Ecocide

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What do we mean by ecocide?

Heedless or deliberate destruction of the natural environment, as by pollutants or an act of war. noun

The complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities. It may result from exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare or the dumping of harmful chemicals. noun

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The human activity of destroying or causing irreparable damage to natural ecosystems, typically in the interests of economic gain, or occassionally, for military purposes. Urban Dictionary

The "killing" of a planet's ecosystem and environments - synonyms include 'destruction', 'pollution' and other words already constructed and in-use. Urban Dictionary

Ecocidal Maniacs: Large population of people and companies that give no importance to the environment in favor or accumulation of money. Many of these people appear to be a new strain of fact resistant human Urban Dictionary

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The word "ecocide" in example sentences

Recognizing the long-term and wide-spread impacts caused by such degradation, experts have coined the term ecocide, literally meaning the killing of the environment. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The word ecocide comes from Greek as well, 'oikos', meaning 'house', and 'cidium', meaning to 'slay' or 'destroy'. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Polly Higgins, the lawyer behind the idea of ecocide, is on the board of DESERTEC ❋ Chris Horner (2010)

She also describes ecocide, which is the deliberate destruction of natural places as a war tactic. ❋ Unknown (2009)

CANCUN, Mexico AP — Delegates from almost 200 nations worked Thursday to clear away a host of disputes and to take small steps forward in easing the impact of climate change at a conference whose limited goals drew an accusation of "ecocide" from Bolivia's President Evo Morales. ❋ AP (2010)

Bolivian delegate Pablo Solon protested that the weak pledges of the Copenhagen Accord condemned the Earth to temperature increases of up to 4 degrees Celsius 7.2 F, saying that is tantamount to "ecocide" that could cost millions of lives. ❋ AP (2010)

You have a kind of ecocide where huge infrastructural projects are causing a drop in the water table. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Any human destruction of nature is described as "ecocide" like genocide. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Although diverse in nature and context, these four societies experienced what Diamond calls "ecocide," unintentional ecological suicide. ❋ Steve Sailer (2004)

China and India are [committing] total [ECOCIDE] just so that we can have more shit to buy from [Walmart]. ❋ Peter Ralphs (2008)

[Hippie]: Dude, strip-mining is [killing] [Mother Earth]. It's ecocidal. Intelligent human: Dude, I'm feeling hippicidal myself. ❋ To Mock A Killingbird (2010)

Current trend in the world seems to be run by [ecocidal maniacs] who favor [accumulation] of wealth with no regard to the environment. Many of these people appear to be a new strain of [fact resistant human] ❋ Dgnflyinca (2019)

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