ‘It also advised allowing developers to make an upfront payment to Natural England instead of having to change their designs to protect certain protected species on site.’ Wow. This takes pay-to-pollute to another level. #ecocideintheUK #natureprotection www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Join us on Thursday as we speak to @ceobs.org. We'll dive into the hidden environmental costs of war—and explore how open-source data can help you uncover, explain, and advocate for deeper investigation into the ecological impacts of conflict. discord.gg/4W8uaZzJ?eve...

☠️ ‘Calhoun county’s history reads like a case study in corporate impunity. For decades, the oil and gas industry has promised jobs but delivered health risks, poisoned groundwater and dead fisheries.‘ 🛢️ #ecocidelaw #USA www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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IBES is hiring! We seek a Visiting Asst Professor for the 2026-27 & 2027-28 academic years with the possibility of renewal. Scholars with expertise in energy, sustainable design, the built environment, and/or environmental justice are particularly encouraged to apply. apply.interfolio.com/176395

⚠️ A new report by @royalsociety.org reveals chemical mixtures in UK waters harm aquatic ecosystems even when individual pollutants meet regulations. It highlights the urgent need to implement precautionary regulation for chemical mixtures in aquatic environments 🧪 royalsociety.org/news-resourc...

🤔 ‘One day it struck me that the world would be a very different place if environmental crimes were treated in the same way as murders. So, why aren’t they? And should they be?’ #ecocidelaw #greencrime www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

🤩 ‘The bill aims to enshrine the idea that there can be no lasting economic progress or social justice without respect for the natural world, and to change the legal status of nature from objects, property and resources to a legal subject with inherent rights.’ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Three people have been killed in Ecuador amid nationwide protests triggered in part by crackdowns on environmentalists, according to civil society and human rights groups.

🚨 Despite Thames Water’s recent upgrade at Merstham STW, our latest tests show contaminants >2× the legal limit and Bad water quality status in Redhill Brook. Wastewater treatment is still failing to deliver improvements needed to protect the River Mole www.rivermoleriverwatch.org.uk/post/redhill...

💧 Our #rivers are polluted, overheated, & stripped of their natural features We’re calling on the government to make #SpaceForWater and support a network of nature-rich river corridors across England ✍️ Sign the petition to help restore our rivers: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

😔 ‘Since Brexit, the EU has brought forward 28 new, revised or upgraded pieces of environmental legislation that the UK has not adopted, and the UK has actively chosen to regress legislation on protected habitats, pesticides and fisheries.’ #environmentallaw www.theguardian.com/environment/...

If you live in #StAlbans #Amersham #Uxbridge or other parts of #Herts #Bucks & #London you may think the impact of #HeathrowExpansion is remote. But building a runway over 5 rivers will harm the connection for fish & otters between the #Thames & #Chilterns www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/catastrophic...

😮 ‘A burst in August 2019 released “significant amounts of water” which flooded a nuclear weapons processing area, became contaminated with low levels of radioactive tritium and drained into Loch Long.’ Is there long-term, widespread, irreversible damage to the Loch ecosystem? #ecocide #Scotland

I just listened to this podcast on Hell with author Timothy Morton. What a rollercoaster 🎢 🤯💚🌎😈🪽🪲📖🤓 newbooksnetwork.com/hell

“A crime against the common good.” Scotland’s #Ecocide Bill aims to protect people, wildlife, and ecosystems from severe harm. Dive into the details and implications in this must read post by @jodiebettis.bsky.social: buff.ly/Lyyxf9A

Scotland could soon make history as the first UK nation to criminalise #ecocide aka severe, reckless harm to nature. In our latest blog, @jodiebettis.bsky.social a Grand Union Scholar at the #OpenUniversity discusses how this bold legal move could set a global precedent:

With strong public support and international backing, Scotland’s proposed ecocide law could hold polluters criminally accountable. Find out what’s at stake and what happens next in our latest blog by @jodiebettis.bsky.social: buff.ly/Lyyxf9A

Are you eligible? We have a range of scholarships that sit at the heart of the OU’s mission; to make higher education accessible to all, championing equity and inclusion: www.open.ac.uk/courses/fees...

Want to work with @greenparty.org.uk team in #HouseofLords, in a role split with party office? This social media/digital content role could be for you! Please share with anyone likely to get interested! greenparty.org.uk/get-involved...

😡 Criminal. ‘The demands…would render the Environment Agency (EA) largely powerless to take enforcement action against Britain’s biggest water company for some of the most serious criminal breaches of its licences and permits.’ #environmentalcrime www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Rebuilding Nature launched today and aims to create a UK Strategic Nature Network by 2030. The group includes National Highways, Network Rail and more. Its key focus is re-connecting fragmented landscapes to allow the free movement of plants & wildlife and provide resilience against climate change.

💦 ’The entire water sector in England is now controlled by companies with over 1,135 criminal convictions… In 2024, companies dumped raw sewage into rivers, seas and lakes for 3.62 million hours.’ 😮 #water #sewagescandal #environmentalcrime leftfootforward.org/2025/06/nati...

💷 ‘…the SFI has supported +37,000 farms to deliver healthier soils, cleaner water and more habitat for wildlife. [H]edgerows are being actively maintained, providing essential habitats for wildlife, improving carbon storage, and strengthening water management.’ 💥 www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-...

✍️ Doctors’ Association UK has written an open letter to the Government calling for a ban on bottom trawling in marine protected areas to safeguard environmental and human health. 🌊 #ecocideintheUK #marine #nature #environment #health dauk.org/bottom-trawl...

Studied at the #OpenUniversity? Work(ed) with/for them? Interested in their ethos and what they do? You can follow them here: @openuniversity.bsky.social

This is big - Scotland could make Ecocide a crime. It won’t be alone if it does - there’s a global push to make this happen.  And why not, we have crimes against humanity - why not crimes against nature and the environment. Laws are how we stop bad stuff happening.  buff.ly/Cl3o2lp.

In FMQs today, Monica Lennon MSP draws Swinney’s attention to her Ecocide (Scotland) Bill. #ecocideintheUK #ecocidelaw #nature #Scotland #FMQs www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...

‘Members of the Scottish parliament are set to discuss whether or not to become the first nation in the United Kingdom to make ecocide a criminal offence.’ #ecocideintheUK #ecocidelaw #nature #Scotland www.forbes.com/sites/jamieh...

‘Company directors who cause severe or reckless damage to nature could face jail terms or hefty fines under a bill that aims to criminalise environmental destruction in Scotland’. #ecocideintheuk #ecocidelaw #nature #Scotland www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘Labour MSP Monica Lennon will today introduce her Ecocide (Scotland) Bill, which would make it a criminal offence to cause series incidents of pollution.’ #ecocideintheUK #ecocidelaw #nature #Scotland www.holyrood.com/news/view%2C...

Short-eared Owl, Pied Flycatchers, Redstarts and a Badger cam! 😍 #phd #nature #ukwildlife #bbcspringwatch2025

🙌 Woohoo! #springwatch is back. Telly’ll be on from 10am tmrw to keep one eye on the wildlife cameras whilst I upload last week’s audio files to transcribe them... 👏 #phd #nature #ukwildlife #bbcspringwatch2025

Can rivers, forests & lands be victims of war? #Colombia’s transitional justice process says yes — with revolutionary implications. Open-access article by Rachel Killean & Elizabeth Newton. 🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13642987.2025.2502561 #HumanRights #RightsOfNature #Ecocide

“The Chaco is in danger of extinction. We are witnessing an ecocide” Learn more about the devastating impacts of deforestation on the Gran Chaco Forest.

Full story here: www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...

EXC: Sir David Attenborough's acclaimed Scottish cameraman Doug Allan tells the Sunday Mail he backs @monicalennon.bsky.social’s #Ecocide Bill for Scotland to make mass environmental destruction a crime - set to be published next week. "An ecocide law has the potential to be powerful."

Sir David Attenborough at 99 continues to inspire and provoke bold action to protect and boost the recovery of our natural world. Ocean is a thrilling call to action to stop ecocide and save our seas. www.newstatesman.com/ns-interview...

Hello! 👋 We're thrilled to launch our new Bluesky account and can't wait to share all things Arctic with you! Watch this space for all our latest news, stories, opportunities and events!

🌿Oooh, look! The UK Rights of Nature Network website is live. The network supports the representation of nature in legal and governance systems throughout the UK. 🌿 #rightsofnature #UKRoNN www.ukrightsofnature.org

A question on #MarineEnvironment tabled by Satvir Kaur on 17-04-2025 has been answered by Emma Hardy. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-17/46509

#Ecocide in the House of Lords - a written question under the title of #environmentprotection and #crime. The answer from Defra is as it ever was.

A question on #EnvironmentProtection tabled by Dr Roz Savage on 29-04-2025 has been answered by Mary Creagh. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-29/49299

A question on #EnvironmentProtection tabled by Terry Jermy on 29-04-2025 has been answered by Mary Creagh. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-29/49281

A question on #Agriculture #Sewage tabled by Dr Simon Opher on 30-04-2025 has been answered by Emma Hardy. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-30/49473

A question on #WaterCharges #EnvironmentProtection tabled by Helen Maguire on 07-05-2025 has been answered by Emma Hardy. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-07/50801

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Our journalism internship is back for another year! Come work with me and the whole @carbonbrief.org team Paid at London living wage. Happy to answer any q’s

A question on #EnvironmentProtection #Enforcement tabled by Alex Mayer on 29-04-2025 has been answered by Emma Hardy. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-29/49162

😱 ‘The rules defending wildlife and habitats from unscrupulous developers are weak enough already, which is partly why, as Labour reminded us in its manifesto, Britain is “one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world”. But this bill will make it much, much worse.’ 1/2