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See also: écocide
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From eco- + -cide. First used in 1969 by the American plant biologist Arthur Galston to refer to the willful destruction of the environment with Agent Orange.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈiːkəʊsaɪd/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: eco‧cide
Noun
[edit]ecocide (countable and uncountable, plural ecocides)
- The complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities, such as due to exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare, or the dumping of harmful chemicals.
- Synonym: geocide
- [1997, Virginia Journal of International Law, volume 38, page 377:
- Two common terms used to characterize injuries to the environment include “geocide” and “ecocide,” terms particularly applicable to rain forest damage because it is irreparable.]
- 2013, Alexandra R. Harrington, “The Crime of Aggression and Threats to the Future”, in Sébastien Jodoin, Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, editors, Sustainable Development, International Criminal Justice, and Treaty Implementation, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 161–162:
- It has also been suggested that environmental crimes might include the proposed crime of ‘ecocide’ or ‘geocide’, with proponents of this view attempting to draw parallels between destructive acts towards the environment and those against the qualifying groups for genocide. […] [M]any who advocate for the creation of either ecocide or geocide principally argue that the best place to try such crimes is through an apparatus created in a separate and environment-oriented treaty.
- 2019 September 17, Lauren Cochrane, “Extinction Rebellion stage funeral at London fashion week finale”, in The Guardian[1]:
- The funeral is the culmination of Extinction Rebellion’s actions at London fashion week. They also staged a die-in outside one of the show venues on Friday and a swarm outside Victoria Beckham’s show on Sunday, with protesters holding placards reading “fashion = ecocide” and “the ugly truth about fashion”.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]destruction of an ecosystem
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References
[edit]- ^ Franz Broswimmer (2002) Ecocide: A Short History of the Mass Extinction of Species
Further reading
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English ecocide. Equivalent to eco- + -cide.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ecocide f (plural ecocides, diminutive ecocidetje n)
Derived terms
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