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Definition of Ecocide
1. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ecocide
1. the destruction of the natural environment [n -S] : ECOCIDAL [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ecocide
Literary usage of Ecocide
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Defending the Earth: Abuses of Human Rights and the Environment by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Human Rights Watch (Organization, Natural Resources Defense Council (1992)
"According to Murray Feshbach and Alfred Friendly, authors of ecocide in the USSR —
the first definitive work on Soviet health and environment — from 1975 to ..."
2. The New Great Game in Muslim Central Asia by Mohammed E. Ahrari (2000)
"See also, Feshbach, ecocide, 75 and 79. 41. Feshbach, ecocide, 5-6. 42. Ibid., 6.
43. DJ Peterson, "The Environment in the Post-Soviet Era," RFE/RL Research ..."
3. Central Asia and the World: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan by Michael Mandelbaum (1994)
"... pattern of ecocide by deliberate design,”4 and it will take Central Asians
generations to recover. The Soviet system accelerated the migration of Slays ..."
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