https://youtu.be/gMjW34XoiUo Here in Stockholm exactly 50 years ago, Swedish leader Olof Palme argued for an international law against ecocide to end impunity for large-scale environmental destruction. Today, we honour his legacy by focusing on the rapid global progress of exactly this initiative: recognition of a new international crime of ecocide. Recent IPCC reports show how the crises of climate and biodiversity have deepened despite global efforts. Perhaps this should not be surprising, in the absence of a binding legal framework to prevent old destructive and often colonial practices ("business as usual") from continuing - practices that threaten not only the environment and communities but peace and security as well. Recognition of an international crime of ecocide (a fifth "crime against peace") could be the powerful strategic tool that has been missing, creating the preventive guardrail needed to deter severe harms, strengthen existing laws, and help redirect policy and funds towards a safe and peaceful future on a healthy planet. Could this be the global legal parameter we can no longer afford to do without?