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Ecocide vs Ecotage - What's the difference?

ecocide | ecotage |

As nouns the difference between ecocide and ecotage

is that ecocide is 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 while ecotage is the commission of usually illegal acts of sabotage motivated by environmentalism.

ecocide

English

(wikipedia ecocide)

Noun

(en 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.

    • Related terms

    * ecophagy

    References

    * Franz Broswimmer. Ecocide: A Short History of the Mass Extinction of Species 2002.

    ecotage

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia ecotage) (-)
  • The commission of usually illegal acts of sabotage motivated by environmentalism.

    • Synonyms

    *ecodefence (UK''), ecodefense (''US ) *monkeywrenching

    Derived terms

    *ecoteur