Minnesota SR32 designates April as Ecocide Awareness and Prevention Month in Minnesota.

Minnesota SR32 is a Senate resolution that designates April as Ecocide Awareness and Prevention Month in the State of Minnesota. The resolution highlights the increasing recognition of ecocide as a crime, citing examples such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. It emphasizes the disproportionate impact of environmental degradation on Indigenous, rural, and minority populations. The resolution encourages programs and public engagement to prevent environmental degradation, which is a threat multiplier of violence and harm.

Minnesota SR32 designates April as Ecocide Awareness and Prevention Month in Minnesota.

Minnesota SR32 is a Senate resolution that designates April as Ecocide Awareness and Prevention Month in the State of Minnesota. The resolution highlights the increasing recognition of ecocide as a crime, citing examples such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. It emphasizes the disproportionate impact of environmental degradation on Indigenous, rural, and minority populations. The resolution encourages programs and public engagement to prevent environmental degradation, which is a threat multiplier of violence and harm.