Episode 14 - Jojo Mehta from Stop Ecocide

About this episode

Christina interviews Jojo Mehta about her work with Polly Higgins to establish ecocide as a crime and the impact of losing Polly to cancer.

In this episode Christina talks to Jojo Mehta, co-founder of Stop Ecocide. Jojo worked tirelessy with Polly Higgins to support the establishment of ecocide as a crime at the International Criminal Court. Hear about Jojo’s early influences, how she met Polly in Stroud, their work together, and also the impact of losing Polly to cancer in April 2019. Find out about what the law of ecocide is, why it's so important, and the huge achievements and milestones that have taken place.&nbsp...

People in this episode

Host: Christina

Guest: Jojo Mehta

Topics covered

• ecocide
• law
• environment
• cancer
• activism

Keywords

• ecocide
• International Criminal Court
• Polly Higgins
• environmental law
• activism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stop Ecocide

Places: Stroud

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