ecoterrorism
1 of 1noun/ˌikoʊˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm/
Forms:ecoterrorisms
1
the use of violent or illegal methods to promote environmental causes or to hinder activities that are seen as harmful to the environment
- The ecological terrorism group targeted industrial sites responsible for illegal pollution.
- The debate around ecoterrorism often centers on the ethics of using violence for environmental causes.
- The group was accused of ecoterrorism after their attacks on logging companies.
- Eco-terrorism has sparked debate over whether extreme environmental activism justifies violence.
- Authorities have warned against ecoterrorism, stressing that peaceful activism is the way forward.