13/06/2026
Jee, more and more countries are supporting the criminalisation of Ecocide!
Finland's Social Democratic Party (SDP) is now supporting the criminalisation of .
In a resolution adopted at its 2026 party congress, Finland’s largest party committed to supporting national, regional and international frameworks to criminalise mass environmental destruction, known as ecocide.
The party’s resolution highlights how large-scale destruction of nature can have profound consequences for human health, livelihoods, natural resources, and future food production.
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Mikko Pyhälä, Ambassador Emeritus of Finland and member of Stop Ecocide International's Advisory Group, noted that upcoming Finnish parliamentary elections in 2027 could see the SDP provide the Prime Minister for the next national government.
He further added that the party’s position on the international criminalisation of ecocide has put “greater political weight behind Finland's presidency of the ICC's Assembly of States Parties, which runs until the end of 2026”.
Finland’s SDP joins a host of other political parties, legislators and governments worldwide committed to advancing ecocide laws. New domestic legislative proposals are appearing around the world, major regional progress is advancing, and a number of forward-thinking states are backing the proposal to make ecocide an international crime.
