Last week, P4P Peers and Staff attended a workshop convened by academics at UWE Bristol to discuss a proposed new crime of ecocide – mass damage and destruction of the environment - and how this could be implemented both internationally and at a national level.   The workshop brought together parliamentarians, councillors, legal and academic experts and representatives of the Stop Ecocide International campaign to explore the opportunities, challenges and implications of a n

Peers for the Planet Chair, Baroness Hayman, joined a prestigious panel, alongside Ollie Olanipekun, Founder of the UK’s first birdwatching collective for people of colour Flock Together, and Fiona Shields, Head of Photography at The Guardian to judge Earthwatch Europe’s Wild Cities Photography Competition . The competition opened in April 2023, and encouraged the public to submit engaging photos capturing the UK’s urban green spaces, the wildlife that calls them home and the

Today, P4P Vice-Chair, Baroness Boycott introduced the ' Ecocide Bill ' as a Private Members Bill in the Lords to introduce a new offence into the criminal law framework which targets those causing severe environmental damage. Commenting on the bill, Baroness Rosie Boycott said: “What I’m proposing with this new Ecocide Bill is to introduce a new offence into the criminal law framework which targets those causing severe environmental damage. “Currently, those leading organis