The Green Pledge @ Gloucestershire Archives
Welcome to the Green Pledge podcast from Gloucestershire Archives. Travel with us through time to discover stories of local people who’ve protected nature and addressed climate change.
We’ll dive into the historic archive bringing to light our environmental past, to reflect on the present, and imagine what our future could be.
It is important to us to capture a wide range of voices for the archives. The views that can be heard in the interviews are the contributors own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the archive.
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Project made possible thanks to National Lottery Heritage Funding.
The Green Pledge @ Gloucestershire Archives
Episode 14 - Jojo Mehta from Stop Ecocide
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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.
The interview was recorded in March 2025, in Stroud, where Jojo lives and where she grew up.