Media Coverage of the Ecocide Mock Trial

This is just a quick posting to flag up the excellent coverage given to ecocide mock trial which took place at the Supreme Court in London on 30 September.

Pride of place has to go to the Guardian as it includes a stupendous 6 minute video which really conveys the import of what transpired and the critical moments of the proceedings.

The mock trial received surprisingly positive coverage in no less than the Financial Times, as well as the Independent, having also been previewed by the Guardian here.

It prompted an excellent discussion of the crime of ecocide in CNBC Business.

The trial received coverage in various corners internationally, including Brazil, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and, of course, cyberspace. Links to all of these can be found on the Eradicating Ecocide website.

It seems reasonable to conclude that if a newspaper with the gravitas of the FT is prepared to devote the attention of a journalist for the best part of day to such an event, the campaign to criminalise ecocide is beginning to make an impression in the high places where power resides. And clearly many other places besides.