ecocide

/ek-uh-sahyd, ee-kuh-/US // ˈɛk əˌsaɪd, ˈi kə- //UK // (ˈiːkəˌsaɪd, ˈɛkə-) //

生态灭绝,生态灭绝罪,生态灭亡,生态破坏

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.

If we had had an ecocide law, things would have turned out differently.
If adopted, experts say there are three main areas where an ecocide law would make a difference.
In December 2020, lawyers from around the world gathered to begin drafting a legal definition of ecocide.
At the conference, an ecocide convention was proposed but never came to pass.
On the other hand, if the bar is set too low—if the ecocide law encompasses too many types of alleged environmentally destructive acts, and implicates too many types of people and institutions—it may lose political support.