单词	ecocide
释义	ecocide noun eco·​cide ˈē-kə-ˌsīd  ˈe-, -(ˌ)kō- : the destruction of large areas of the natural environment as a consequence of human activity ecocidal ˌē-kə-ˈsī-dᵊl  ˌe- -(ˌ)kō- adjective Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web If ecocide is adopted, there will be a plethora of cases filed that will start to test the boundaries of the law. Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker, 28 July 2021 Examples of ecocide may include a mining company operating over thousands of acres in Brazil or a commercial fishing company trawling across a large swath of seafloor. Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker, 28 July 2021 In November last year a group of international lawyers set about formally defining ecocide. The Economist, 28 Feb. 2021 Advocates of ecocide believe the law could do something similar. Mélissa Godin, Time, 19 Feb. 2021 The story of that ecocide is narrated in the Mahabharata, an epic which commences with a great sacrifice conducted by Emperor Janmejaya. Girish Shahane, Quartz India, 30 Aug. 2019 Past ecocides Delhi and its surroundings, indeed the entire Indo-Gangetic plain, were once covered with forests, which were cleared by agriculturalists employing fire and iron. Girish Shahane, Quartz India, 30 Aug. 2019 See More Word History Etymology eco- + -cide First Known Use 1969, in the meaning defined above
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