2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference

March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH

5/25/2021 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | A FRAMEWORK TO DEFINE ECOCIDE IN RIVER ECOSYSTEMS | Virtual Platform

A FRAMEWORK TO DEFINE ECOCIDE IN RIVER ECOSYSTEMS

The international economical trade system maximizes economic benefits at the expense of ecosystem health and biodiversity in Central and South America, Africa and Asia. Recently, a law against ecocide has been proposed to internalize responsibility for socio-environmental impacts of unsustainable and criminal activities causing environmental impacts with intergenerational and transnational consequences. To define ecocide in river ecosystems, we (i) established a theoretical framework based on four ecological aspects (see below 1 to 4) and (ii) applied it to a case study, the iron mine-tailing dam collapse in the Doce River (Mariana, SE-Brazil) in 2015. Scientific studies demonstrate large-scale destruction of the Doce River system because the event affected (1) key environmental factors; (2) the disturbance regime with high magnitude, duration and frequency; (3) all four dimensions of the river’s ecosystems were impacted; and (4) multiple ecosystems were affected simultaneously. Our framework may support policymaking to counter ecocide in river ecosystems. This could result in an international law addressing ecocide and support regulation and transformation of mining and other industries towards more sustainability and conformity with national and international agreements (incl. SDGs), and ultimately reduce large-scale ecological destruction in watersheds.

Socio-ecology
Interdisciplinary
Anthropogenic

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Paula dos Reis Oliveira (), University of Vila Velha, reolivpaula@gmail.com;