Ecocide
Origin: Gr. οίκος , Lat. cidium
Ecological genocide; the total destruction of the natural ecology and environment to make way for humans and their desires. Typically, ecocide tends not to have legal recognition as an atrocity or crime.
Spanish: Ecocidio
Sources and references
- Macer, Darryl ,“UNESCO Bioethics Dictionary”cited 74 times
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