Experts in Latin America are drafting a model law to harmonize the crime of ecocide across the region. The initiative is driven by the rising exploitation of minerals and natural resources to support technology, alongside an increase in the killings of environmental defenders and a proliferation of national ecocide bills.
The effort addresses the growing legal and security challenges facing the region's environmental landscape, providing a standardized framework to combat ecological destruction and protect activists.
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