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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.