Eco-warfare (Noun)
Meaning
Violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- Eco-warfare was on the rise as frustrated environmentalists turned to violent tactics to protest the destruction of the rainforest.
- The radical group had been accused of engaging in eco-warfare by sabotaging logging equipment and damaging the property of logging companies.
- The activist was charged with carrying out eco-warfare after setting fire to a vehicle owned by a mining company.
- Eco-warfare had become a worrying trend in the region as environmentalists clashed with developers over plans to build a new dam.
- The government was criticized for its heavy-handed response to the eco-warfare carried out by a group of protesters who had occupied a polluting factory.